16 November 2020

Tunisia tipped 2022 to be the year the north African nation launches commercial 5G services.

Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, the minister of communication technologies and digital economy, told media that “the launch of 5G services is only possible from 2022” in Tunisia.

“According to the initial results of a study prepared by an international consulting firm under the auspices of the National Telecommunications Authority, the launch of 5G services is possible only from 2022,” Kraiem told reporters at the opening of Tunisia Digital Summit in late October. “After the launch of the specifications, by the end of 2021, pilot experiments will be conducted by the three telephone operators Tunisie Télecom, Ooredoo and Orange.”

The 5G technology will give access to speeds far exceeding those of 4G, with very short latency times and high reliability, while increasing the number of simultaneous connections per area covered.