Industry Telecommunications Headquarters Bosaso, Somalia Type Privately held company | Website www.golistelecom.com Founded 2002 | |
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Key people Ali Haji Warsame, CEO (until 2013) Products Mobile services
Internet services
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Shirkadda golis telecom somalia ayaa maanta xaflad ay u qabatay macaamiisheeda gaalkacyo
Golis Telecom Somalia (Somali: Shirkadda Isgaadhsiinta ee Golis Soomaaliya), shortened to Golis, is the largest telecommunications operator in northeastern Somalia. It was founded in 2002 with the objective of supplying the country with GSM mobile services, fixed line and internet services. The firm has an extensive network that covers all the major cities and more than 40 districts in both Puntland and Somaliland.
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- Shirkadda golis telecom somalia ayaa maanta xaflad ay u qabatay macaamiisheeda gaalkacyo
- Other services
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Other services
Golis Mobile offers other services such as XOGMAAL. XOGMAAL enables enquiring, emailing through the mobile, and searching the largest online encyclopedias and dictionaries as well as search engines such as Google. It also allows online checking of stocks, currency rate exchange and weather forecasts. Additionally, the service offers access to local Somali media, as well as international news channels like the BBC, Al-Jazeera and CNN. According to The Economist, in 2005 Golis offered one of the cheapest international calling rates on the planet: at $0.20 USD, less than anywhere else in the world.
In August 2011, the Salaam Bank also launched an independent (Kaaftoon) service partnering the institution with Golis Telecom Somalia.