On June 3, 2021, the Tunisia-based innovation and technology consulting company, Telnet and the French manufacturing company, Hemeria signed a Tunisian-French agreement in the field of nano-satellites. According to Telnet, this agreement aims to develop and launch 30 nano-satellites specialised in the Internet of Things (IoT). Telnet is the leading Tunisian engineering and technology consulting company. It has 600 employees was charged with designing the first Tunisian home-made satellite, Challenge ONE, launched into orbit in 2021. It has several subsidiaries in France and around the world and operates in many countries in North Africa and the Middle East.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 04, 2021 13:30 UTC