Somtel

Somtel (Somali: Somtel, Arabic: سومتيل‎) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Hargeisa, Somaliland.[2]

Somtel
سومتيل
TypeMobile network operator.
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2009
Hargeisa, Somaliland
Headquarters
Hargeisa
,
Somaliland
Key people
Ahmed Noh Saeed
ProductsMobile communication
OwnerDahabshiil (95%)[1]
Websitewww.somtelnetwork.net

Regions

Somtel provides services in all over Somaliland.

Background

One of Somaliland's leading telecommunications firms, it provides a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to customers, including Mobile Money Service and is a 3G and 4G services provider in Somaliland's network.[3]

Somtel is largely owned by Dahabshiil, but is officially registered in the British Virgin Islands.[4]

Services

Partnerships

O3b

In November 2013, O3b Networks, Ltd. announced an agreement to provide high-speed, low-latency capacity to Somtel. The pact is expected to improve the firm's networks and reliability.[8]

Google

Since 2012, Somtel has partnered with Google in e-mail services.[9][10]

Frequency Band

Somtel operates on GSM and 4G LTE networks. 3G 2100, 2G 1800, 900 and LTE 800MHz 20 FDD.

References
  1. Made in China
  2. "Regions – Somtel International LTD". www.somtelnetwork.net. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  3. Somtel - About Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Global Car, Mobiles, Fix Line Phones, Internet Equipments trader - Somtel International Limited". www.made-in-china.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  5. https://www.china.com/global-development/2014/may/19/somaliland-mobile-money-zaad-Blocked inflation-economy-banking-remittance
  6. http://www.somalilandpress.com/somalilandsomtel-launches-e-dahab-mobile-money-services/
  7. http://www.microcapital.org/blocked microcapital-brief-dahabshiil-to-launch-e-dahab-mobile-money-service-in-somalilandmicrocapital-brief-dahabshiil-to-launch-e-dahab-mobile-money-service-in-somalia/
  8. O3b Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Chat Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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