Tunisia improves its internet connectivity
For internet services, Tunisia has become one of the better connected countries in the region. In 2009 it laid the Hannibal cable which gave it a separate link to Italy, The country by late 2022 will be tied into Google's Blue-Raman submarine cable linking to Italy, France, and Greece, as well as to a number of Middle East countries and onto India.
Work on the 10,000km Africa-1 cable started in early 2021, and is expected to be lit in late 2023. This cable will connect several points in Africa (including Tunisia) with the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. A second stage will provide connectivity from Kenya to South Africa, via Tanzania and Mozambique.
Tunisia will also be connected to the 8,700km Medusa Submarine Cable System in the Mediterranean, which began to be deployed earlier in 2022. The several landing stations on the cable are expected to be ready by 2025.
There was a 22% increase in international internet bandwidth in 2021, year-on-year, and these new cables will go far to supporting the rapid growth in data traffic anticipated in coming years. Tunisia already has the third faster average mobile data rate on the continent, behind only Morocco and South Africa. This new infrastructure is crucial for the country to realise its ambitions for developing a strong digital economy.
Table of Contents
Key statistics- Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Historical overview
- Regulatory authorities
- Fixed-line developments
- Mobile network developments
Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- Major mobile operators
- Mobile content and applications
Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Broadband statistics
- Public Internet access locations
- Agence Tunisienne d'Internet (ATI)
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
Digital Economy
- E-commerce
- E-learning
- E-government
Fixed network operators
- Tunisie Telecom
- Orange Tunisie
- Ooredoo Tunisie (Tunisiana)
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- VoIP
- International infrastructure
- Data centres
- Cloud services
- Smart infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Tunisia 2022 (e)
- Table 2 Telecom sector revenue in Tunisia 2012 2021
- Table 3 Telecom sector revenue by major operator (TND million) 2012 2021
- Table 4 Telecom sector revenue by sector (TND million) 2012 2021
- Table 5 Telecom sector investment in Tunisia 2012 2020
- Table 6 Telecom sector investment by major operator (TND million) 2012 2020
- Table 7 Annual mobile numbers ported 2016 2021
- Table 8 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 9 Change in the number of mobile prepaid and contract subscribers (million) 2014 2022
- Table 10 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operator (million) 2012 2021
- Table 11 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2022
- Table 12 Increase in LTE coverage 2016 2020
- Table 13 Increase in the number of mobile base stations by platform 2015 2019
- Table 14 Increase in the number of M2M connections 2015 2022
- Table 15 Increase in the number of M2M connections by major operator 2015 2022
- Table 16 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 17 Change in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers (3G/LTE with key) 2012 2022
- Table 18 Change in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Table 19 Change in operator market share of mobile broadband subscribers (3G/LTE) 2013 2022
- Table 20 Standard 3G/LTE mobile internet subscribers and penetration 2013 2022
- Table 21 Change in the number of 3G/LTE mobile internet subscribers by operator 2014 2022
- Table 22 Increase in monthly mobile data traffic by device type (TB) 2015 2022
- Table 23 Increase in annual mobile data traffic by device type (TB) 2015 2022
- Table 24 Change in the number of Tunisie Telecom's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
- Table 25 Decline in Ooredoo Tunisia's blended monthly ARPU 2012 2022
- Table 26 Development of Ooredoo Tunisia's financial data (QAR million) 2012 2022
- Table 27 Growth in the number of Ooredoo Tunisia's mobile subscribers (million) 2012 2022
- Table 28 Development of Ooredoo Tunisia's financial data (TND million) 2016 2022
- Table 29 Change in the number of Orange Tunisie's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
- Table 30 Development of Orange Tunisie's mobile revenue 2012 2021
- Table 31 Change in the number of Lycamobile Tunisie's mobile subscribers 2015 2022
- Table 32 Development of Lycamobile Tunisie's mobile revenue 2016 2021
- Table 33 Change in the number of fixed-line broadband connections: lower data speed 2014 2021
- Table 34 Change in the number of fixed-line broadband connections: higher data speed 2014 2022
- Table 35 Change in the proportion of fixed-line broadband connections: lower data speed 2014 2022
- Table 36 Change in the proportion of fixed-line broadband connections: higher data speed 2014 2022
- Table 37 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 38 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers by type (million) 2017 2021
- Table 39 Increase in computer penetration in households 2012 2019
- Table 40 Decline in the number of public internet kiosks 2015 2022
- Table 41 Growth in the number of DSL subscribers 2012 2022
- Table 42 Change in the number of DSL subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Table 43 Change in the market share of DSL subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Table 44 Increase in the number of FttP/B subscribers 2012 2022
- Table 45 Change in the number of fixed-wireless broadband subscribers 2017 2022
- Table 46 Satellite internet subscribers 2015 2021
- Table 47 Growth in the number of Ooredoo Tunisie's fixed-line subscribers 2012 2022
- Table 48 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Table 49 Fixed line household penetration 2017 2022
- Table 50 Change in the number of fixed-line subscribers by operator 2012 2022
- Table 51 Change in the market share of fixed-lines by operator 2012 2022
- Table 52 VoIP lines in service in Tunisia 2013 2022
- Table 53 Change in the number of VoIP lines per operator 2016 2019
- Table 54 Market share of VoIP lines per operator 2016 2019
- Table 55 Increase in international internet bandwidth 2012 2022
- Table 56 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Tunisia 1996 2011
- Table 57 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Tunisia 1999 2015
- Table 58 Historic - Ooredoo Tunisia mobile subscribers 2002 2011
- Table 59 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Tunisia 1996 2011
- Table 60 Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2002 2011
- Table 61 Historic - PC household penetration 1999 2011
- Table 62 Historic - DSL subscribers 2002 2011
- Table 63 Historic - Increase in the number of FttP/B subscribers 2008 2011
- Table 64 Historic - Increase in international internet bandwidth 2006 2011
List of Charts
- Chart 10 Telecom sector revenue in Tunisia 2012 2021
- Chart 11 Telecom sector revenue by major operator 2012 2021
- Chart 12 Telecom sector revenue by sector 2012 2021
- Chart 13 Telecom sector investment in Tunisia 2012 2020
- Chart 14 Telecom sector investment by major operator 2012 2020
- Chart 15 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 16 Change in the number of mobile prepaid and contract subscribers 2014 2022
- Chart 17 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Chart 18 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2022
- Chart 19 Increase in the number of mobile base stations by platform 2015 2019
- Chart 20 Increase in the number of M2M connections 2015 2022
- Chart 21 Increase in the number of M2M connections by major operator 2015 2022
- Chart 22 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 23 Change in the number of dedicated mobile broadband subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Chart 24 Change in operator market share of mobile broadband subscribers (3G/LTE) 2013 2022
- Chart 25 Standard 3G/LTE mobile internet subscribers and penetration 2013 2022
- Chart 26 Change in the number of 3G/LTE mobile internet subscribers by operator 2014 2022
- Chart 27 Increase in monthly mobile data traffic by device type 2015 2022
- Chart 28 Increase in annual mobile data traffic by device type 2015 2022
- Chart 29 Change in the number of Tunisie Telecom's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 30 Decline in Ooredoo Tunisia's blended monthly ARPU 2012 2022
- Chart 31 Development of Ooredoo Tunisia's financial data 2012 2022
- Chart 32 Growth in the number of Ooredoo Tunisia's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 33 Development of Ooredoo Tunisia's financial data 2015 2021
- Chart 34 Change in the number of Orange Tunisie's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 35 Development of Orange Tunisie's mobile revenue 2012 2021
- Chart 36 Change in the number of Lycamobile Tunisie's mobile subscribers 2015 2022
- Chart 37 Development of Lycamobile Tunisie's mobile revenue 2016 2021
- Chart 38 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 39 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers by type 2017 2022
- Chart 40 Decline in the number of public internet kiosks 2015 2022
- Chart 41 Growth in the number of DSL subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 42 Change in the number of DSL subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Chart 43 Change in the market share of DSL subscribers by operator 2013 2022
- Chart 44 Increase in the number of FttP/B subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 45 Change in the number of fixed-wireless broadband subscribers 2017 2022
- Chart 46 Satellite internet subscribers 2015 2021
- Chart 47 Growth in the number of Ooredoo Tunisie's fixed-line subscribers 2012 2022
- Chart 48 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Chart 49 Fixed line household penetration 2017 2022
- Chart 50 Change in the number of fixed-line subscribers by operator 2012 2022
- Chart 51 Change in the market share of fixed-lines by operator 2012 2022
- Chart 52 VoIP lines in service in Tunisia 2013 2022
- Chart 53 Change in the number of VoIP lines per operator 2016 2019
- Chart 54 Market share of VoIP lines per operator 2016 2019
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 6 Map of Tunisia
