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

[4] 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.

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

[9][10] Somtel operates on GSM and 4G LTE networks.