The strong growth of the fixed-line networks in recent years and an explosion of the number of cybercafés have helped to increase Internet usage which has also been accelerated by private and government initiatives in the deployment of wireless Wi-Fi / WiMax hot spots. There are an estimated 30 hotspots in the country, 95% in the Kampala metropolitan area. Estimated Internet users were 3.5 Million (2010). Additional impetus has been seen with the launch (in 2008) of 3G mobile broadband services in the country.
Markets in ICT sector include the following