Orange Tunisia, Ooredoo Tunisia, and Tunisie Telecom all launched their respective 5G mobile services last week, just three months after receiving their 5G licenses. The launches mark a significant milestone in the country’s telecom landscape.
Orange Tunisia, which unveiled its 5G service on Friday, is offering both mobile 5G and a fixed wireless access (FWA) router with Wi-Fi 6, along with a “Turbo option” aimed at gamers and streaming users. The operator has already activated 400 5G sites in multiple regions, with plans to expand coverage to all governorates. Additionally, Orange Tunisia has opened a 5G Lab near its Orange Digital Center in the Berges du Lac district of Tunis, showcasing potential enterprise use cases such as Industry 4.0, health, and education.
Ooredoo Tunisia also introduced a 5G FWA service called “Fix Jdid 5G” for homes and offices, offering data speeds of up to 100 Mbps. CEO Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater emphasized that 5G would not only offer higher speeds but would also enhance the digital economy and create a more connected society.
Tunisie Telecom highlighted the extensive fiber infrastructure backing its 5G deployment. CEO Lassâad Ben Dhiab shared that the company has rolled out over 61,000 km of optical fiber, linking 90% of its 4G base stations. This infrastructure, he stated, would provide a solid foundation for its 5G network, which already boasts near-complete coverage in urban areas and impressive speeds in remote regions.
The three telecom operators—Tunisie Telecom, Orange Tunisia, and Ooredoo Tunisia—received their 5G licenses from the Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy at the end of November 2024. The licenses grant each operator 5 MHz of duplexed spectrum in the 700 MHz band and 100 MHz of TDD spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. Additional frequency bands for 5G are expected to be released in future phases.
Source: https://meatechwatch.com/2025/02/17/tunisias-major-telecom-operators-launch-5g-services/