Sudatel
Sudatel ( Sudanese Telecom Company) is a telecommunications company and Internet provider in Sudan. The company is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Sudanese communications network. The shares belong to 60 percent of the Sudanese government and 40 percent private investors. They are traded on the Bahrain Stock Exchange.
History
Sudatel was established after privatization of the Sudanese telecommunications business in 1993. They promised thereby better development of this important sector. The company in February 1994 on his work.
Projects
One of the main tasks of Sudatel is the construction of fiber optic networks for data transmission. This includes in particular the following compounds:
- Sudan - Egypt
- Sudan - Ethiopia
- Sudan - South Africa. It is a connection throughout East Africa. It is built by Sudatel in collaboration with Alcatel and has a budget of U.S. $ 250 million.
- A cable under the Red Sea from Port Sudan to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. This project was started in 2003 with the companies BT and Alcatel and completed in December 2006.
- Distance Learning Project: The universities in the country are to be connected via an HDSL network with outlying towns and villages.
Sudatel is also registered as a mobile operator in Mauritania. For this license, the Company paid U.S. $ 100 million.
Shares
Sudatel holds shares in the following companies:
- Arab Cables - 40 %
- Thurya Mobile Phone Service
- Rascom
- Sudanet - 51%
- Datanet - 99%
- Bank service
- Hawatif Corporation