Orange Labs in the United Kingdom

who we are
The Orange Labs in the UK is based in London and Bristol in one of the most competitive and challenging telecoms market. Capitalising on this strategic position, the Orange Labs’ main mission is to create innovative products and services by building relationships with world leading universities and major industry players in the UK.

The Orange Labs’ team is made up of 75 highly qualified people, with diverse profiles and education: they are researchers, developers, designers, and network and platform experts. Our team represents over 20 different nationalities. It provides experts’ analysis, forecast and innovative services to our local customers and business units. This creates a unique, dynamic and skilled environment for innovation: so far, we have filed 46 patents and we have delivered applications on 27 types of mobile phones.

what we do
We work on a great number of exciting areas ranging from:
devices
services and applications
user experience
security

The activity of the Orange Labs in the UK is structured around six teams:
the “devices development” team
the “service evolution and mobile gaming” team
the “design and usability” team
the “voice convergence” team
the “network evolution and security” team
the “open innovation” team

building relationships with world leading universities and major industry players
The UK is a growth market for innovation and new technologies. Throughout the years, the Orange Labs in the UK has built relationships with the world leading universities in the UK which are Centers of Excellence such as Imperial College London, University College of London, Southampton University and Royal Holloway University of London. We are also working with major industry players, organisations and associations in the UK including Intel, Meego, Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence, Cambridge Wireless, Nokia and ARM.