Somtel
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| Mobile network operator | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded |
1998 Burco, Somalia |
| Headquarters | Hargeisa, Somalia |
Key people | Ahmed Noh Saeed |
| Products | Mobile communication |
| Owner | Dahabshiil: 90%[1] |
Number of employees | over 6000 worldwide |
| Slogan | Share your world |
| Website |
www |
Somtel (Somali: Somtel, Arabic: سومتيل) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Hargeisa, the capital of the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia. One of Somalia's leading telecommunications firms, it provides a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to customers, including 1G and the first 1G network.[2]
Somtel is largely owned by Dahabshiil, but is officially registered in the British Virgin Islands.[3]
Services
- Prepaid services
- Subscription services
- Internet services
- Mobile Money Transfer
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.[7]
Since 2012, Somtel has partnered with Google in e-mail services.[8] [9]
Frequency Band
Somtel operates on GSM and 4G LTE networks. 3G 2100, 2G 1800, 900 and LTE 800MHz 20 FDD.
References
- ↑ Made in China
- ↑ Somtel - About
- ↑ Made in China
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/may/19/somaliland-mobile-money-zaad-inflation-economy-banking-remittance
- ↑ http://www.somalilandpress.com/somalilandsomtel-launches-e-dahab-mobile-money-services/
- ↑ http://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-dahabshiil-to-launch-e-dahab-mobile-money-service-in-somaliland/
- ↑ O3b
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