Orange to host the MVNO Ortel Mobile on its network in France
Paris, November 18, 2011
Orange announces today a partnership with Ortel Mobile to host the virtual mobile operator on its mobile network in France.
Ortel Mobile, which launched operations on the French MVNO market in early 2010, aims to maintain its position as market leader in the multicultural segment in France. Today Ortel Mobile is active as an MVNO in six European countries, and already uses the Orange network in Spain and Switzerland.
Gerben Wijbenga, CEO of Ortel said: “We are pleased to announce this agreement with Orange that will allow us to offer attractive and innovative products to our customers in France, combining the strengths of Ortel Mobile with those of a large multinational operator”.
Brigitte Bourgoin, Executive Vice President of Orange France’s Wholesale division said: “I am delighted with this agreement that shows our active position in this promising market segment and reinforces our leadership as the leading MVNO partner in France”.
By offering wholesale agreements to other operators, Orange is both promoting competition and optimising the value of its network, in which the Group invests heavily each year. With close to 3 million MVNO customers, Orange currently hosts around half of all French MVNOs. In total, MVNOs now represent 10% of the French mobile market.
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+33 1 44 44 93 93
Tom Wright, tom.wright@orange.com
Mylène Blin, mylene.blin@orange.com
Ortel Mobile, which launched operations on the French MVNO market in early 2010, aims to maintain its position as market leader in the multicultural segment in France. Today Ortel Mobile is active as an MVNO in six European countries, and already uses the Orange network in Spain and Switzerland.
Gerben Wijbenga, CEO of Ortel said: “We are pleased to announce this agreement with Orange that will allow us to offer attractive and innovative products to our customers in France, combining the strengths of Ortel Mobile with those of a large multinational operator”.
Brigitte Bourgoin, Executive Vice President of Orange France’s Wholesale division said: “I am delighted with this agreement that shows our active position in this promising market segment and reinforces our leadership as the leading MVNO partner in France”.
By offering wholesale agreements to other operators, Orange is both promoting competition and optimising the value of its network, in which the Group invests heavily each year. With close to 3 million MVNO customers, Orange currently hosts around half of all French MVNOs. In total, MVNOs now represent 10% of the French mobile market.
press contact
+33 1 44 44 93 93
Tom Wright, tom.wright@orange.com
Mylène Blin, mylene.blin@orange.com
About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 171,000 employees worldwide, including 105,000 employees in France, and sales of 10.9 billion euros in the first three months of 2012. Present in 33 countries, the Group had a customer base of 225 million customers at 31 March 2012, including 181 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 31 March 2012, the Group had 166 million mobile customers and 15 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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