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Somcable and Canada’s Optelian deploy fast broadband in Somaliland

August 14, 2012 · 3351420 Comments2012-08-14+13%3A08%3A45Qalinle+Hussein

Somcable civil work activities are fully underway.

Press Release

SomCable Rolls Out IP Over DWDM Network Using Optelian’s Optical Transport System

MARIETTA, GA and OTTAWA — Optical networking specialist Optelian is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with SomCable to deploy Optelian’s LightGAIN system on a terrestrial backbone network to provide faster and more cost-effective communication for Somaliland.

“After exploring various network architectures,” explains Michael Cothill, Chief Executive Officer of SomCable, “we converged on a next-generation IP over Dense Wave Division Multiplexing optical network to carry voice and data traffic throughout Somaliland and Optelian provides exactly what we are looking for. With our aggressive plans to provision a new terrestrial backbone to transport all wireless and internet traffic, SomCable needs an easy to use, reliable, and scalable solution that will allow us to start small and grow to meet our customers’ needs.”

“SomCable designed a state of the art next generation network, so the advanced functionality along with the easy plug and play engineering of Optelian’s optical transport solutions serves them well,” states Mike Perry, President at Optelian. “LightGAIN’s scalable, modular architecture and support for alien-wavelengths provide them with ‘Best of Breed’ building blocks for their entire network.”

About Optelian

Optelian is a trusted global provider of advanced multi-technology optical networking solutions for access, metro, long-haul, campus and data center interconnect applications. Designed and manufactured in North America, Optelian’s LightGAIN system allows network operators to build high-capacity, next-generation, carrier-grade WDM networks. The company is known industry-wide for its exceptional product quality, superior customer support and network design capabilities. Optelian’s research, design and manufacturing operations are based in Ottawa, Canada, with sales, service and marketing located in Marietta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.optelian.com and follow us on Twitter @Optelian.

About SomCable

SomCable is a Somaliland-registered, fiber-optic service provider that is constructing the Berbera landing station that will enable Somaliland to interconnect with submarine cable networks which currently are deployed in the Red Sea. Once the cable landing is completed it is expected to drive broadband adoption throughout the region and improve the lives of the citizens through job creation and affordable telecommunication services.

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By Qalinle Hussein

Tags: broadband, Canada, fast internet, Fibre-Optic cable, Optelian, Somaliland, Somcable

ciise says:

mashallah very good news. such a pleasure in seeing Somaliland develop. if we were in wanlawayne zoomalia we would be probably eating donkeys and dogs let alone have high see internet

7:36 am on August 14, 2012

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- yahoo says:
  
  hahahhahahahhhhahahahahahhahhaha
  
  wanlaweyn zoomalia is further than somaliland in business and commerce you idiot. hahahahhahahhhahahha who owns telesom and somtel????????????? WANLAWEYNS OWN IT because you people just chew khat all day. look into who the biggest shareholders and management are in those companies. look at these dumb somalilanders. walahi may allah never give u recognition, u people are dumb and ungrateful and just look down on somalia for no reason. ur never getting recognition. inshallah god willing you will forever be unrecognized. ameen
  
  8:09 am on August 14, 2012
  
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  - Xiis says:
    
    The Walawayn are a disgrace to mankind. Telesom and Somtel are own by Dhabshiil Group.
    
    8:23 am on August 14, 2012
    
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    - yahoo says:
      
      kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk telesom is owned by those haawiyes in mogadishu kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk its a subsidiary of Hormuud.
      
      You are disgrace. Telesom is majority Hawiyeee shareholder with minority cidaaagale shares. Zaad and Qaran Express same thing. Those Hawiyes own majority kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
      
      you people chew khat all the time, hargeisa is filled with lazy people I been there. how come your stores that swell sweets are sold by reer xamar kkkkkkkkkkk how come ee-door cannot even make sweets and cake kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
      
      i hate hawiyeeeeeee but i wont lie about how they are practically controlling your economy because you guys are so lazy and chewing khat all day kkkkkkkk
      
      also my bosaso port is more busy than berbera port kkkkk all the ee-doors come to bosaso port because its cheaper to use.
      
      8:30 am on August 14, 2012
      
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  - kaboon says:
    
    kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
    
    the day the zoomali waanlaway own a successful business is the day the pigs will fly. just be happy we extend massive companies such as africa airways,dahabshiil, and daallo airways.
    
    and we apologise to the world that such a undevoloped species such as the zoomalis are called humans by aid donors.
    
    8:31 am on August 14, 2012
    
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    - yahoo says:
      
      kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk omg ur so dumb african express airways is konfuur company kkkkkkkkkkk
      
      omg somalilanders r so dumb kkkkkkk just because african express airways comes to hargeisa doesnt make it ee-door company kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk is ethiopian airlines ee-door company too? kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
      
      omg hahahahahahaha alhamduillah everyone sees how stupid you ee-doors are, how can recognition come to u losers kkkkkkkkkkkk, inshallah u never get recognition ameeeen
      
      you will always beg the queen and ethiopians for recognition but they wont listen to u kkkkkkkkkkkkk
      
      somaliland downnnnnnnnnnn somaliland ee-door downnnnnnnn, you are ethiopian province, you are somalia province in the eyes of the world but in the eyes of somalis, you are ethiopian gobol kkkkkkkkk
      
      8:39 am on August 14, 2012
      
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      - kaboon says:
        
        theman that owns african airways is a hargaisawi who lives in kenya. dumb haw!ye zoo animal. no wonder the italians used you to cross rivers.kkkkkkkkkkkk
        
        8:47 am on August 14, 2012
  - Sooyaal says:
    
    Idiot, the word Insha Allaah is not compatible with jealousy. Be informed that the Jealousy in your heart hurts you but doesn't reach highly respected Somalilanders. Hundreds of Thousands of Walaweyn refugee live in Somaliland not under the care of UN agencies as in Kenya but under the charity and donation of Somalilanders. Shame on you for you for not being grateful. Please develop your people's life standard because thinking and doing something about your problem is too enough for you to be busy.
    
    1:29 pm on August 15, 2012
    
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Kayse says:

Telesom is owned by Somalis who believe in one Somalia while SomCable belongs to Djibouti and the weak somtel which only operates in Hargeisa and Burao is owned by Dhiigshiil. It has no hope.

If you call outside those two towns, numbers beginning with 9 do not work you have to use the famous 4 aka Telesom. Just go try it for yourself.

Dhiigshiil is bankrupt and all the main users have left their weak database after the hack. Who can trust a company that dedicates its entire savings on hate, tribalism, Silanyo instead of securing its databases.

Djibouti is even mad and might close Dhiigshiil after so many dirty secrets were discovered. Omar Geele now closed all the Djibouti websites and we know why, Dhiigshiil is hiding it.

The biggest hit is coming.

8:32 am on August 14, 2012

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- Xiis says:
  
  We all know you are an Abgal fool. Go home to Afgooye you dirty Walayen.
  
  8:56 am on August 14, 2012
  
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  - kaboon says:
    
    go home kayse kkkkkkkkkkk
    
    8:59 am on August 14, 2012
    
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- heyehyeheh says:
  
  i live in jibouti and there no website closed (http://somalidiasporanews.com etc ……) . Somtel isnt owoned by djiboutian officlals but 100% by dahabshiil which a somaliland campany since decades.
  dont try to spread false informations
  
  10:39 am on August 14, 2012
  
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  - Kayse says:
    
    I never said somtel is owned by Djibouti, I said SomCable and it belongs to ina Geedi, a Djibouti citizen of Isaaq origin and Djibouti Telecom.
    
    Everyone knows that and they are not even liked in Somaliland and very soon you will discover when they are hacked like Dhiigshiil too and their network closed.
    
    Omar Gelle through Isaaqis in Djibouti is heavily investing in Somaliland and it is why he decided to accept "Somaliland passport", its just to expand his business interest.
    
    SPI-Cola, SomCable, Toyota dealer, the bank that will open soon are example of things Djibouti is involved heavily.
    
    6:20 pm on August 14, 2012
    
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    - mohamed cheers says:
      
      Watch out Kayse..for all we care..this Somcable and any other business..Somaliland and
      Djibouti are one people by blood, kin/ kith more than the other 3star Somaliiweyn.
      Somaliland has that open-ended option, in case Somalia or Somaliweyn continue to get
      politically unsoftening for the de jure Somaliland legit rights to become fully recognized by
      their IC recognized Somalia in due course through the on-going talks between Somaliland
      and Somalia…obviously then Somaliland polices would shift to strengthen alliances with
      Djibouti.. and the people and IOG know that and enjoy the stance of Somaliland's future
      perspective. There are many other options for Somaliland in support by the IC stakeholders
      whether the AU,US,EU,AL/OIC etc. Kayse bhai aint you naive enough to overlook all these
      assets for the Somaliland Republic good standing position.
      Cheers.
      
      7:15 am on August 15, 2012
      
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- Ayanle says:
  
  Damm boy that was cold :p
  
  3:22 pm on August 14, 2012
  
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- Ahmed M says:
  
  Too much cuqdad, dont u think.
  
  4:23 am on August 15, 2012
  
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Erigavo says:

i had high hopes for somalis buh a lot of dem are a bunch of racist tribalist dat dnt fear allah.even a lot of da 'religous ones' r tribalist.enuff said

9:22 am on August 14, 2012

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khaatumo citizen says:

com'on guys its Ramdan take it easy on each other.

11:47 am on August 14, 2012

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- amal says:
  
  That's sad wallahi more like they go worse in Ramadan Somalis are krazy maybe they too hungry and brain dead to think properly in Ramadan
  
  5:06 am on August 15, 2012
  
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  - khaatumo citizen says:
    
    hahahahaha I know its very sad and not to mention it's last 10 days of Ramdan.
    
    7:11 am on August 15, 2012
    
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