Malitel primarily retails ADSL, fiber broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 7 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its fixed infrastructure for competing ISPs under national liberalization policies (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Malitel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including ADSL expansions and MA Fibre) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Mali
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About
Malitel (Sotelma) is an ISP and Network Operator that owns and operates national copper-based fixed infrastructure and limited fiber backbones while selling high-speed broadband (up to 100 Mbit/s via ADSL and fiber), fixed/mobile telephony, and IPTV services directly to residential and business consumers across Mali since its founding in 1989 as a state-owned spin-off from the Office des Postes et Télécommunications du Mali, with major milestones including the launch of mobile services under the Malitel brand in 2000, privatization through 51% acquisition by Maroc Telecom for €275 million on July 13, 2009, rebranding to Moov Africa Malitel in 2017 as part of the broader Moov Africa group, and ongoing network expansions with CFA46.4 billion ($77 million) invested in 2022 for infrastructure upgrades; the organization continues to operate independently in its current state as of November 2025 with no reported acquisitions or dissolutions (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Malitel is not retail-only; because Malitel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including ADSL expansions and MA Fibre) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source), (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Malitel is not wholesale-only; as Malitel primarily retails ADSL, fiber broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 7 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its fixed infrastructure for competing ISPs under national liberalization policies (Source), (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Malitel is not business-only; since Malitel delivers ADSL/fiber broadband, VoIP telephony, and IPTV plans to both residential households via unlimited consumer packages up to 100 Mbit/s and businesses through dedicated leased lines and corporate connectivity solutions (Source), (Source), (Source).
Malitel owns Malitel ADSL, a nationwide copper-based broadband network delivering up to 100 Mbit/s to urban and suburban households and businesses via existing fixed telephone lines for reliable entry-level high-speed access (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Malitel owns Malitel FTTP, a limited fiber-optic deployment primarily in Bamako and major cities providing up to 100 Mbit/s symmetric speeds to residences and enterprises as part of MA Fibre for high-demand users (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).