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The Moroccan Government Council has officially approved three decrees granting licenses for the deployment and operation of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks to the country’s leading telecom operators. The decision marks a pivotal step in Morocco’s digital transformation strategy and sets the stage for the commercial launch of 5G services beginning in November 2025. These licenses […]
Maroc Telecom and Inwi have finalized the creation of two joint ventures, Uni Fiber and Uni Tower, aimed at accelerating the rollout of fiber-optic and mobile tower infrastructure across Morocco, the companies said on Wednesday. The ventures, approved by Morocco’s telecom regulator ANRT on June 18, will receive a combined investment of 4.4 billion dirhams […]
Morocco’s telecommunications regulator ANRT has received formal notification of a groundbreaking infrastructure sharing deal between the country’s two major telecom operators. Itissalat Al-Maghrib (IAM/Maroc Telecom) and Wana Corporate (Inwi) plan to create two joint ventures that could reshape the sector’s competitive landscape. The proposed partnership involves establishing “FiberCo” and “TowerCo,” both equally owned by the […]
Maroc Telecom (IAM) and INWI (Wana Corporate) have signed an agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of fiber optics networks and 5G technology across Morocco. The investment to be injected in the first phase of the project amounts to 4.4 billion MAD over three years, according to a joint press release issued on Thursday. This […]
Telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, has paid 6.3 billion dirhams ($630 mln) in damages to its competitor Inwi after it was indicted by a court for anti-competitive practices. The fine represents 17% of the firm’s turnover and exceeds the 6.1 billion dirhams it made in profit last year. Fingers are pointing to Maroc Telecom’s CEO Abdesslam […]
Morocco’s largest telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, is expected to take a blow in terms of its profitability at the Casablanca stock exchange after losing a case brought by its competitor Wana Corporate. Maroc Telecom said it will appeal the decision by a commercial court in Casablanca ordering the operator to pay Wana corporate, known by […]
The appeals commercial court of Casablanca ordered Maroc Telecom to pay 6.3 billion dirhams to its competitor Inwi, which brought the case accusing Morocco’s largest telecom operator of anti-competitive practices. The ruling upholds the compensation ordered by a court of first instance in January, in a case that was filed by Inwi in 2021. In […]
The Moroccan telecommunications operator has received the “Smart City Africa” award for its project of high speed wifi network in the Casablanca tramway, called “Wifi M3ak”. The prize was handed to Mrs. Nadia Fassi-Fehri, President and CEO of Inwi, at a ceremony in Paris Tuesday, on the sidelines of the Smart City Forum. Inwi’s “Wifi […]
Morocco’s third largest telecoms operator, Inwi, is suing market leader Maroc Telecom over unfair competition claiming $620 million in payment. Inwi accuses Maroc Telecom of holding 60% of Morocco’s telecoms market, saying that such a share is against the law, which states that companies should not exceed 40%. Kuwait’s Zain and Kuwaiti Investment Authority’s Al […]
Morocco’s mobile phone operator INWI has inked a deal with Intelsat to integrate services from its 35e satellite in its network in a bid to gain competitive edge in local market. The move comes after INWI got a VSAT license from Morocco’s National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT). The Moroccan mobile phone operator is also […]