Tunisie Telecom and 3S to launch Tunisia’s first IoT network

14 June 2019

Tunisie Telecom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IT firm 3S for the launch of a LoRaWAN internet of things (IoT) national network developed by LoRa Alliance.

The two companies said the project is mainly aimed at addressing the various emergencies requiring the transmission of small quantities of long-range information with energy and cost constraints. It is also aimed at enterprises and start-ups in their IoT projects.

Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, chief executive officer of Tunisie Telecom and Adel Dahmani, deputy managing director of 3S signed the deal in the presence of Anouar Maârouf, Tunisia’s minister of IT and digital economy.