Combating the digital divide means investing in technology and high quality networks. Our success is built on the success of our networks and the expertise of our technicians and we are continuing to invest in order to increase fixed and mobile broadband coverage in both industrialised and developing countries.
To bring the benefits of the digital world further extend and provide greater bandwidth for all, France Telecom Orange has embarked on an ambitious action plan based specifically on:
- developing infrastructures to extend the coverage of fixed and mobile networks;
- deploying alternative innovative solutions for isolated areas;
- expanding the network of broadband optical fibre submarine cables to improve Internet connectivity in Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent;
- an in-depth renovation of the networks and their equipment, and the deployment of new technologies (fibre, 4G) meeting requirements for increased bandwidth.
Long-term objectives have been made, notably:
- the roll-out of 4G/LTE networks in all Orange European Union markets by 2015, make Fiber to the Home (FTTH) available to 15 million house-holds and 80% of businesses by 2020 in France;
- the roll-out of 3G by 2015 in all African and Middle-East countries where Orange operates and offer mobile coverage to over 80% of the population in this region.
To achieve this we are investing in networks, information systems, livebox, real estate, etc. This investment represented 12.7% of the turnover in 2011.
We plan to increase our investment in networks in the 2011-2013 period. Close to 17 billion euros will be set aside, 2 billion of which will be invested in the fibre optic programme in France and 500 billion of which will be used to modernise our 3G networks in Europe.
In zones where it is too difficult or too costly to deploy ADSL technology, we offer innovative alternative solutions adapted to the local context such as our Internet satellite offer – the Orange Flybox –, which provides domestic Internet access via the mobile 3G high speed network. Another example is our solar-powered radio stations, which have been installed in remote villages without electricity to provide them with telecommunications services. At the end of 2011, 2,065 solar sites including 1,416 solar-powered mobile radio stat ions had been installed in 17 countries.
Read more about our solar-powered stations Oryx.
Finally, to accelerate the deployment of infrastructures in remote areas, we are sharing network infrastructures (« Ran Sharing ») with our competitors. This is a win-win situation, which increases geographical coverage while minimising our environmental footprint and controlling costs.
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