Tunisie Telecom

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Tunisie Telecom
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded17 April 1995; 30 years ago (1995-04-17)[1]
Headquarters
Tunis
,
Tunisia
Number of locations
2
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFixed line and mobile telephony, Internet services,
OwnerTunisian State (65%), Dubai Holding (via TECOM-DIG) (35%)
Number of employees
6,400[2]
Websitewww.tunisietelecom.tn

Tunisie Telecom is the incumbent telecom operator in Tunisia. Tunisie Telecom has more than 6 million subscribers in the fixed and mobile telephony, in Tunisia and abroad.

History

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Tunisie Telecom has an important role in improving the rate of internet penetration in Tunisia, which allowed it to have 140,000 subscribers at the end of April 2008.[3]

In 2009, Huawei Marine Networks delivered the HANNIBAL submarine communications cable system for Tunisie Telecom across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.[4]: 310 

In September 2012, CEO Ali Ghodhbani retired and was succeeded by Mokhtar Mnakri, former CEO of Alcatel's subsidiary.[5]

In 2014, Salah Jarraya was appointed CEO, succeeding Mnakri whose term had come to an end.[6]

Following these social movements and strikes, Salah Jarraya resigned on July 2, 2015.[7] In August 2015, Nizar Bouguila was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[8]

Tunisie Telecom became a European telecoms operator with its 60% share purchase of the Maltese telecommunications company GO from the Emirati EIT for €200 million in June 2016.[9]

Nizar Bouguila was replaced on September 19, 2017, by Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem.[10][11]

On November 7, 2017, Tunisie Télécom signed a five-year contract with the Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Transformation of Tunisia to provide high-speed telecommunications services covering white zones.[12]

Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem was replaced on April 14, 2020, by Samir Saïed following his entry into the government.[13] On October 12, 2021, the board of directors decided to appoint Syrine Tlili as interim head of the company following Saïed’s appointment to the government.[14]

In December 2021, the Malagasy group Axian, led by Hassanein Hiridjee, made the highest bid among potential buyers for Mauritanian telecom operator Mattel, a subsidiary of Tunisie Telecom. His proposal would be around 100 million euros (DTH 326,106,511.50).[15]

On April 7, 2022, the company’s Chief Technical Officer, Lassâad Ben Dhiab, was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[16]

Activities

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In 2010, Tunisie Telecom launched, in collaboration with the Tunisian Post, the remote mobile payment service MobiDinar.[17]

In November 2014, Tunisie Telecom partnered with the Khechine Group to offer telecom benefits in exchange for advantages on the group's tourism services.[18]

References

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  1. ^ (in French)[1]
  2. ^ (in French)[2]
  3. ^ "Tunisie Telecom - Particulier".
  4. ^ Shinn, David H.; Eisenman, Joshua (2023). China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-21001-0.
  5. ^ "Mokhtar Mnakri PDG de Tunisie Telecom". leaders. September 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Salah Jarraya nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". directinfo. September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "La démission de Mohammed Salah Jerraya de son poste de Pdg de Tunisie Telecom est acceptée". agence ecofin. July 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Nizar Bouguila nouveau PDG de Tunisie Telecom". tustex. August 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Fehri, Noonan (27 July 2016). "Financing market "Go Malta" not taken from state public finances (Noonan Fehri)".
  10. ^ "Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem nommé PDG de Tunisie Telecom". kapitalis. September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem nouveau P-DG de Tunisie Telecom". l'economiste maghrebin. October 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tunisie Telecom assurera la couverture des zones blanches". business news. November 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Samir Saïed nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". kapitalis. April 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Syrine Tlili dirigera provisoirement Tunisie Telecom". leaders. October 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "ÉCONOMIE Mauritanie : Tunisie Télécom va-t-il vendre Mattel au profit d'Axian ?". 23 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Lassâad Ben Dhiab désigné comme nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". kapitalis. April 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Tunisie Telecom lance le payement en mobilité avec MOBI-DINAR". business news. May 13, 2010.
  18. ^ "Le Groupe Khechine et Tunisie Telecom signent un partenariat commercial global". business news. November 6, 2014.
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