France Telecom-Orange

• France Telecom-Orange is one of the world's telecom operators.
• Orange, a single brand of France Telecom Group, provides Internet, television and mobile services in most of the Group's countries of presence.
• France Telecom is listed on the Euronext Paris stock market (section A), as well as on the New York Stock Exchange.

History

2022

Christel Heidemann is Orange's new CEO

On January 28, 2022, Orange confirmed Kristel Heidemann as CEO. She will take up her duties on April 4, 2022. Read more here.

Investing in Move Capital I

The international operator and telecom services and provider Orange its management company Orange Digital Investment are investing Move Capital I investment in the technology development fund of the independent financial company Kepler Cheuvreux Tech Growth. This was announced on January 19, 2022 by representatives Orange Business Services in and. Russia CIS More. here

2021

Orange and Vodafone discussed merger for half a year

On December 6, 2021, it became known that the largest the French telecommunication company Orange, the BritishVodafone and discussed the merger of companies from mid-2020 to early 2021, but eventually refused the deal due to opposition. France

France owns 23% of Orange and the government feared losing control if the newly-created company moved its headquarters to London, but Vodafone clarified that "The move of Orange's headquarters to London was out of the question," BFM TV reported, adding that the two firms may still be in discussions about merging but on a smaller scale.

Orange and Vodafone discussed merger for six months

Martin Vial, head of French state equity agency APE, said in 2021 that France could make changes to its stake in telecommunications company Orange in the medium term.

Jefferies analysts noted that due to the French state's objections mentioned, Stefan Richard's departure from Orange was confirmed and the Netherlands was offered as a compromise headquarters location.

The merger of Orange and Vodafone would lead to the creation of the largest To Europe telecom operator with revenues of €85 billion ($96 billion), according to BFM. Both companies have extensive operations in Europe and, To Africa competing in,,, and Spain. Romania Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Yet we think Spain's towers (mobile infrastructure) and service companies would be less politically charged scenarios, they said.

Orange CFO Ramon Fernandez told Morgan Stanley's TMT conference last month that in France "inevitably" carrier numbers would fall from four to three, adding that recent private deals by two of them, Iliad and Altice, could improve conditions for future mergers.^[1]

The departure of Stefan Richard from the post of CEO of Orange Group

On November 25, 2021, it became known that Stefan Richard was stepping down as CEO of Orange Group after more than ten years in charge of the company. Richard resigned after receiving one year probation for his role in the so-called Tapi case. He will leave the telecommunications company before January 31, 2022. Read more here.

Creation of a venture capital fund for 350 million euros

In mid-January 2021, the French company Orange announced the creation of the Orange Ventures venture fund as a separate unit with an increased allocation of 350 million euros. Read more here.

2019

Former Orange chief goes to jail

In mid-December 2019, the Paris Criminal Court ruled that telecommunications giant Orange and three of its former executives were responsible for the wave of suicides that took place among the company's employees in 2007 and 2008. The court found them guilty in a lengthy trial. Read more here.

2018

Complete Business & Decision Acquisition

Orange Group on June 13, 2018 announced the completion of the transaction to acquire 59.1% of the shares of the international system integrator Business & Decision, owned by the Bensabat family group. The purchase was made through a subsidiary of Network Related Services at €7.7 per share. In addition to the transaction, Orange will be able to acquire the remaining 4.88% of the equity upon completion of the current inheritance procedure. Read more here.

2017

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Business & Decision Majority Purchase Contract

On October 31, 2017, Orange Business Services announced the signing of a contract between Network Related Services, a subsidiary of Orange Group, and the majority shareholders of Business & Decision consultancy, representatives of the Bensabat family, to acquire 63.98% of Business & Decision's capital. The acquisition of a controlling stake will be carried out by paying cash on the basis of the maximum value of the shares - 7.93 euros apiece. Read more here.

Orange Business Services and China Telecom will provide continuous access to IoT services

International service provider Orange Business Services and telecommunications operator ChinaChina Telecom announced in early July 2017 the expansion of a strategic partnership in the Internet of Things (IoT). The new stage of cooperation will allow companies to jointly provide services to their corporate customers immediately in Asia, Europe and Africa.

Corporate clients of both China Telecom and Orange those operating on different continents will be able to deploy their Internet of Things and M2M (Machine-to-Machine) networks to other operator's networks. Thus, China Telecom customers providing services in the field of the Internet of Things will be able to deploy their assets and offers in Orange networks located in countries Europe and Africa. Accordingly, Orange's global corporate customers get the opportunity to enter the fast-growing Chinese market using the network IoT resources and business capabilities of the China Telecom operator. The partners offer a global solution based on universal built-in (SIM cards eUICC, embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) and the Device Connectivity Platform from, Ericsson which meets local IoT connectivity requirements and provides a seamless customer service process, Orange said.

According to the agreement of the parties, cooperation between China Telecom and Orange will be implemented both in the commercial and technical planes, which will create new models of services that support the global capabilities of the Internet of Things. As stipulated in the agreement between the companies, Orange is becoming one of the priority communication partners for China Telecom in Europe and Africa, and China Telecom, in turn, will support Orange when connecting to communication services in China. In addition, the companies agreed to jointly explore the potential to expand the existing capabilities of IoT, as well as opportunities for the implementation of new technologies, such as mobile Internet of Things in the global market.

2009-2010

• At the end of 2009, France Telecom's consolidated revenue was €44.8 billion (€22.1 billion for the first half of 2010);
• In 2010, consolidated revenues amounted to 45.5 billion euros.
• as of June 30, 2010, the subscriber base exceeded 182 million people in 32 countries, including 123.1 million mobile subscribers and 13.2 million broadband () users Internet ADSL worldwide.

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