Hormuud Telecom has received Somalia's first spectrum license.

The Somalian telco was awarded the radio spectrum license by the National Communications Authority, according to Africa.com.

Hormuud, which is Somalia's biggest telecoms company, has been awarded spectrum across a range of frequency bands including 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz.

“The NCA’s mission is to create a competitive environment where innovation and investment into the telecommunications sector can flourish through effective regulation," said Abdullahi Abdulaziz, Director of the National Communications Authority (NCA).

"The issuance of the radio spectrum license is an important step towards achieving this aim. The radio license gets us all one step closer to unlocking the potential that we know Somalia, and our people, have to offer.”

Mogadishu-based Hormuud was founded in 2002, the company claims to serve over four million people in the country and is propped up by over 12,000 shareholders.

A developing mobile market, it's estimated that over 90 percent of Somalia's population has access to a mobile phone, with around 70 percent of the country covered by 4G services.

Earlier this month the company claimed that the Somali militant group Al-Shabab has been deliberately destroying telecoms infrastructure, in an attempt to limit communication and coordination against the terror group. It led to 14,000 people losing access to Hormuud's services.

Meanwhile, the company also saw the completion of a cable landing station (CLS) in Somalia in partnership with Vertiv at the beginning of November. The precise location of the facility wasn’t shared, but the companies said the open-access CLS will accommodate various submarine cables.