Sudatel
Encyclopedia
Sudatel is a telecommunications and Internet service provider
in the Sudan. The company is responsible for the construction
and maintenance
of Sudan's telecom infrastructure
. Sudatel is more than 60% owned by the Sudanese government; the remainder being owned by private interests. Its stock
is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange
.
The company is active in the development of the Al Zariba / North Kurdufan
area.
in the following companies:
facilities and building a fiber optic network. Sudatel's fiber projects include:
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in the Sudan. The company is responsible for the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
and maintenance
Software maintenance
Software Maintenance in software engineering is the modification of a software product after delivery to correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes....
of Sudan's telecom infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
. Sudatel is more than 60% owned by the Sudanese government; the remainder being owned by private interests. Its stock
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange
Bahrain Stock Exchange
The Bahrain Stock Exchange was established in 1987 by Amiri Decree No. and officially commenced operations on June 17, 1989, with 29 listed companies. Currently, there are 50 companies listed on the exchange...
.
The company is active in the development of the Al Zariba / North Kurdufan
North Kurdufan
North Kurdufan is one of the 15 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 185,302 km² and an estimated population of 2,529,370 . Al-Ubayyid is the capital of the state.North Kurdufan is generally arid and desert.- History :...
area.
Related organizations
Sudatel owns stockStock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
in the following companies:
- Arab Cables - 40% owned by Sudatel
- Thurya Mobile Phone Service
- Rascom
- Sudanet - 51% (sometime between 2005 and 2007, Sudatel acquired a 100% share in Sudanet)
- Datanet(Sudan) - 99%
- Bank Service
- Hawatif Corporation.
Operations
Sudatel is expanding its satellite earthlinkEarthLink
EarthLink , is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It claims 1.94 million subscribers.- Business :EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. Both dial-up and high speed Internet access are available...
facilities and building a fiber optic network. Sudatel's fiber projects include:
- Sudan - Egypt Fiber Line - 350 km;
- Sudan - Ethiopia Landline Project;
- Sea Cable Project - the fiber cable project to link Port SudanPort SudanPort Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State, Sudan; it has 489,725 residents . Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city.-History:...
with Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, under the Red SeaRed SeaThe Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
. This US$20 mm project commenced constructionConstructionIn the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
in May 2003. It is being accomplished in conjunction with British Telecommunications and the French firm AlcatelAlcatelAlcatel Mobile Phones is a brand of mobile handsets. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent of France and TCL Communication of China....
; as of December 2006, Sudatel's website reports that "Sudatel is linked to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via a network of sea cables" http://www.sudatel.sd/en/atopic.asp?artID=336; - Distance Learning Project - connecting universities with remote towns and villages using a dedicated HDSL system.
- Sudatel paid $100 million to be licensed as MauritaniaMauritaniaMauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
's third mobile phoneMobile phoneA mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
service provider. - Sudatel signed a contract to establish and operate the East Africa continental sea cable, which shall link South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
’s telecom network with that of Sudatel, which cable shall run from Port SudanPort SudanPort Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State, Sudan; it has 489,725 residents . Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city.-History:...
to the Cape of Good HopeCape of Good HopeThe Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
; the project is being done in association with Alcatel and has a budgetBudgetA budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
of US$250 million.