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France Telecom will complete a long running process and become solely known as Orange from the end of next month, with its shares on the stock market reflecting the change (to ticker symbol ORA). The Orange brand is now used by all of the Group’s commercial operations, including fixed and mobile telephony, TV and internet,…
The EE was the king of the hill as the only show in town for 4G service. A few months ago its 4G network was 45 percent of the UK’s population. But times are quickly beginning to change with the emergence of other wireless providers and their 4G networks. EE, the first carrier to bring…
It didn’t take long for Facebook Home to run for the border and make itself a niche in Canada, and it appears to have set sail for the UK as well! Home, unveiled at an event at Facebook headquarters earlier this month, and out in the US since the 12th is now available in the…
We know that AT&T will sell the HTC First in the U.S. and in Europe, Orange and EE will get that benefit. We’re not sure whether Orange will bring the Facebook phone to all of its markets across the continent, but we do know bits of EE’s plans for the UK. Unfortunately those “bits” don’t…
Orange keeps adding new devices to its own-brand range. Just before Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona, they’ve announced three new smartphones, all running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Orange Nivo, Orange Lumo and Orange San Remo. The press release doesn’t have all the details, so we’ll tell you what we know: Orange Nivo –…
We’ve already told you that Fujitsu wants to bring its senior friendly smartphones to other places outside of Japan. Orange is their first partner to help them do so and it’s launching the Orange Stylistic S01 in France. The device is water- and dust-resistant, and comes loaded with features to make the phone easy to…
France Telecom is selling its 20% stake in Portuguese operator Sonaecom to the affiliate’s majority parent, Sonae, in a deal worth up to 100 million EUR. The move comes on the heels of similar deals the company has been making in the past by disposing its minority assets in Austria and Switzerland. Under the put…
Orange France has launched its first commercial 4G-LTE network in Paris, with plans to extend the service to 15 cities by early April, including Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Chartres, Orleans, Dunkirk, Nancy, Metz, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble and Annecy. The market-leading operator has been previously testing 4G in Marseille, Lyon, Nantes and Lille, where the network has been…
UK wireless carrier Everything Everywhere (EE) is rolling out its 4G network at an incredible rate. Nearly three months after the carrier started offering service, its coverage now extends to 27 cities and towns or 45% of the UK’s population. EE says its network expansion is ahead of schedule and it hopes to cover 98…
Few days ago we’ve told you that MetroPCS is offering Rhapsody music service as an add-on service to its subscribers, and now something similar is “happening” in Europe. Orange Switzerland is the “star” of this post, launching a new offering for its Orange Young users (who include the under-27 market). Under the deal, Spotify subscriptions…