(Ecofin Agency) - Incumbent operator Tunisie Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with IT firm 3S for the launch of a LoRaWAN Internet Of Things (IoT) national network developed by LoRa Alliance.

The agreement was signed by Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, CEO of  Tunisie Telecom, and Adel Dahmani, deputy managing director of 3S, in the presence of Anouar Maârouf, Tunisia’s minister of IT and digital economy.  

According to Tunisie Telecom and 3S, this ambitious 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 businesses and startups in their IoT projects.