OPT owns and operates the monopoly fixed and mobile infrastructure including copper DSL, nationwide FTTH (targeting 80,000 connections by 2025), and extensive 3G/4G LTE networks (Source), (Source).
New Caledonia
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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
OPT is an ISP and Network Operator that owns and operates the monopoly fixed and mobile infrastructure including copper DSL, nationwide FTTH (targeting 80,000 connections by 2025), and extensive 3G/4G LTE networks while selling broadband, fixed telephony, mobile, and TV services directly to consumers and businesses; established in 1958 as a French overseas public institution, transferred to New Caledonia in 2003, with major milestones including 3G trials in 2003 (first in Pacific), 4G launch in 2015 (71% population coverage), FTTH rollout starting 2015 to replace copper, and plans for 5G and 2G shutdown by 2023 (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
OPT is not retail-only; because OPT owns and operates its own fixed and mobile networks in addition to retail sales (Source), (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
OPT is not wholesale-only; since OPT sells retail directly to consumers and businesses via its own subsidiary Lagoon and direct plans (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
OPT is not business-only; since OPT offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source), (Source).