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All the latest key telecoms and digital infra insight, news and analysis from France.
Interview
Eurofiber CEO Alex Goldblum on a decade of deals
Interview: CEO of expansive European fibre and data centre services player says M&A action is not over as it targets growth across enlarged western European footprint.
Analyst Briefing
Francewatch: SFR looks to the cloud as sales speculation continues
Analyst Briefing: more questions than answers on the future of SFR; Iliad sees new sovereign cloud, data centre opportunities; Orange Business goes Bleu…
Peoplewatch
Orange enlists former cybersecurity agency head as Chief Trust Officer
Guillaume Poupard, one-time Director of France’s national cybersecurity agency, will report directly to Orange CEO Cristel Heydemann and take on responsibility for developing the operator’s fast-evolving strategy around digital sovereignty and trust.
Network & Infra
SFR Business turns to Cloud Temple for sovereign service
The French operator’s B2B unit says it plans to enrich its own Cloud Agility service with partner offerings.
Interview
Landolina’s “be useful” philosophy: steering Cellnex towards stronger MNOs, digital Britain
Interview: With the telecoms sector at an inflection point, Gianluca Landolina sees opportunity in channelling simplicity and sustainability, as the Cellnex UK CEO shares the strategic logic behind neutral host expansion and why fewer, stronger MNOs are key to the infraco and national resilience.
M&A
Optimising Orange offloads fleet management business
Orange Business offloads Océan, its French fleet management unit, in the Group’s latest strategic move to offload non-core assets and refocus on traditional telecoms offerings…
Network & Infra
Into the Bleu: Orange plans major enterprise app migration
Orange Business plans to migrate 70% of its IT infrastructure to the independent cloud platform Bleu, a joint venture between Orange and Capgemini.
Financial & Performance
Iliad CEO: Telco trio’s Altice offer is ‘generous’ and only ‘global’ option
Q3 FY25 highlights: Thomas Reynaud sticks to party line on three-way bid for Altice France, while also making clear that Iliad Italy will not be sold to finance M&A in France. Updates on OpCore and Scaleway data centre ambitions, including AI Gigafactory…
Products & Services
Orange gears up for D2D messaging launch in December
Orange France has teamed with Skylo to launch Message Satellite service before the end of 2025.
Products & Services
Orange off the mark on sales of new 5G core NaaS
Valérie Cussac, CEO of Orange Wholesale International, said that the operator has signed its first 5G core network-as-a-service customer with go-live tabled for 2026, bringing it closer to achieving its telco-as-a-service vision…
Analyst Briefing
Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.