Internet service at an affordable price from Hormuud

Hormuud is the primary internet service provider for Somalis. Given that Somalia is a developing nation with a deficient infrastructure, one might anticipate that the cost of using the internet in Somalia would be quite high. However, Somalia actually has some of the most affordable data costs in all of Africa. In fact, Somalia is one of the top ten countries in the world with the lowest rates overall.

According to the findings of a study that was carried out in 2020 by Cable.co.uk, Somalia was ranked as the seventh cheapest country in the world for the cost of one gigabyte of data, which averaged just fifty cents. This was based on the country’s position in the rankings for the price of one gigabyte of data. Hormuud is the company that offers internet service at such a low cost to its customers.

The noteworthy thing is the massive jump that Somalia made from the 2019 report, in which it ranked 133rd with an average cost of $6.19 for 1GB of data. This places Somalia at the top of the list for being one of the most improved countries. Hormuud Telcom has been responsible for a major increase in the breadth and depth of Somalia’s telecommunications infrastructure over the course of the last decade.

The prices in Somalia are much lower compared to those in its neighbors Kenya ($1.05), which came in at number 41; Djibouti ($1.12), which was in the 48th position; or Ethiopia ($2.44), which was in the 94th place and where there is still a monopoly on telecom services.

However, other countries in Africa, such as Sudan ($0.63) and Algeria ($0.65), ranked on the more cheap end of the range than the countries in question. After that, Sudan was in the 13th position, and Algeria was in the 15th position. In point of fact, eight of the top fifty countries in the world with the cheapest costs for mobile data are situated in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a globally significant finding.

Hormuud 4G: Internet connectivity in Somalia and Hormuud role

Hormuud Telecom, which is the primary provider of telecommunications services in Somalia, has made public its intentions to expand its 4G phone network throughout the country, with the goal of achieving countrywide coverage by the year 2023. Hormuud Telecom intends to achieve this goal by expanding its 4G phone network throughout the country.

In 2015, Hormuud began working with the Ministry of Telecommunications in Somalia to expand the capacity of its 4G network. According to the Ministry of Telecommunications, over 11.25 million Somalis now have access to 4G internet throughout the country. This number represents nearly 70% of Somalia’s total population of 15 million people. According to Hormuud’s calculations, there are about this many individuals.

Hormuud’s objective of getting full 4G coverage is in line with the plans that the government already has in place, since the National ICT Policy of the Somalian government wants to acquire complete 4G coverage between the years 2024 and 2025. Hormuud’s goal is in line with these plans. It is Hormuud’s intention to have complete 4G coverage by the year 2025.

According to the firm, having access to 4G is essential to Hormuud’s plans to offer “sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic development” for Somalis in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the United Nations.

“Improve access to high-speed networks is crucial to improving the lives of millions of Somalis,” emphasized Abdi Sheikh Ahmed, the Somali Minister for Post, Telecom, and Technology. We are putting in a lot of effort with Hormuud to make sure that access to 4G is not something that is just available to those living in major cities, but that it is something that all Somalis can take advantage of.

It is heartening to see that providers of telecommunications services in Somalia are taking the initiative to fulfill the requirements of the National ICT Policy. The continuous spread of 4G demonstrates that the nation is on course to reach its ambitions for network expansion, which will ensure that our residents have access to the key services they need.