| ONATi | |
| Foundation: | 1995 (as Tikiphone) 2013 (as SAS Vini) |
| Key People: | Christophe Bergues, CEO |
| Num Employees: | 634 |
| Industry: | Telecommunications |
| Revenue: | 19.3 billion XPF (2021) |
ONATi is a telecommunications provider in French Polynesia providing fixed-line telephone services, mobile phone services, and broadband.[1] In 2022 it was ranked as the second largest company in French Polynesia by turnover.[2] 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]