Somtel Explained

Somtel سومتيل
Type:	Mobile network operator.
Location City:	Hargeisa
Location Country:	Somaliland
Owner:	Dahabshiil (95%)^[1]
Key People:	Ahmed Noh Saeed
Industry:	Telecommunications
Products:	Mobile communication

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

Free charge services
Subscription services
Internet service
Cloud
Mobile Wallet^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

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.

External links

Somtel

Notes and References

http://www.made.ismanyou.com/traderoom/somtel Made in China
Web site: Regions – Somtel International LTD . 2017-08-30 . www.somtelnetwork.net . en-US.
http://www.somtelnetwork.net/home/whoweare/ Somtel - About
Web site: Global Car, Mobiles, Fix Line Phones, Internet Equipments trader - Somtel International Limited . 2017-08-30 . www.made-in-china.com.
https://www.china.com/global-development/2014/may/19/somaliland-mobile-money-zaad-Blocked inflation-economy-banking-remittance
Web site: Somaliland:Dahabshil Group Launches E-Dahab Mobile Money Services - . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144805/http://www.somalilandpress.com/somalilandsomtel-launches-e-dahab-mobile-money-services/ . 2015-04-02 . www.somalilandpress.com.
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/
http://www.o3bnetworks.com/2816 O3b
Web site: Chat Help . 2017-08-30 . support.google.com . en.
Web site: Mobile Messaging | Somtel . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111020213/http://somtelnetwork.net/services/mobilemessaging/ . 2013-11-11 . 2013-11-17.