Our Journey

We have embarked on a digital journey by ensuring the provision of high-tech and reliable communication services. We marked our 10th anniversary by making it possible for our subscribers to get the cheapest and fastest internet browsing in Africa and the 7th in the whole world.

2010

Launch of Somtel Somaliland

2011

Launch of 3G technology

2012

3G Deployment in the region

2013

Launch of 4G Technology

2014

Launch of Somtel Somalia

2015

Launch of Somtel Putland, eDahab

2016

Somtel Scholarship Program

2017

Switch to SOMTEL CAMPAIGN

2018

SOMTEL SOMALIA IPO and HAJJ Trip Program Launch

2019

eDahab Shilling Mobile Wallet

2020

Dare 1 Submarine Cable Deployment & SOMALILAND IPO Launch

2021

Modernized Network and
Launching of VOLTE & E-SIM

2022

MIMO & 3CA Development along with FTTX

2023

Introduced CASR

2024

Introduced 5G

Market Penetration

The statistics depicts the market share of Somtel share of Somtel in its three markets of Operation in 2024. in that year, Somtel held a 91% percent share Mobile Market in the Somali region.
Since 2010, Somtel's share of the mobile market in these markets has drasticly increased, in the same way, the brand value of the telecommunications company has increased in recent years.

Market Penetration

4.7 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

ACTIVE
SUBSCRIBERS

Somtel's ambition is to get 10+ million acitve subscribers and mobile money users by 2030