Number of Tunisian “facebook” users exceeds 1 million

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- According to statistics published on February 1, 2010 on “Facebakers.com”, the number of Tunisian facebook users, has reached 1, 133,400 million, including 59% males and 40% females, with a population penetration rate of 10%, one of the highest in the world….

Internet report ranks Tunisia among top 10 fastest countries in Africa

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The latest ranking issued by Akamai’s “State of the internet Report” ranks Tunisia among the  top  10 African countries when it comes to internet connection speed , internet penetration and broadband adoption , with a connection speed of more than 5 Mbps.

The report which concerns the 2009 third quarter period ,does not take into …

“Tunisiana” ranked among top 10 advertisers in the Maghreb

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- “Sigma Conseil”, a leading Tunisian audit company recently issued a study which shows that out of the top 10 advertising companies in the Maghreb, 6 are telecom companies.

“Tunisiana”, an Orascom company and Tunisia’s second largest private cell phone operator, is ranked among the top ten advertising companies in the Maghreb with some 9, 1 …

Mobile phone operator launches new GPS road assistant

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The mobile operator “Tunisiana” is currently authorized to market a new product dubbed “Weenee” (Where am I).

“Weenee” is a GPS (Geo Positioning Satellite) car navigation system by which covers all Tunisia. It uses information from GPS, through a process of obtaining contact information, to identify the location of the user and guide him to …

INNORPI launches “virtual shop” for Tunisian standards

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The National Institute of Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI) launched on Friday in Tunis, a new online service dubbed ” Virtual shop for standards” dedicated to the marketing of Tunisian standards.
Through the new online service, customers can download the Tunisian standards that meet their needs and establish estimates for both Tunisian and international standards….

“IP Telecom” Exhibition opens in Tunis

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The Internet Protocol Exhibition was inaugurated in Tunis on Thursday, by the Secretary of State to the Minister of communication technologies, in charge of computers, the Internet and free software, Mrs Lamia Chaffai Sghaier.

The two day event includes conferences and workshops related to future technological challenges, internet protocol and telecommunications. Business meetings are also …

Medicine: new nuclear diagnostic device soon operational in Tunisia

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- With a view to improving health services in Tunisia, recent efforts were focused on the implementation of several measures for the benefit of cancer patients.
On February 4, the Salah Azaiez Institute in Tunis, a specialized center for cancer treatment, is preparing to put into operation a new nuclear diagnostic device, the first of its …

Tunisian television to go digital as of March 2010

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- With the advent of digital terrestrial television (DTT), analogue television will gradually disappear from Tunisia’s television landscape as March 2010.

90% of Tunisia’s territory will be covered by digital television by 2010 which is slowly but surely gaining momentum throughout the country.

The establishment of digital …

Nabeul Web design Festival gathers momentum

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The “Web design International Festival” (WIF 2010) will be held from January 30 to 31, 2010 in Nabeul, the capital of the Cap Bon region. Set up in 2009, the event is gathering momentum, attracting more people each year.

The event aims at gathering more creators in the sectors of new technologies, to make better …

ICT teacher training workshop project for Maghreb and Gulf countries

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Mr. Hatem Ben Salem Minister of Education met on Friday in Tunis, with the Director General of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf countries, Mr. Ben Ali Abdelkhalek Al Karni, to discuss the forthcoming teacher training workshop in information and communication technologies (ICT) for the Arab Maghreb and Gulf countries.

This project …