Somtel

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

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

Regions

Somtel provides services in both Somaliland and Somalia

Background

Somtel provides mobile voice and data services to customers, including Mobile Money Service. It is a 3G and 4G services provider in Somalia'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. ^ "Somaliland:Dahabshil Group Launches E-Dahab Mobile Money Services -". www.somalilandpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  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. ^ "Mobile Messaging | Somtel". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-17.