Overview of Orange Morocco
Orange Morocco (formerly Médi Télécom) is a major telecommunications operator in Morocco, under the Orange Group. The Moroccan mobile market is dominated by three players: Maroc Telecom, Orange, and Inwi. Orange Morocco's market share continues to increase, while Maroc Telecom and Inwi have declined. Orange Morocco provides mobile, broadband, and enterprise services, leveraging the global capabilities of the Orange Group.
For Moroccan businesses it supplies IoT connectivity, dedicated APNs, and Orange's global IoT services, including smart-city and industrial IoT uses.
Orange Morocco facts
- Founded: 1999 (Médi Télécom)
- Headquarters: Casablanca, Morocco
- Shareholder: Orange Group
- Market: A three-operator market with Maroc Telecom and Inwi
- Trend: Market share has kept rising
- Services: Mobile, broadband, and enterprise
- Radio access: 2G, 3G, 4G
- Coverage: Nationwide in Morocco
History and milestones
Médi Télécom was founded in 1999, in Morocco's second wave of mobile operators, and competed with Maroc Telecom through the 2000s. In 2010 France Telecom (now Orange) took a controlling stake, and the brand later became Orange. Through the 2010s it rolled out 3G and 4G and expanded broadband. In the 2020s Orange Morocco's share has risen while Maroc Telecom and Inwi have lost some share.
Core technical capabilities
Rising share
Taking share from Maroc Telecom and Inwi
Orange Group
Global IoT and roaming from the Orange Group
4G
4G coverage across Morocco
Enterprise
Broadband, enterprise communications, and digital services
IoT applications
Orange Morocco offers IoT connectivity in Morocco, dedicated APNs, and platforms such as Orange Live Objects. Nationwide 4G carries smart-city and industrial IoT. The Orange Group's networks in several African countries support cross-border IoT.
Competitive advantages
- Share: Market share has kept rising
- Orange brand: A global operator's network and brand
- One of three: A major operator in Morocco
- Africa: Orange networks in several African countries