Moov Mauritel primarily retails fiber and ADSL broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 4 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its infrastructure for competitors like Chinguitel and Mattel under ARE liberalization rules (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Moov Mauritel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including FTTH expansions to 20% coverage by 2025) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Mauritania
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Moov Mauritel is an ISP and Network Operator that owns and operates national copper and full-fibre infrastructure while selling high-speed broadband (up to 100 Mbit/s symmetric via FTTH), fixed/mobile telephony, and IPTV services directly to residential and business consumers across Mauritania since its establishment in 1999 as the state-owned Mauritel, with major milestones including the launch of the country's first GSM mobile service in 1999, privatization through 51% acquisition by Maroc Telecom for €275 million in 2009, rebranding to Moov Africa Mauritel in 2017 as part of the pan-African Moov group, nationwide 4G/LTE rollout in 2021, and ongoing fiber 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 as a majority-owned subsidiary of Maroc Telecom with no reported acquisitions or dissolutions (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Moov Mauritel is not retail-only; because Moov Mauritel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including FTTH expansions to 20% coverage by 2025) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source), (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Moov Mauritel is not wholesale-only; as Moov Mauritel primarily retails fiber and ADSL broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 4 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its infrastructure for competitors like Chinguitel and Mattel under ARE liberalization rules (Source), (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Moov Mauritel is not business-only; since Moov Mauritel delivers FTTH/ADSL 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 data solutions (Source), (Source), (Source).
Moov Mauritel owns Moov Mauritel ADSL, a copper-based broadband network delivering up to 20 Mbit/s to over 50,000 subscribers nationwide as a reliable entry-level option in areas with limited fiber coverage (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Moov Mauritel owns Moov Mauritel FTTH, a fiber-optic network providing ultra-high-speed access up to 100 Mbit/s symmetric to urban households and businesses in Nouakchott and major cities via over 1,000 km of fiber backbone for high-demand connectivity (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).