Somalia Telecoms

There is no national telecommunications operator in Somalia - the telephone network was completely destroyed during the war. Currently there are about 25000 lines in the capital, Mogadishu.

Phone Service

• Barakat,
• Astel
• Nationlink

Hormuud

• Hormuud Telecom Inc.[HorTel] claimed to bethe leading telecommunication services provider in the southern Somalia.
• Hormuud Telecom Inc. owns and operates a telecommunication network covering the entire territories of the southern Somalia; it provides national and international telephone services.
• HorTel is a privately owned company that was established in April 2002, in Somali capital, Mogadishu.
• HormTel has its headquarters in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia,
• Provides fixed and mobile solutions to its customers.

Internet: Somalia was the last country in Africa to obtain a local Internet service.

• Barakat, Astel Nationlink -- joined forces to form an ISP called the Somali Internet Company. The service links to the Internet at 128 kilobits per second via a satellite link from ArabSat.

Somali Telecom Group (STG) Recently the Somali Telecom Group (STG) was formed.

• Having no recognized government in the country means there are no licenses awarded or needed, and STG was recently able to negotiate direct access with Intelsat.
• STG has a presence in all sectors of the telecom industry - ISP, GSM and fixed lines.
• Cities served: Ba'adweyn, Berbera, Bosaso, Burao, Burtinle, Erigabo, Galkiao, Garowe, Goldogob, Hargeisa
• Suite B-803, Baniyas Complex
• Al Nasir Square,
• Deira, Dubai
• P.O. Box 39130
• Tel: (+9714) 229 - 2117/8
• Fax (+9714) 229 - 2119
• Email: info@stg.ae
• Web Site: www.stg.ae