Ogero (or OGERO), which stands for "Organisme de Gestion et d'Exploitation de l'ex Radio Orient" (in

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) is the fixed infrastructure operator in Lebanon, delivering voice and

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and data services to residential and Enterprises. It was founded by the Lebanese state in 1972. The company's head office is located in Beirut. The current Chairman is Imad Kreidieh. The

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(India-Middle East-Western Europe) submarine communications cable system was funded by a consortium of 9 companies from across the world including Ogero. The I-ME-WE cable system comprises three optical fiber cable pairs and 2 trunk lines. It has been operational since 2009 with

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being connected in November 2011. In July 2018, Ogero enabled

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(IPv6) support for DSL users and for private operators. On 5 November 2019, during the

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, protesters in

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, shut down Ogero office despite state-exerted political pressure towards the protesters in this region. On 12 March 2020, the government announced that internet service through Ogero would be boosted through the end of April, to encourage users to stay home to protect themselves from the

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. Through its network of central offices, the state-owned company Ogero provides the "backbone" telecommunication infrastructure which distributes internet capacity throughout the country. The actual distribution occurs via Data Service Providers (DSPs) and

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(ISPs). Ogero also doubles up as an ISP. Ogero distributes internet to all providers, while acting as the dominant ISP itself.

Speed

As of July 2025, the fixed broadband speed provided by Ogero is ranked 141 out of more than 190 countries according t
Speedtest.net
The average speed is 16.44 Mbps down and 13.56 Mbps up.

References

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Speed

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