Orange France

ISP Network Operator Other Organization

France

Valid from 2013-07-01

Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.

About

Rebranded from France Telecom on 1 July 2013. Orange S.A. is both an ISP and Network Operator in France, selling broadband, fixed-line, mobile, TV, and Internet services directly to end consumers and building/operating large national-scale fixed and mobile telecom infrastructure (copper, fibre, mobile). Orange S.A. is also a multinational telecommunications holding company that owns telecommunications subsidiaries in multiple countries. On 6 June 2026, Orange, Bouygues Telecom, and Free/Iliad signed an MOU to jointly acquire SFR from Altice France, reinforcing Orange's leadership in France (Source), (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No
Orange S.A. is not retail-only; because Orange also builds and operates infrastructure (network operator) (Source).

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

No
Orange S.A. is not wholesale-only; Orange is not purely wholesale; they serve end consumers directly (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
Orange S.A. is not business-only; Orange serves a broad customer base including residential households and business customers (Source).

Owns Networks

Orange France 4G/5G Mobile — 2012-11-01 – 2010-10-31
Orange S.A. owns and operates its Orange 4G/5G mobile network infrastructure (mobile network enabling 4G/5G services) (Source).
Orange France ADSL/VDSL — 1999-01-01 – 2010-10-31
Orange S.A. owns and operates its Orange copper (legacy ADSL/VDSL) network infrastructure (copper-based fixed-line network) (Source).
Orange France FTTH — 2010-01-01 – 2010-10-31
Orange S.A. owns and operates its Orange FTTH network infrastructure (fibre-to-the-home network using shared optical local loops (SOLL) and dedicated loops (DOLL)) (Source).
Orange France FWA — 2014-01-01 – 2010-10-31
Orange S.A. owns and operates its Orange fixed-wireless Home (4G-Home / 5G+ Home) network infrastructure (mobile-based fixed-home access) (Source).

Sells Over Networks

Axione France FTTH — 2017-01-01
Orange France uses Axione France FTTH network as part of the 2017 unification of all major national operators on Axione France's FTTH networks, with additional 2024 access deal for 2.2M premises (Source) (Source) (Source).
Orange France 4G/5G Mobile — 2012-11-01
Orange S.A. sells mobile services over its own Orange 4G/5G mobile network (Source).
Orange France ADSL/VDSL — 1999-01-01
Orange S.A. sells fixed broadband services over its own Orange copper (legacy ADSL/VDSL) network (copper-based fixed-line network) (Source).
Orange France FTTH — 2010-01-01
Orange S.A. sells fixed broadband services over its own Orange FTTH network (fibre-to-the-home) (Source).
Orange France FWA — 2014-01-01
Orange S.A. sells fixed-wireless home Internet services over its own Orange fixed-wireless Home (4G-Home / 5G+ Home) network (Source).

Corporate Relationships

→ agreement: SFR France — 2026-06-06
Orange, Bouygues Telecom, and Free/Iliad signed an MOU on 6 June 2026 to jointly acquire SFR from Altice France, one of the most significant fixed and mobile consolidation moves in Europe in 2026 (Source).