Where is Transatel located?

Transatel is headquartered in Paris, France.

How many employees does Transatel have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Transatel is 320.

Is Transatel a funded company?

Transatel is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Transatel rank among its competitors?

Transatel ranks 20th amongst 230 active competitors, of which 35 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Altair, which secured $50M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Transatel?

Transatel's top competitors include Valens, Altair and Soracom. Among them, Altair secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Transatel - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

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 230 active competitors, including 35 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.

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Founded Year

2000

Location

Paris, France

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

20^th among 230 active competitors

Employee Count

320 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Valens & 268 more

Exit Details

Acquired by NTT Communications (Dec 20, 2018)

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Transatel got acquired by NTT Communications on Dec 20, 2018.

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Transatel is a funded company.

The 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 320 employees as of May 26. Here is Transatel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Transatel include Valens, Altair and Soracom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Transatel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Valens 2006, Hod Hasharon (Israel), Public	Provider of communication ICs for HD connectivity	$167M	Genesis Partners, Magma Venture Partners ... & 22 others	71/100
2nd	Altair 2005, Hod Hasharon (Israel), Acquired	Developer of LTE chipsets	$124M	JVP, BRM & 13 others	70/100
3rd	Soracom 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Public	Provider of IoT connectivity solutions and platform services for device management	$11.4M	World Innovation Lab, Pavilion Capital Partners ... & 9 others	69/100
4th	Eseye 2007, Guildford (United Kingdom), Series C	IoT connectivity solutions for businesses	$81.8M	Eikon Capital, Sandleton & 31 others	67/100
5th	Syniverse 1987, Tampa (United States), Acquired	Provider of connectivity, mobility, and messaging solutions for various industries	-	Thecarlylegroup.fr, Twilio & 1 others	66/100
6th	1NCE 2017, Cologne (Germany), Series D	Provider of managed connectivity services for low bandwidth hardware devices	$160M	SoftBank Group, I Squared & 13 others	63/100
7th	Ethernovia 2018, San Jose (United States), Series B	Provider of in-vehicle network-related middleware solutions to the OEMs	$154M	Maverick Silicon, AMD & 9 others	63/100
8th	GCT Semiconductor 1998, San Jose (United States), Public	Developer of chips and modules for 4G LTE and 5G	$351M	Samsung Venture Investment, BoKwang & 25 others	62/100
9th	Excelfore 2008, Fremont (United States), Series A	Automotive connectivity solutions for software-defined vehicles, enabling secure data management	$14.6M	Molex Ventures, Hella Ventures & 1 others	61/100
10th	Truphone 2006, Unterschleissheim (Germany), Series C	Provider of international mobile services	$696M	Wellington Partners Venture Capital, orchidsubtrust.com ... & 39 others	61/100
20th	Transatel 2000, Paris (France), Acquired	MVNO and MVNE solutions provider	-	-	55/100