Somtel
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Type | Mobile network operator. |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 2009 Hargeisa, Somaliland |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
Products | Mobile communication |
Owner | Dahabshiil (95%)[1] |
Website | somtelnetwork |
Somtel (Somali: Somtel, Arabic: سومتيل) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Hargeisa, Somaliland.[2]
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 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[]
- ^ Made in China
- ^ "Regions – Somtel International LTD". www.somtelnetwork.net. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ Somtel - About Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Global Car, Mobiles, Fix Line Phones, Internet Equipments trader - Somtel International Limited". www.made-in-china.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ https://www.china.com/global-development/2014/may/19/somaliland-mobile-money-zaad-Blocked inflation-economy-banking-remittance
- ^ http://www.somalilandpress.com/somalilandsomtel-launches-e-dahab-mobile-money-services/[dead link]
- ^ 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/
- ^ O3b Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chat Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
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External links[]
- Telecommunications companies established in 2009
- Telecommunications companies of Somaliland
- Telecommunications companies of Somalia