www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The first call was made on the 3G network of Orange Tunisia on February 4 in an event attended by government ministers and journalists. The operator’s obligation to have the network up and running within six months has been met by the official technical inauguration of the network.

The network will be commercially launched in the month of April while the pilot service will begin with employees of ISP Planet on March 18. Video telephony, mobile TV via WAP and video surveillance services will be offered by the network.

The operator also aims for its 3G network to cover 98 percent of the population by the end of 2011 and discussions are underway to secure the distribution license for the Apple iPhone in Tunisia