ONATi

ONATi
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1995 (as Tikiphone)
2013 (as SAS Vini)
Area served
French Polynesia
Key people
Christophe Bergues, CEO
Revenue19.3 billion XPF (2021)[1]
Number of employees
634[1]
ParentOPT
Websitewww.onati.pf

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]

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

  1. ^ a b c "Le Dixit dévoile son classement des 200 premières entreprises du fenua" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "ONATi EN UN CLIN D'ŒIL" (in French). ONATi. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Le Groupe OPT". OPT. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "La SAS Vini fait son entrée sur un marché concurrentiel" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Fusion des filiales OPT : Vini prend la main" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "ONATi 100% POLYNÉSIE". ONATi. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "3G+, 4G : Vini va investir 4 milliards de Fcfp en deux ans" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Vodafone met un terme à 18 ans de monopole Vini en Polynésie" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Téléphonie : Vini a 3 mois pour "déverrouiller le marché"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Révolution à la tête du groupe OPT" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Le DG d'Onati révoqué" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Christophe Bergues nommé directeur de Onati" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  13. ^ "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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