Tunisie Télécom, Ooredoo Tunisie and Orange Tunisie have fulfilled all the technical and administrative requirements and will start marketing around Valentine’s day
Late last month, The Ministry of Communication Technologies approved 5G licences for Tunisie Télécom, Ooredoo Tunisie and Orange Tunisie, and operators are not holding back on the launch given the potential demand in the country.
Tunisia has one of the highest mobile subscriber rates in Africa, with around 16.2 million lines, and according to one of the few websites the US government has not yet torn down, more than 80% of the country’s internet subscribers are mobile – equivalent to 11.14 million mobile data subscribers.
The agreements were published after the 5G licences were awarded and the contract documents were signed between the Department and the Tunisian telecoms operators’ representatives with Prime Minister Kamel Madouri present.
The roadmap for the introduction of 5G has been approved by the Council of Ministers in June 2024, along with the creation of the Licensing Preparatory Committee. Tunisian operators will receive 5MHz of time division duplex (TDD) spectrum in the 700MHz band and 100MHz (TDD) in the 3.5GHz band. In addition, the ministry said operators can apply for three blocks of 20MHz spectrum. Other 5G spectrum bands will be announced in later phases of the rollout, and licences will be valid for 15 years.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
