
IP technology (Internet Protocol) is the basic communications protocol used for sending data on the Internet. IP is now used for all the data network elements, from users’ computers and phones to international networks.
IP technology (Internet Protocol) is the basic communications protocol used for sending data on the Internet. IP is now used for all the data network elements, from users’ computers and phones to international networks. France Telecom-Orange has rolled out a vast program enabling its networks and data services that previously used other technologies to converge towards all-IP solutions, which are easier to implement and able to evolve in order to address the growth in uses, while offering new services, such as cloud computing.
In countries where it has a significant presence, investments are being made in solutions like the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which accelerates deployment of more powerful integrated offers. IMS has already been introduced to provide VoIP for residential customers in Spain and business customers in France.
One of the latest developments of IP, IPv6, which is essential to ensure connectivity of billions of devices, is increasingly used in the Group’s networks. In particular, Orange Business Services offers IPv6 VPN (Virtual Private Network) services since May 2009.










