Orange’s experience and expertise will be available to PLDT for the  management  of  its global  partner  porfolio.The partnershipagreement  also includes  support from Orange’s global sales team in the joint implementation of various voice traffic management solutions. Additionally, in  a  move  to  increase  voice  traffic  and security,Orange  will guarantee  the value of PLDT voice traffic with its industry-leading anti-fraud voice solutions.

“We are excited to partner with a global expert who understands what we do and helpsus do  it  better. This  partnership  with  Orange  is  part  of  a  broader  PLDT  Group  program  to improve  customer  experiences  in  and  outside  of  the  Philippines. Ultimately, our  goal  is  to consistently deliver  the  best  call  experience  for overseas Filipinosand all  ourcustomers worldwide,” said Katrina Luna-Abelarde,  FVP  and  Head  of  PLDT-Smart  International  and Carrier Business Group, and President of PLDT Global Corporation.

Emmanuel  Rochas,  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  International  Carriers  at  Orange,  affirmed, “Orange is proud that PLDT has selected Orange to provide support and protect  market value for  the  future  and  we  are  delighted  to  enter  into  this  partnership.  I  look  forward  to working  alongside  PLDT  to  embrace the market  evolution  and  I  am  confident  that  this partnership will develop to our mutual benefit.”

Orange  has  a  global business  services  presence  and  is  a  mobile  network  operator  in  26countries.  It  is  an  established  leader  in  the  provision  of  worldwide  roaming  services  to operators with proven, trustedability to manage complex wholesale projectsin the fields of roaming, voice and data services.

-ends -

About PLDT

PLDT is the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the Philippines. Through its principal business groups –fixed line, wireless and others –PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications and digital services across the Philippines’ most extensive fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and cellular networks.PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE:TEL) and its American Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:PHI). PLDT has one of the largest market capitalizations among Philippinelisted companies.

About 
Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42 billion euros in 2019 and 143,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2020, including 84,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 253 million customers worldwide at 30 June 2020, including 208 million mobile customers and 21million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new "Engage 2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).

For more information on the internet and on your mobile:
www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com  or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr and @orange.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited.