Warid Telecom, Kirusa Unveil Voice SMS in Uganda

Warid Telecom, a telecom operator of Uganda, and Kirusa, mobile social media and value added services provider have joined hands to launch voice SMS services in Uganda. To avail this service, subscribers will have to pay about $0.03 for composing, replying or forwarding a voice SMS message. First listen is free and repeat listen is priced at $0.01. Sriram Yarlagadda, CEO, Warid Uganda says, “We have always believed in Kirusa capabilities to innovate and simplify telecommunications by way of adding value to our services.”