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DataMiner to enhance VSAT service management at Orange

Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions for the broadband and media ICT industry, announces that Orange, a major telecom operator with more than 262 million customers worldwide, has recently deployed the award-winning DataMiner system. Orange’s diverse customer base can count on top-of-the-line quality services and highly customized […]

July 6, 2021

Orange invests in Brut.

Orange Ventures, French telco Orange’s venture capital investment subsidiary, is investing in media company Brut., as one of the main investors in a series C funding round of $75 million (€63m). This new funding will help Brut to further its international ambitions. Brut is a global media brand that creates digital video content for those […]

June 30, 2021

Orange and partners form IoT Continuum

Orange, Sierra Wireless, LACROIX, and STMicroelectronics have announced the creation of the IoT Continuum – a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of IoT in Europe and beyond. By bringing together for the first time expertise across the entire IoT industry (Connectivity, Hardware, Software, Design and Manufacturing) under one roof, partners […]

June 28, 2021

Spain: Pay-TV ups penetration, drops ARPU

Pay-TV is now present in 44.9 per cent of Spanish homes, with 40 per cent opting for convergent packages, according to the CNMC’s Panel de Hogares report. Pay-TV take-up is rapidly increasing in the country, rising from 28.5 per cent in 2016 to 44.9 per cent at the end of 2020. ARPU, though, has decreased […]

June 11, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange France must make €3.6m rights payment to Mediapro

Spanish TV group Mediapro has won its legal battle against Orange France concerning football fees payments to Telefoot. The Paris Commercial Court has ruled that Orange France must pay €3.6 million to Mediapro for the Ligue 1 and 2 football TV rights. The Court accepted Mediapro’s reasoning and refused Orange’s request of a compensation of over […]

June 7, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

European digital consortium formed

The European Commission has selected a consortium of companies and research institutes to study the design of the future European quantum communication network, EuroQCI (quantum communication infrastructure). It will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union. The European consortium, led by Airbus, is composed of Leonardo, Orange, PwC France […]

June 1, 2021By Chris Forrester

Movistar, Orange talk price for La Liga and UEFA rights

The two largest telco operators in Spain, Movistar and Orange, are negotiating the renewal of their deal to broadcast La Liga and the European football competitions on their platforms – with the latter trying to drive prices down as a result of the pandemic. Movistar, owner of the pay-TV rights until 2022, aims to amortise […]

May 28, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

StarNews, Orange content deal

Ivory Coast-based mobile content platform StarNews Mobile has agreed a group-wide deal with the Orange Content unit of Orange to provide its video platform to the telco’s 150 million subscribers across 15 countries in Africa. Africa has 650 million mobile customers, with the vast majority receiving their daily news and information via their mobiles. While […]

May 28, 2021by Angharad Rhiannon

EU plans for LEO constellation

The European Union wants its own Low Earth orbiting mega-constellation of satellites for its citizens, and separate from the offerings from Elon Musk, OneWeb or Canada’s Lightspeed. The EU invited a consortium of industry suppliers to come up with a fast-track LEO scheme and Dominic Hayes, spectrum manager for the EU’s space programme at the […]

May 25, 2021By Chris Forrester

Orange deploys Wiztivi’s cloud gaming solution on mobile device

To support the launch of its 5G offer, Orange has deployed Streamava, Wiztivi’s Cloud Gaming platform, on mobile devices. Since 2012, Streamava has been chosen by Orange as its cloud gaming solution to offer its subscribers the possibility of transforming their television set into a real games console. Thanks to a solid partnership and constant […]

May 18, 2021