Transatel - About the company
Transatel is an acquired company based in Paris (France), founded in 2000 by Bertrand Salomon and Romain Durand. It operates as a MVNO and MVNE solutions provider. The company has 234 active competitors, including 34 funded and 41 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Valens, Altair and Soracom.
Company Details
Transatel provides MVNO, MVNE/MVNA, and M2M/ IoT enabler services across Europe. It provides MVNO services (focusing on roaming solutions) under brands Transatel mobile, LeFrenchMobile, and Transatel DataSIM. As an MVNE/MVNA it leverages its existing team, technical platforms, processes and mobile operator relationships to launch MVNOs very quickly and with low set-up costs. It claims to have connected with 7 big mobile operators across Europe and manages around 80 MVNOs.
- Website
- transatel.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2000
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
17th among 234 active competitors
Employee Count
322 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by NTT Communications (Dec 20, 2018)
Transatel's acquisition details
Transatel got acquired by NTT Communications on Dec 20, 2018.
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Transatel's funding and investors
Transatel is a funded company.
Transatel's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Transatel are Bertrand Salomon and Romain Durand.
Here are the details of Transatel's key team members:
- Bertrand Salomon: Co-Founder & Deputy CEO of Transatel and founder of 1 other company.
- Romain Durand: Co-Founder & Director of Transatel.
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Transatel's employee count trend
Transatel has 322 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Transatel's employee count trend over the years:
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Transatel's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Transatel include Valens, Altair and Soracom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Transatel, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of communication ICs for HD connectivity | $167M | 71/100 | ||
2nd | Developer of LTE chipsets | $124M | 70/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of IoT connectivity solutions and platform services for device management | $11.4M | 69/100 | ||
4th | Sierra Wireless 1993, Richmond (Canada), Acquired | Provider of communication modules for IoT applications | - | 67/100 | |
5th | Eseye 2007, Guildford (United Kingdom), Series C | IoT connectivity solutions for businesses | $81.8M | 67/100 | |
6th | Syniverse 1987, Tampa (United States), Acquired | Provider of connectivity, mobility, and messaging solutions for various industries | - | 66/100 | |
7th | Provider of managed connectivity services for low bandwidth hardware devices | $160M | 63/100 | ||
8th | GCT Semiconductor 1998, San Jose (United States), Public | Developer of chips and modules for 4G LTE and 5G | $351M | 62/100 | |
9th | Ethernovia 2018, San Jose (United States), Series B | Provider of in-vehicle network-related middleware solutions to the OEMs | $154M | 62/100 | |
10th | Excelfore 2008, Fremont (United States), Series A | Automotive connectivity solutions for software-defined vehicles, enabling secure data management | $14.6M | 61/100 | |
17th | MVNO and MVNE solutions provider | - | - | 54/100 |
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Transatel's Investments and acquisitions
Transatel has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Transatel
Here is the latest report on Transatel's sector:
News related to Transatel
Media has covered Transatel for a total of 5 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about partnerships and 2 about company updates.
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Transatel, Docomo & Zscaler launch IoT security serviceSecurityBrief•Jun 18, 2026•docomo.ne.jp, Transatel, Zscaler
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NTT's Transatel and Furukawa Electric Explore Zero-Touch eSIM ProvisioningTelecompaper•Jun 08, 2026•Furukawa Electric Singapore, Transatel
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Transatel taps Oracle to drive global 5G SA expansioncapacityglobal.com•Nov 14, 2025•Oracle, Transatel
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Cisco, NTT Partner To Bring Flexible 5G Connectivity To Global EnterprisesCRN•Nov 25, 2024•Cisco, NTT DATA, Tele2, Transatel
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Transatel welcomes another 12 partners to the MVNO fieldIT Europa•Jul 16, 2024•Transatel, V-Mobile, VirtualX
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Transatel adds satellite NB-IoT via deal with LEO operator OQ TechnologyRCRWireless•May 07, 2024•OQ Technology, Transatel
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OQ Technology + Transatel collaborate for global satellite 5G IoT connectivitySatNews•May 06, 2024•OQ Technology, Transatel
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