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Orange enters exclusive negotiations with transformation-focused investor Verdoso to divest Globecast, advancing the Group’s long-running plans to refocus on its core telecoms business…

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Orangewatch MWC recap: AI is all around

Orange’s senior execs were out in force at this year’s Mobile World Congress, with Group CEO Christel Heydemann highlighting the benefits of AI, while also warning of “unknown threats” from the evolving tech. Separately, AI supremo Steve Jarrett spelled out how Orange plans to realise €600m in value from AI by end-FY28…

Cutting through the satellite hype: Starlink and LEO’s threat to global telecoms assessed — Strand Consult

New chapter opens for Orange Business with new products, and a new partner

Orange’s Trabbia stresses importance of diversity in D2D partnerships

Orange Peoplewatch: Group switches out security chief

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Orange swaps home market tech chief

Nicolas Drouillet appointed Chief Technology Officer at Orange France, taking charge of key technology initiatives unveiled as part of recent strategic refresh.

TOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’

Interview: Still less than five years’ old, Orange tower spinout TOTEM has ample opportunity to drive expansion in existing markets through client diversification and tenancy growth, affirms Chief Executive Emmanuel Rochas. After taking over at the business in mid-2025, he is maintaining focus on customer acquisition, digitisation of internal systems, and execution on several infra build projects at high-profile city venues.

Orange’s AI supremo Steve Jarrett: ‘There’s no magic, it’s just doing our job’

Steve Jarrett, Orange’s Chief AI Officer, talks through how the operator is going to execute — and validate — the value gains it is targeting, as part of new Trust the Future strategy. Key challenges revolve around culture, data governance, and agent development and management, he says.

‘This isn’t MWC slideware’: European telco group demos federated edge platform

MWC26: Telco partners flag expansion and progression of European Edge Continuum project, aimed at enabling cross-operator deployment of applications.

Germany’s O2 brings AWS in-house with Outposts deployment

MWC26: Telefónica operating business said to be first in world to bring AWS‑managed hardware inside its own data centre perimeter, enabling lower‑latency and local data processing.

Yasser Shaker: Orange ready to ‘grow again’ in Africa

MWC26: After a ten-year break in M&A activity, Orange has made a “conscious decision” to grow again in Africa.

Trust me I’m a telco: sector insecurity seeps into MWC opener

MWC26: Telco CEOs take to the stage to warn of “unknown threats” and an emerging “Wild West” as the pace of technological change outpaces the rate that international operators, governments, and regulators can react…

Telefónica, Orange among first telcos to tie with Satellite Connect Europe

MWC26: Telco duo sign agreements to trial D2D services and explore use-cases with AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone’s satellite joint venture, as the space connectivity player moves towards launching commercial services later this year…

‘We want to be number one’: Orange plots growth over next three years

Orange’s CEO has unveiled the Group’s five-year strategy, called Trust the Future, setting clear objectives with a focus on driving cash flow generation.

Nokia and AWS team up to show agentic AI 5G slicing with Orange and du

Nokia and AWS debut an agentic AI 5G Advanced slicing solution now running in live Orange and du networks.

Orange searches for €1bn down back of supply chain sofa

FY26–FY28 Trust the Future strategy: French group targeting substantial savings on vendor budget as part of new mid-term strategic vision. Move forms part of broader efficiency and cost reduction programme taking in AI, legacy network shutdown, and centralisation of platforms and services across Orange.