All France articles
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Technology & ITOrange tests D2D appetite as Europe eyes satellite sovereignty
Orange is using its first commercial direct-to-device offering to test customer appetite rather than chase mass adoption, while trials with AST SpaceMobile and the battle over European MSS spectrum point towards a broader satellite strategy built around multiple technologies and partners.
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Finance & StrategyOrange CEO still confident on SFR timeline despite workforce discontent
SFR unions are challenging the takeover process and warning over thousands of potential job losses, but Orange is sticking to its plan. Q3’s record customer additions and stronger guidance give Christel Heydemann reasons for optimism elsewhere.
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NetworkOpenreach fibre sensing nears ‘material scale’
Openreach closing in on commercial fibre sensing, seeking to turn its huge vast estate into a distributed monitoring network capable of spotting water and gas leaks, and potentially opening a new revenue stream from existing infrastructure. European peers follow suit…
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OperationsTech Mahindra completes large-scale takeover of Orange B2B teams
Indian services giant indicates major new outsourcing and tech development relationship with Orange Business is now up and running, boosting top line and headcount.
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NetworkEuropean telco giants step up united front against US satco threat
Telekom, Telefónica, Orange, and Vodafone are preparing a collective grab for satellite spectrum as operators and policymakers confront the prospect of Starlink and other non-EU players disrupting the market.
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EventwatchFrance’s Scaleway bulks up to meet demand for sovereign AI
Iliad is scaling up its European AI ambitions through Scaleway, adding cloud and GPU capacity as demand for sovereign infrastructure grows. New enterprise wins suggest the investment is also starting to strengthen the Group’s B2B proposition.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: Group crowns cloud platform lead
October 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including Adrienne Jan taking the top spot at new Unified Cloud Platform, a B2B leadership revamp at Orange Belgium, and a new enterprise chief in Poland…
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NetworkVodafone lights up core for Express Capacity launch
As demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, Vodafone is targeting a spot at the intersection of cloud expansion, digital sovereignty, and international connectivity with a faster, more automated transport service.
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InfraOrange advances European ‘AI highways’ with subsea cable expansion
Orange is expanding its subsea footprint once again, backing the Pisces cable project linking Ireland with France, Spain, and Portugal as the operator deepens its push to build the connectivity foundations of Europe’s sovereign AI ambitions.
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Finance & StrategyTelia trims headcount as Europe leans on efficiency
Telia becomes the latest European telco to announce a round of job cuts, joining a trend of operators reshape workforces, decentralise decision-making, and seek higher returns from maturing fibre and 5G investments.
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B2BOrange Business gains second SecNumCloud visa for AI focused cloud offering
Orange Business has secured a second SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification, strengthening its position in France’s rapidly evolving sovereign cloud market just as trusted cloud requirements become increasingly embedded in law.
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Special ReportNetwork APIs find their market, but where’s the money?
Special Report #1/4: in the first part of a four-part series on network APIs, we look at the scale (or otherwise) of operator revenue from the interfaces and the main use-cases driving it: namely fraud prevention and identity authentication.
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Special ReportExposing network APIs was the first step — building the business model is harder
Special Report #2/4: telcos still have a lot of work to do to develop API-based offerings that resonate with the requirements of users, observers say.
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Special ReportAduna’s Peter Arbitter explains API JV is ‘not in it for the money’
Special Report #3/4: Aduna was created to give developers an easier way to access telcos’ network APIs globally. But the Ericsson-backed joint venture is discovering that aggregation is only part of its job as it wrestles with performance, getting operators to expose enough useful APIs, and turning the interest using them into telco revenues.
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PeoplewatchFrance Peoplewatch: Orange names new cloud lead; Bouygues’ B2B reorg
Latest strategic people moves in the French telecoms and digital infra sectors, including: Orange naming the CEO of its Unified Cloud Platform; new appointments at Bouygues Telecom following B2B division restructuring; and Eurofiber recruiting a fresh head of French operations…
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Venturing & InvestmentsOrange backs startup Biolevate in pharma AI push
Orange Ventures co‑led a Series A funding round for the health‑tech specialist.
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Public AffairsSFR takeover: unions call for strike action over workforce concerns
Union opposition to the proposed break-up of SFR intensifies, with employee representatives launching legal action and planning strike activity as they seek stronger protections and greater clarity.
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NetworkEutelsat boosts OneWeb capacity with billion-euro Airbus order
Constellation operator adds to OneWeb ambitions with another 229 Airbus satellites, in a bid to strengthen its position as a European sovereign satco.
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Partnerships & AlliancesEutelsat marks out an alternative, software-defined future for ground infra assets
After failed ground infra offload to EQT, satellite operator is to partner with France’s Skynopy to upgrade the network for new, high throughput applications in connectivity and beyond…
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NetworkAfrica’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Open-access analysis: Building fibre across Africa is only the first hurdle; monetising capacity is the commercial test. From prepaid township offers to carrier-neutral wholesale platforms, operators need scalable operating models to turn network investment into services and returns. Draws on market evidence and ZIRA Group’s fibre and wholesale experience…