Somtel

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

Somtel
سومتيل

Company type	Mobile network operator.
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2009 Hargeisa, Somaliland
Headquarters	Hargeisa , Somaliland
Key people	Ahmed Noh Saeed
Products	Mobile communication
Owner	Dahabshiil (95%)[1]
Website	somtelnetwork.net

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.