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Somtel

Somali telecommunications company

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

01Regions

Somtel provides services in both Somaliland and Somalia.

02Background

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.

Somtel is largely owned by Dahabshiil but is officially registered in the British Virgin Islands.

03Services

04Partnerships

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.

Google

Since 2012, Somtel has partnered with Google in e-mail services.

05Frequency Band

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

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