ONATi is a telecommunications provider in French Polynesia providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, and broadband.[2] In 2022 it was ranked as the second largest company in French Polynesia by turnover.[1] It is a subsidiary of the state-owned OPT.[3]
| Industry | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 (as Tikiphone) 2013 (as SAS Vini) |
Area served | French Polynesia |
Key people | Christophe Bergues, CEO |
| Revenue | 19.3 billion XPF (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 634[1] |
| Parent | OPT |
| Website | www |
The company was founded in 2013 from a merger of the OPT subsidiaries Tikiphone, TNS, and Mana.[4][5] It was named after the Crimson-backed tanager, which had been used as branding for Tikiphone since 1995.[6] The same month it announced the deployment of 4G technology in Papeete.[7] Shortly after its formation, the OPT's monopoly on mobile phone services ended with the entry of Vodafone into the French Polynesian market.[8]
In June 2018 the Polynesian Competition Authority found that Vini was engaging in unfair and anti-competitive practices, with discriminatory pricing for inter-network SMS messages, and exclusive contracts for prepaid cards. It gave the company three months to end the practices.[9]
The company was reorganised in 2019 and renamed ONATi.[10] In July 2021 chief executive Yannick Teriierooiterai was fired after poor financial results.[10] In December 2022 his successor, Thomas Lefebvre-Segard, was dismissed for similar reasons.[11] He was replaced by Christophe Bergues.[12]
In April 2023 the Polynesian Competition Authority took precautionary measures against ONATi, ordering it to provide fair roaming charges to Viti.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Le Dixit dévoile son classement des 200 premières entreprises du fenua" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "ONATi EN UN CLIN D'ŒIL" (in French). ONATi. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Groupe OPT". OPT. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "La SAS Vini fait son entrée sur un marché concurrentiel" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Fusion des filiales OPT : Vini prend la main" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "ONATi 100% POLYNÉSIE". ONATi. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "3G+, 4G : Vini va investir 4 milliards de Fcfp en deux ans" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Vodafone met un terme à 18 ans de monopole Vini en Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Téléphonie : Vini a 3 mois pour "déverrouiller le marché"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Révolution à la tête du groupe OPT" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Le DG d'Onati révoqué" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Christophe Bergues nommé directeur de Onati" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Saisie par Viti, l'Autorité polynésienne de la concurrence recadre Onati" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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