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Telefónica, Vodafone sell Fiberpass stake to Axa

Telefónica and Vodafone España have finalised the sale of a 30 per cent stake in their joint fibre-optic venture, Fiberpass, to AXA Investment Management, in a deal that values the company at around €1.5 billion including debt. The French infrastructure group is expected to contribute approximately €450 million as part of the transaction. With the […]

November 20, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange offers satellite SMS service using D2D tech

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. The service is currently available for use in France and 36 […]

November 18, 2025

Orange, Eutelsat inaugurate gateway in Martinique

Orange and Eutelsat have announced the inauguration of a new teleport hosting Eutelsat’s satellite gateway in Martinique, in the presence of Laure de La Raudière, Chairwoman of ARCEP, the French regulator. This strategic project aims to strengthen satellite coverage for the OneWeb constellation in the Caribbean region. Located at Lamentin, this teleport, built and operated […]

November 6, 2025

Orange TV suffers major outage across Spain

Orange TV suffered a widespread blackout on November 3rd, leaving all of its customers in Spain without access to live television. For several hours, linear channels failed to load properly on set-top boxes, and viewers were also been unable to stream broadcasts via the operator’s website or mobile app. The latest technical failure follows several […]

November 4, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange 142, ReachTV launch travel & tourism ad platform

Orange 142, a division of Direct Digital Holdings, a digital marketing agency for mid-market brands and agencies, and ReachTV, the streaming television network of live sports and lifestyle for 50+ million travelers per month, has announced a partnership that combines the data-driven scale of ReachTV’s travel media network with Orange 142’s media planning, buying, and […]

November 4, 2025

Orange to acquire Lorca’s MasOrange stake

Orange has announced a non-binding agreement with Lorca to acquire full ownership of MasOrange through the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in its Spanish joint venture for a price of €4.25 billion in cash. Orange said the transaction will accelerate its strategic plan ‘Lead the Future’ and further strengthen its position in […]

November 3, 2025

Orange posts “solid” Q3

In the third quarter of 2025, Orange has reported that Group revenues increased 0.8 per cent YoY (+€83 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.6 per cent or +€192 million), partly offset by the trends in wholesale services (-5.2 per cent or -€78 million), equipment sales (-1.4 per cent or -€9 million) and other […]

October 23, 2025

Altice France rejects Orange, Bouygues, Free-iliad offer

Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange have submitted a joint non-binding offer to enter into negotiations with a view to acquiring a range of activities from the Altice group in France, but their offer has been immediately rejected. The offer covered most of SFR’s assets, but excluded stakes in Intelcia, UltraEdge and XP Fibre and […]

October 15, 2025

Orange, Synamedia CDN alliance

Orange and Synamedia have announced a new partnership that will showcase how international content providers can adopt a flexible, scalable, multi-CDN strategy. This will allow them to seamlessly integrate several CDN providers, enabling providers to expand their coverage and reach new markets. By integrating Orange’s CDN with Synamedia’s Quortex Switch multi-CDN platform, customers will benefit […]

September 10, 2025

Spain: Orange launches Todo premium plan

Orange Spain has announced the launch of its new Orange Todo package, a “simple and complete” flat-rate offer that bundles all of the brand’s premium services into one plan, designed to make life easier for customers who prefer not to contract services separately. The new plan includes top-tier connectivity with fibre and mobile on the […]

August 26, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid