Showing posts with label North Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Africa. Show all posts

Monday, July 23, 2007

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

Africa Telecom Business News Update 7-23-07

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