UBX

Company

Made inDar es Salaam.

An award-winning technology company serving the Tanzanian and neighbouring countries market since 2000. A hybrid IT integrator and managed services provider, 100% locally owned.

Traders and shoppers on the street outside Kariakoo market in the morning
To enrich Tanzanian communities by making the impossible possible, through technology.

Vision

To be Tanzania's premium end-to-end digital partner.

01Story

Two decades,three names.

From a software and computer services business to the technology company behind shared switching in Tanzania.

  1. 2000

    Founded in Dar es Salaam

    The company begins as Intrinsic Technology Tanzania Ltd (ITT), a software and computer services business.

  2. 2004

    Business Connexion Tanzania

    Following an acquisition, the company operates as Business Connexion Tanzania (BCX).

  3. 2019

    Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies

    Recognised in The Citizen & KPMG Top 100 SMEs Awards for entrepreneurial excellence, 2018/2019.

  4. 2020

    Top 100, again

    Recognised for a second year in The Citizen & KPMG Top 100 SMEs Awards, 2019/2020.

  5. 2021

    UBX Tanzania Limited

    Acquired by Umoja Switch Company Limited and rebranded as UBX. Named Best Financial Technology Company at the Tanzania ICT Awards 2021.

Sources: ubx.co.tz; The Citizen.

02Values

Values

  1. 01Innovation
  2. 02Quality Service
  3. 03Collaboration
  4. 04Agility
  5. 05Sustainable Environment
  6. 06Ownership

03What we do

Technology in everyday life.

Dar es Salaam & Arusha — see image credits

04Ownership

Owned in Tanzania, by Tanzanians.

65%
Umoja Switch Company Limitedowned by 10 commercial banks
35%
Individual Tanzanians

Meet our people

  • Mussa Ally, Managing Director & CEO
    Mussa AllyManaging Director & CEO
  • Janet Mrutu, Chief: Finance & Commercial
    Janet MrutuChief: Finance & Commercial
  • Erick Ndedya, Chief: Information Technology
    Erick NdedyaChief: Information Technology
  • Peter Paul, Chief: Applications and Software Development
    Peter PaulChief: Applications and Software Development
  • Ebenezer Massawe, Chief: Innovation Business Development
    Ebenezer MassaweChief: Innovation Business Development
  • Nchagwa Marwa, Chief: Financial Services Ecosystem
    Nchagwa MarwaChief: Financial Services Ecosystem

06Partners

Built with the world’s leading vendors.

UBX works with global manufacturers and software houses to design, deliver and support solutions in Tanzania.

  • HPE
  • Cisco
  • Dell EMC
  • VMware
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • Visa
  • ACI Worldwide
  • Huawei
  • Fortinet
  • Check Point
  • Veeam
  • Stratus
  • APC
  • Aruba
  • Commvault
  • Darktrace
  • Freshworks
  • Kaspersky
  • Lenovo
  • Motorola
  • NetApp
  • Red Hat
  • SolarWinds
  • Sophos
  • Tenable
  • Veritas
  • Hitachi
  • KnowBe4
  • OpenText

Partner logos as shown on ubx.co.tz. And more than 20 additional technology vendors.

07Recognition & identity

Recognition

  • 2019Top 100 Mid-Sized CompaniesThe Citizen & KPMG Top 100 SMEs Awards
  • 2020Top 100 Mid-Sized CompaniesThe Citizen & KPMG Top 100 SMEs Awards
  • 2021Best Financial Technology CompanyTanzania ICT Awards (as Business Connexion Tanzania)
  • —Rising Star PartnerHuawei
  • —Best Strategic Partner of Payment Terminals in TanzaniaTopwise

Source: ubx.co.tz/awards

Our mark

UBX
UBX
  • UBX Cyan#30a8e0
  • UBX Red#e82028
  • Black#000000

The cyan of the “U” and the red of the “X” set the palette for this site — the route lines that run between them are the connection in between.

08Start a conversation

Partner with aTanzanian team.

Plot 6, Lucy Lameck Street, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam. +255 (0) 764 904 605.