Somalia signs agreement with International Telecommunications Union to develop ICT

The Somali government is stepping up actions to accelerate the development of ICT while the national Internet penetration rate is 9.8%. The executive is negotiating with satellite internet provider Starlink to launch its services in the country.  Somalia will benefit from support from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to develop its information and communications technology (ICT)...

Somalia: regulator launches consultation process for National 5G Strategy

In September 2022, the NCA board approved a spectrum plan for 2G, 3G and 4G. He then tasked the regulator with developing a strategy for the allocation of 5G spectrum. The Somali National Communications Authority (NCA) is already preparing to launch fifth generation mobile technology in the country. On Monday September 18, the regulator launched the consultation...

Somalia: the regulator and telecom operators finalize the implementation of network interconnection

The lack of interconnection between the systems of telecom operators has long hampered the full development of the Somali telecom sector. The various attempts by the authorities to correct this irregularity have ended in failure. The Somali telecommunications operators Hormuud, Somtel, Amtel, SomLink, Golis and TeleSom have completed the interconnection of their various networks started last...

Somalia: telecom operators implement the interconnection agreement signed in December 2022

For a long time, subscribers to the various telecommunications networks in Somalia could not call each other. This has notably hampered the full development of the Somali telecom sector. Somali telecom operators Hormuud, Somtel, Amtel, SomLink, Golis and TeleSom have started implementing the interconnection agreement signed last December. This was announced by the National Communications Authority of...

Dalkom secures € 12 million from EIB to connect Somalia to new fiber optic submarine system

Connected since 2011 to three fiber optic submarine systems, Somalia recorded an increasing demand for broadband connectivity last year. Dalkom Somalia has made a commitment to respond to this by providing the country with new data capacities. Broadband telecom service provider Dalkom Somalia has secured a € 12 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB)...

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