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Breaking: Four European Operators Ink Letter Of Intent To Explore A Joint Bid For Mobile Satellite Services Spectrum And Advance Direct-to-Device Services
By Oystein Bergmann, Bureau Chief, Scandinavia and Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone have signed a Letter of Intent to explore a potential joint bid for the future allocation of spectrum for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in Europe, Cyber Era NG scoops. We gather the initiative supports the European Commission’s ambition to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty, security and resilience in critical connectivity infrastructure.
New SecNumCloud Qualification: Orange Business Expands Its Trusted Cloud Portfolio For Critical Applications And AI
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France With the SecNumCloud qualification of its Cloud Avenue SecNum Dynamic offering, Orange Business now provides two complementary environments to meet organizations’ distinct needs for sovereignty, resilience and computing capacity. Organizations today face a growing range of cloud requirements: protecting sensitive data, ensuring the continuity of critical applications and accessing the computing power needed for AI.
ISO Adopts Paris Statement To Strengthen Global Action On Climate Adaptation And Resilience
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has since adopted the Paris Statement, reaffirming the role of International Standards in supporting global efforts to build greater resilience, adapt to climate change and protect nature.
Orange Business To Provide European Union’s Backbone Network For Trusted Data Exchange
Orange Business To Provide European Union’s Backbone Network For Trusted Data Exchange By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange Business will provide the Layer 2 / Layer 3 backbone that enables the infrastructure’s functionality, integration and long-term scalability.
Orange Bolsters Its Life Sciences Innovation Ecosystem With Investment In French Health-Tech Start-Up Biolevate
Investment by Orange Ventures reinforces Orange’s commitment to French Tech and trusted innovation in healthcare By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange has announced that Orange Ventures has invested in Biolevate, a French health-tech start-up specializing in knowledge-driven automation to accelerate the path to market for drugs and other life sciences products.
ARCEP Publishes Mobile Network Quality Of Service Indicators From 5 to 11 September 2026
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France ARCEP has published the new quality of service (QoS) indicators from its permanent monitoring system, covering the period from 5 to 11 September 2026. This assessment covers the three mobile operators active on the national market: *Spacetel *Moov Africa Benin *Celtiis Through this regular monitoring system, ARCEP ensures that users are transparently informed about the quality of electronic communications services available in France.
Space42 And Viasat Pen Agreement To Co-found Equatys
By Ron Chen, Bureau Chief, Asia and Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, Space42 and a global leader in satellite and secure communications, Viasat, Inc have announced the signing of an agreement at World Space Business Week in Paris to formally establish Equatys, a shared space and ground infrastructure platform that will support the extension of mobile coverage and overlay in the places terrestrial networks cannot serve, including in coverage...
Orange And Morrison Announce Plans To Create A Data Centre Joint Venture To Strengthen Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
This contemplated partnership would represent a major strategic investment to create a sovereign offering capable of meeting the rapidly growing cloud- and AI-related demand, while serving the needs of Orange and Orange Business customers By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and global infrastructure investor Morrison have announced the entering into an exclusivity agreement to create a jointly controlled data centre company located in France.
Orange Names Usman Javaid As Chief AI Officer To Accelerate Value Creation Through Artificial Intelligence
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Usman Javaid has been appointed Orange’s Chief AI Officer as of 1 September 2026. This appointment is part of the momentum already underway across the Group around AI. Through its Trust the future strategic plan, Orange aims to generate more than 600 million euros in value from AI by 2028. Orange announces the appointment of Usman Javaid as the Group’s Chief AI Officer, effective from 1 September 2026.
Bouygues Telecom Pens A Memorandum Of Understanding With Altice France For The Acquisition Of SFR
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The Free–iliad Group Bouygues Telecom and Orange have announcd the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Altice France with a view to acquiring SFR, one of the largest industrial transactions in Europe in the telecommunications sector.
Orange Acquires 100% Ownership Of MasOrange, The Leading Operator In Spain
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent of MasOrange’s capital held by its co-shareholder Lorca. This transaction marks a key milestone in the execution of the Trust the future strategic plan and will enable Orange to fully benefit from industrial and commercial synergies, supporting further value creation in Spain, the Group’s second-largest market.
Orange And The CEA Launch A World-class Joint Research Laboratory On Semantic Communications To Revolutionalise Networks In The AI Era
Orange and the CEA launch a world-class joint research laboratory on semantic communications, a major technological breakthrough for networks in the AI era By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Major players in technological research, Orange and CEA are joining their expertise to lead an ambitious, globally-reaching research programme aimed at significantly improving the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of tomorrow’s communication networks.
Viva Tech: Data & AI In Support Of TotalEnergies’ Transition Strategy
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France On the occasion of VivaTech’s 10th anniversary, TotalEnergies is showcasing MethaneLive to illustrate how TotalEnergies leverages data to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, making them more efficient, safer, and more sustainable. This approach is part of a broader initiative to scale up the use of data and AI across the Company, Cyber Era NG learns.
NITDA Boss Highlights Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure Agenda At Datacloud Global Congress 2026
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France & Angeline Mgbele, Bureau Chief, Northern Nigeria The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, participated in the closing keynote panel session at the Datacloud Global Congress 2026 held in Cannes, France, where he joined global leaders to discuss “The Role of Digital Infrastructure in National Economies.” The high-level discussion, moderated by IDCA Chairman & CEO, Mehdi...
Orange’s Combined Shareholders’ Meeting Okays Frédéric Sanchez As Non-Executive Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Orange was held on 19 May 2026 in Paris. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the Board of Directors, Jacques Aschenbroich and was attended by Chief Executive Officer, and the Board of Directors Christel Heydemann.
Orange Cyberdefense Expands Into Spain In Collaboration With MasOrange
The deployment aligns with Orange’s “Trust the future” strategy, supporting Orange By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France As a European leader in cybersecurity services, Orange Cyberdefense will bring its unique expertise to the Spanish market, with over 3,300 experts, 36 detection centers across 23 countries, and Europe’s first private CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team).
Bouygues Telecom And Orange Enter Exclusive Negotiations With The Altice France Group For The Acquisition Of SFR
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Following the due diligence phase initiated in 2026, the Free–iliad Group, Bouygues Telecom and Orange have announced that they have submitted a new offer and are starting exclusive negotiations with the Altice France group with a view to acquiring SFR. This offer reflects a total enterprise value of 20.35 billion euros for the Altice France assets under consideration.
Orange Business Summit 2026 Unveils Next-generation Innovation With Launch Of Trusted AI, Cloud And Secure Connectivity Offers
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange Business will convene over 1,000 customers at the Orange Business Summit 2026, unveiling a portfolio of trusted technological innovations designed to empower enterprises to adapt, operate autonomously, and most importantly ensure business continuity in an ever-evolving, unpredictable world. Four new solutions will be introduced, based on trusted cloud-based environments and powered by AI.
Orange Partners With AST SpaceMobile And Satellite Connect Europe On Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity, Starting With Demonstrations In Romania
Orange was the first European telecom operator to launch a Direct-to-Device commercial service with “Message Satellite” in France By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe, related to collaboration on Direct-to-Device technology in relevant Orange markets.
Orange Names Guillaume Poupard Chief Trust Officer To Accelerate Its Sovereignty And Trust Strategy
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange announces the appointment of Guillaume Poupard as the Group’s Chief Trust Officer, effective from1 February 2026. In a fast-evolving geopolitical context marked by increasing pressure to reinforce digital sovereignty and trust, this appointment reflects the Group’s ambition to strengthen its strategy and development in these areas.
Orange Announces The signing Of A Binding Agreement With Lorca To Acquire Their 50% Stake In MasOrange
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange has signed a binding agreement with Lorca to acquire full ownership of MasOrange, Spain’s leading operator in terms of customer base, through the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in its Spanish joint venture for a price of 4.25 billion euros in cash. This announcement confirms the non-binding agreement that was previously announced on 31 October.
Orange Becomes The First European Operator To Offer Satellite SMS Service Using “Direct To Device” Technology
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France During the Orange OpenTech event in Paris, Orange announced the launch of “Message Satellite”, a service that allows its customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as their geolocation via satellite when mobile or Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable, Cyber Era NG learns. We gather that the service is currently available for use in France and 36 countries to date.
Nokia Plans To Expand US Investment By US$4 Billion In R&D And Manufacturing For AI-Ready Network Connectivity
Builds on Nokia’s US$2.3 billion investment in US semiconductor manufacturing, R&D, and AI through its acquisition of Infinera Corporation earlier this year By Godson Umejieogo, Bureau Chief, The Americas and Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Nokia, in collaboration with the Trump administration, announced today plans to expand its US R&D and manufacturing capabilities, investing US$4 billion to accelerate innovation in AI-ready mobile, fixed access, IP, optical, and data center...
Orange Unveils Its Latest Innovations At Orange OpenTech 2025
From 18 to 20 November 2025, Orange brings together its innovation ecosystem at its Orange Gardens campus in Châtillon for the third edition of its flagship event, Orange OpenTech, dedicated to open and collaborative innovation By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange OpenTech has established itself as the must-attend event for technological innovation.
Orange And École Polytechnique Join Forces To Develop Sovereign Technologies In Artificial Intelligence And Cybersecurity
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and École Polytechnique have announced the signing of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening research, innovation, and education in two key areas for digital sovereignty: artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, Cyber Era NG learns. We gather that this collaboration brings together École Polytechnique’s academic expertise and Orange’s technological innovation capabilities.
Orange And Eutelsat Inaugurate The New Eutelsat Gateway In Martinique: A Key Enabler Of Connectivity In The Caribbean
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France & Emmanuel Oluebube, Bureau Chief, United Kingdom Orange and Eutelsat have announced the inauguration of a new teleport hosting Eutelsat’s satellite gateway in Martinique, in the presence of Chairwoman of ARCEP, the French regulator Laure de La Raudière. This strategic project aims to strengthen satellite coverage for the OneWeb constellation in the Caribbean region.
Orange Marine Modernizes Its Fleet Of Cable Ships To Secure Digital Infrastructure In Europe, Africa And The Middle East
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France A subsidiary of Orange specializing in submarine cable work, Orange Marine has announced the construction of two new cable ships to strengthen the resilience of submarine cable networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With these two new ships, the Orange group will have the most advanced and modern maintenance fleet in the world.
Orange Cyberdefense Enhances Its Detection Capabilities With Qevlar AI’s Artificial Intelligence Solution
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Europe’s leading cybersecurity services provider, Orange Cyberdefense has announced a partnership with Qevlar AI to strengthen its advanced detection services. By combining its Cyber Threat Intelligence database with Qevlar’s artificial intelligence solution, Orange Cyberdefense is increasing its detection and remediation capabilities for security alerts. This partnership enables unparalleled responsiveness to counter increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Orange And Synamedia Synergise To Expand Multi-CDN Reach At IBC 2025
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and Synamedia today announced a new partnership and will unveil an innovative solution at IBC 2025, Cyber Era NG learns. We understand that this is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a telco CDN (content delivery network) and a multiCDN platform switching provider. The partnership will showcase how international content providers can adopt a flexible, scalable, multi-CDN strategy.
Orange Posts Solid First-half Results
Robust retail commercial performance in France, Europe and Africa & Middle East By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange group revenues rose slightly in the first half[1] (+0.3% or 67 million euros) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.1% or +312 million euros) and a smaller decline in wholesale services (-4.4% or -129 million euros). Equipment sales were in line with market trends (-5.8% or -75 million euros).
Orange Money Group And Fintech JUMO Synergise To Expand Credit Services In Africa
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange Money Group and JUMO have partnered to grow financial inclusion in Africa, focusing on microcredit for the unbanked. The collaboration leverages JUMO’s data analytics and AI expertise for secure mobile credit requests and low risk repayments. Orange Money Group and banking as a service financial technology provider JUMO, have partnered to enhance digital financial services across Africa.
Orange Cyberdefense Acquires Swiss Cybersecurity Specialist Ensec
Orange Cyberdefense will strengthen its team in Switzerland with an additional 40 cybersecurity experts from ensec, complementing the existing 100 professionals.
Orange Business Strengthens Digital Trust, Receives SecNumCloud Qualification
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France In today’s world, where security and sovereignty are more important than ever before, Orange Business has obtained the security visa from the French Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) for the SecNumCloud qualification of its Cloud Avenue SecNum platform, Cyber Era NG learns.
The French pure player digitizes the traditional postcard, enabling the world’s citizens to express themselves directly to the world’s leaders By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief,France The new French platform for sending digital postcards, EazyPostCard EazyPostCard has announced its official international launch.
Volvo Group Executive Board Undergoes Changes
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France A member of the Volvo Group Executive Board and Group Chief Technology Officer Lars Stenqvist has decided to step down from his current role after nine years of service and continue in the Group as a senior leader. He will be replaced by Jens Holtinger, currently member of the Executive Board and Executive Vice President Group Trucks Operations.
Orange Business Creates A New Division Dedicated To Defense And Homeland Security
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The Defense and Security sector increasingly relies on cutting-edge technologies driven by digital innovation and has high requirements for resilience and security and demands a deep understanding of the needs of these actors, as well as a high level of data sovereignty, risk anticipation, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance.
Orange Becomes The Strategic Partner Of The Agence Française de Développement Group For Digital Initiatives
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The Orange group and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group have announced the signing of a framework agreement at VivaTech 2025 making Orange the reference partner in digital matters. This unprecedented agreement with a telecom operator aims to strengthen cooperation between the two groups to improve access to digital services, support innovation and accelerate environmental transition in their common areas of intervention.
Orange Business And Toshiba Partner To launch First Commercial Quantum-safe Network Service In France
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange Business and Toshiba Europe have partnered to launch the first quantum-safe networking service in Paris, France. Orange Quantum Defender uses Toshiba’s Quantum Safe Networking technology, which combines Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) with Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) for defence in depth. The service is now commercially available in the greater Paris area.
Orange Unanimously Pens An Agreement On Employment And Career Path Planning
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The representative trade unions CFDT F3C, CFE-CGC Orange, CGT FAPT and the management of the Orange Group signed today an agreement on Employment and Career Path Planning (GEPP) for France, Cyber Era NG learns. We gather that this agreement, which aims to support the evolution of professions and skills within the Group in France, will apply for the period 2025-2027.
Vantage Towers, TOTEM, Orange, O2 Telefónica And The Saarland University Of Applied Sciences Forge Collaboration To Create One Of Europe’s First Cross-border 5G Highway Corridors
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France and Oystein Bergmann, Bureau Chief, Scandinavia In France, TOTEM and Orange will install nine new masts and upgrade up to eight existing masts to ensure dedicated 5G coverage on the 3.5 GHz frequency. In Germany, Vantage Towers and O2 Telefónica will deploy up to five radio masts using a distributed antenna system (DAS) on the 3.6 GHz frequency.
Orange And Vodacom Create A Joint Venture To Expand Network Coverage In Rural Areas In The DRC
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France and Celestine Okorie, Bureau Chief, Southern Africa Orange and Vodacom have joined hands to form, a first of its kind, rural towerco partnership in Africa. Through this partnership, the companies will collaborate to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Breaking; Orange And La Poste Partner To Give A Second Life To Network Equipment Used During The Paris 2024 Olympic And Paralympic Games
Approximately 90% of the Wi-Fi terminals and 78% of the switches from the Olympic sites will be installed at La Poste’s locations in France beginning in 2025 By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and La Poste have just announced the first innovative initiative to extend the lifespan of network equipment used during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Cyber Era NG learns.
Security Navigator 2025 Reveals Europe As Top Target For Hacktivism, With Groups Shifting Focus To Cognitive Warfare
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France The specialist business unit of Orange dedicated to cybersecurity and leader in cybersecurity services in Europe, Orange Cyberdefense has launched its sixth annual international and multi-industry investigative research, the Security Navigator 2025, Cyber Era NG learns.
Orange And SETAR Launch The CELIA-CETC Project Connecting The Caribbean, Co-Funded By The European Union
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange and SETAR have launched the construction of CELIA-CETC (Caribbean ELIte Alliance – Caribbean European Territories Cable), new highcapacity “express” fibers in the Caribbean region connecting Aruba and Martinique to Florida (US). The CELIA-CETC project receives subsidies from the CEF2 (Connecting Europe Facility 2) program to contribute to the digital connectivity of Aruba and the French territories in the Antilles-French Guiana region.
Orange To Expand Open-Source AI Models To African Regional Languages For Digital Inclusion
Orange to provide resulting fine tuned AI models in open source for non-commercial use By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France As part of Orange’s commitment to digital inclusion and focus on driving growth in the Middle East and Africa, Orange has announced that it will partner with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI Large Language models (LLMs) to understand regional languages in Africa that today are not understood by any GenAI model, Cyber Era NG learns.
Orange Business Launches “Live Intelligence”: A Range Of Plug-And Play GenAI Solutions For Businesses
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France A European network and digital integrator, Orange Business has announced the launch of its comprehensive GenAI solution, Live Intelligence. This solution will simplify the deployment and management of GenAI technology for businesses of all sizes and local authorities in France and soon in Europe.
Orange Middle East And Africa And Mastercard Partner To Digitize Payments For Millions Across Africa By 2025
Partnership to empower millions of Orange Money wallets with digital payments by 2025, boosting financial inclusion in seven countries By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Expedition To A Global Stage: AITO Exhibits High-End Intelligent SUVs At The Paris Motor Show 2024
AITO appeared at the 90th Paris Motor Show, presenting its latest lineup of high-end intelligent electric vehicles under the theme “Intelligence Redefining Luxury.” By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France A high-end intelligent electric vehicle brand, AITO appeared at the Paris Motor Show 2024, displaying an outstanding lineup of three luxury Range Extended Electric Vehicles (REEVs).
From Factory Floor To Auto Show: The “Eurasian Tour With AITO” Convoy Arrives In Paris
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France As a high-end intelligent electric vehicle brand from China, AITO combines Traditional Luxury with Technological Luxury to provide leading intelligent mobility experiences to consumers worldwide.
EBRD Is Hosting The Second Pathways To Paris Conference In Antalya, Türkiye On 3-4 October 2024
By Francois Giudice, Bureau Chief, France Following the successful inaugural conference held in Vienna in 2023, Pathways to Paris 2024 will gather leading figures from across Europe, Asia and North Africa for this exclusive event, Cyber Era NG has learnt. Pathways to Paris 2024 aims to connect financial-market leaders, regulators and investors, providing valuable insights into the latest trends in climate-conscious finance.
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