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Somtel

Somtel is a telecommunications company headquartered in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

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Somtel
سومتيل
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.910

Frequency Band

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

References

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. Article title 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.
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