How it started
History
Based in Casablanca, Wanadoo Maroc was created in 1999 by Karim Zaz. In 2004, and following the withdrawal of France Telecom, Wanadoo Morocco sold its subsidiary Maroc Connect to local investors Attijariwafa bank and Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) via its subsidiary, Fipar holding.
In 2005, ONA became the reference shareholder of Maroc Connect. In 2006, Maroc Connect won the third 3G license in Morocco.
In 2007, Maroc Connect became Wana, the third operator for home telephones and 3G internet. In 2009, Wana wins the third GSM license in Morocco under its Inwi brand. In February, the Kuwaiti consortium Zain/Alajial takes control of 31% of Inwi's capital. A year after its launch, Inwi reported five million customers in February 2010 and 13.5% of market shares in December 2010.
In March 2015, Wana obtained its 4G license for the Inwi brand. The Brand had the best rating according to the criteria set by the ARNT (Coverage commitment, quality of service and business plan for the deployment of high and very high speed broadband in Morocco).
The decision of ARNT to block the VoIP provoked a campaign of online protests against various Moroccan operators, including Inwi, in 2016. The company reacted by withdrawing from the sponsorship of the Maroc Web Awards and started the development of an application to use VoIP services.
From Wikipedia’s article on Inwi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2