Andreas Sommer is an independent international operating senior consultant and senior project manager for digital infrastructure / connectivity and digital transformation. His key expertise include related strategic, economic, financial, procurement and technical advisory service for broadband, mobile networks, submarine cables, data centres and related telecom policies and regulations, and cybersecurity.
Since 1988, Andreas Sommer has provided independent consulting services through SEC-Sommer Engineering and Consulting (SEC), working independently or with international, project-specific teams assembled for individual assignments, with offices in Germany and South Africa (since 2010).
Andreas Sommer has successfully executed projects with a total investment volume of several billion USD in over 70 countries, primarily across Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Near and Middle East.
The clientele of Andreas Sommer includes multilateral organisations, governments, regulatory authorities and private sector companies. Notable clients include the Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Commission (EC), German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), The World Bank, and the governments of Cook Islands, Germany, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Nauru, Niue, North Macedonia, Palau, The Philippines, South Africa, and Yemen. We also serve leading private sector companies such as Anglo American (Mining), BMW, Deutsche Telekom Group (T-Mobile, T-Systems), British Telecom Group, DZ Bank, Mercedes-Benz, O2, Orange Group, Siemens, Telefónica Group, Volkswagen Group, and many more.