Tunisian telecoms watchdog the National Telecommunications Authority (Instance Nationale des Telecommunications, INT) has published for consultation a draft decision on guidelines for the deployment of fibre infrastructure. The decision highlights the importance of fibre networks in achieving the government’s targets of narrowing the digital divide and improving access to high quality broadband services. The new rules...
Tunisie Telecom acceded to the Group’s scale and efforts in supporting regional and global operators in achieving sustainable growth and best-in-class customer experience and service solutions Abu Dhabi: e& international today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tunisia-based Tunisie Telecom to join the ‘e& partner networks’ business programme developed to collaborate with telecom-operating companies...
Operators are increasingly interested in monetizing their telecom tower assets. MTN, Vodacom, Telkom and Airtel Africa have already explored this option. The Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo Group announced on Monday September 26 that it plans to sell 20,000 of its telecommunications towers in several of its markets including Algeria and Tunisia. To carry out this operation, the...
In competition with Tunisie Telecom, Orange and Lycamobile, Ooredoo Tunisia is stepping up its investments to maintain its leadership position in the national telecoms market. The subsidiary of the eponymous Qatari telecoms group thus ensures a high quality of service, a source of growing income. The mobile telephone operator Ooredoo Tunisia has strengthened its partnership with...
The Covid-19 has increased the social and economic interest of the Internet around the world. Anticipating the continued growth in consumer demand for connectivity, Ooredoo Group is also preparing the telecoms networks in its African markets to respond effectively. Ooredoo Algeria and Ooredoo Tunisia will see their telecoms network evolve towards 5G by 2026. Like the...
Tunisian ICT firm and the parent company of ISP GlobalNet, Standard Sharing Software (3S), has acquired a more than 20% share in rival broadband operator HexaByte. According to statements from the Tunis Stock Exchange (Bourse des Valeurs de Tunis, BVMT), 3S now holds a 21.6% stake in the company, having seemingly acquired shares from the Arab Tunisian for Investment and...
Tunisian telecommunications regulator Instance Nationale des Telecommunications (INTT) has confirmed it is carrying out a study to determine local market demand for- and implications of 5G. Speaking at a regional forum on emerging technologies, Lassaad Hamzaoui, INTT President said the international tender for the completion of the study was launched in March and ended on 5 April....
