Bouygues Telecom updates 5G box offer with lower prices
FRANCE 23 JUN

Bouygues Telecom updates 5G box offer with lower prices

French operator Bouygues Telecom has updated its 5G home internet offer. The Wi-Fi 7 router introduced earlier this year is now available without TV service, for EUR 29.99 per month the first year and then EUR 39.99 per month. The 5G box supports download speeds up to 1 Gbps. 

Bouygues Telecom expands adoption of Axon network optimisation tools
FRANCE 23 JUN

Bouygues Telecom expands adoption of Axon network optimisation tools

Bouygues Telecom announced an expansion of its partnership with Axon Networks to strengthen service assurance across its fixed broadband network, extending coverage to both DSL and PON environments via the Expresse platform, part of Axon Maestro. The French operator is replacing its legacy SNMP-based monitoring systems with an AI-driven platform designed to deliver real-time visibility across increasingly complex, multi-vendor infrastructure.

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France
FRANCE 19 JUN

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France

Netflix has confirmed the launch of the live TF1 channel in France on its platform. France's leading broadcaster as well as its catch-up service TF1+ are available directly on Netflix for the latter's subscribers in France, marking a new distribution model for the broadcaster and streamer.

Iliad lands EUR 10 bln financing, earns Moody's upgrade
FRANCE 19 JUN

Iliad lands EUR 10 bln financing, earns Moody's upgrade

France's Iliad has secured a total of EUR 10 billion in financing within the space of a few days, resulting in an upgrade from rating agency Moody's. The amount raised includes EUR 6.5 billion to support its proposed acquisition of SFR combined with the refinancing of EUR 3.5 billion in existing bank facilities backed by 31 international lenders. Iliad said the refinancing serves to strengthen its capital structure, boost liquidity and extend the maturity of key debt instruments.

Vsora inks partnership with Scaleway, ZML and Paris region on sovereign AI workload
FRANCE 19 JUN

Vsora inks partnership with Scaleway, ZML and Paris region on sovereign AI workload

Paris-based fabless semiconductor company Vsora announced a strategic collaboration with Iliad cloud subsidiary Scaleway, AI inference expert ZML, and the local authority of Ile-de-France, the region surrounding Paris. With this joint initiative, the partners are backing the launch of a sovereign offering based on Vsora's Jotunn8 processor, designed for large-scale AI inference workloads in data centres. Endorsed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), Jotunn8 has now reached the manufacturing stage.

Scaleway announces new contracts and deliveries at VivaTech
FRANCE 18 JUN

Scaleway announces new contracts and deliveries at VivaTech

Iliad's cloud subsidiary Scaleway is using its presence at the VivaTech exhibition to showcase how its European infrastructure is attracting leading organisations, including insurer MAIF, luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, media group Ouest-France and agentic AI company ChapsVision. Scaleway's cloud also was recently selected by software company Odigo, video intelligence specialist Orasio, and hospital centre CHU de Montpellier, which represents a leading French example of AI integration in health care, in col

Orange and CEA to research semantic communication for future networks
FRANCE 18 JUN

Orange and CEA to research semantic communication for future networks

Orange has announced a five-year R&D collaboration with CEA, a publicly funded French organisation specialising in scientific and technological research, with a view to establishing a joint laboratory named AI-Native Communications. This project focuses on an emerging approach known as semantic communication, which represents a major evolution in how networks can process information. In particular, semantic communication promises to reduce the volume of exchanged data, in turn increasing efficiency and cutt

Orange presents projects with French Tech start-ups at VivaTech
FRANCE 17 JUN

Orange presents projects with French Tech start-ups at VivaTech

Orange will use its presence at this year's VivaTech exhibition to showcase tangible results from the commitments made by group CEO Christel Heydemann to the French Tech scheme, under which the French government has been promoting digital start-ups for over a decade. Heydemann has been championing one of the scheme's support programmes since October 2025. This partnership, which links Heydemann to the start-up cohort known as 'French Tech 2030', has already led to successful collaborations with Anozr Way, C

Bouygues Telecom taps Qustodio to offer parental control service
FRANCE 17 JUN

Bouygues Telecom taps Qustodio to offer parental control service

French operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the forthcoming launch of 'Mode Enfant' (Child Mode), a new parental control service powered by Barcelona-based online safety company Qustodio. In its standard version, the service will be available at no extra charge as part of Bouygues' B.iG multi-play incentive scheme, providing geolocalisation capabilities, web filtering and the ability to monitor screen time across multiple devices. Customers can upgrade to an advanced tier for a monthly rate of EUR 4.99 p

Data4 confirms EUR 5 bln data centre project in Hauts-de-France
FRANCE 16 JUN

Data4 confirms EUR 5 bln data centre project in Hauts-de-France

Data4 has confirmed the launch of a EUR 5 billion data centre project in northern France, which was unveiled at the end of 2025 following the start of exclusive negotiations between the company and the local authority responsible for the site. Located in Escaudain, the future campus will ultimately deliver 700 MW of capacity, making it the largest site ever developed by Data4. This will be achieved through the construction of four next-generation data centres on the campus over the coming years.

Eutelsat announces defence contract in France worth up to EUR 350 mln
FRANCE 16 JUN

Eutelsat announces defence contract in France worth up to EUR 350 mln

The Eutelsat group said that its OneWeb LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellation will provide satellite capacity to the French armed forces under an eight-year contract dubbed Centaure, worth up to EUR 350 million with an initial firm commitment of EUR 138 million over the first four years. This development was last mentioned in the group's financial release for the three months to March. It has now been confirmed that the DGA, France's defence procurement agency, has agreed to the immediate deployment of sovere

Orange issues EUR 850 mln hybrid bond
FRANCE 16 JUN

Orange issues EUR 850 mln hybrid bond

Orange has announced a new debt issue of EUR 850 million, in an operation that reflects the proactive management of the group's hybrid bond portfolio. The hybrid notes are intended to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris and are expected to be assigned a rating of BBB-, Baa3 and BBB- by rating agencies S&P, Moody's and Fitch respectively, based on an equity content of 50 percent. The undated, deeply subordinated securities have a fixed coupon of 4.25 percent until the first reset date.

FRANCE 12 JUN

French fibre net additions slow to 600,000 in Q1

The number of FTTP connections across mainland France and the overseas territories reached 27.68 million at end-March, or nearly 84 percent of the fixed broadband installed base, according to telecom regulator Arcep. This represents a net increase of nearly 600,000 since end-December, down from approximately 740,000 both in the previous quarter and in the year-earlier period. The fibre take-up rate remained on a gradual upward trend, with 65 percent of end-users able to access FTTP services opting to do so,

FRANCE 12 JUN

ASN, RTsys Group announce R&D collaboration in marine projects

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a strategic framework agreement with RTsys Group, a France-based specialist in technology services for the marine environment, such as acoustic and electromagnetic mapping, sensor-based monitoring and autonomous robotics. The two partners will carry out R&D projects in a number of areas, including insights to support cable-laying operations and underwater drones. They will also collaborate on commercialisation activities by bringing their respective expertise to j

FRANCE 12 JUN

OVHcloud in talks to acquire AI speech-to-text start-up in France

OVHcloud has announced exclusive talks to acquire Gladia, a French start-up founded in 2022 that specialises in AI-enabled speech-to-text transcription and similar audio applications. Gladia's capabilities, managed through a single API, enable clients to transcribe conversations in real time and in batch across more than 100 languages. The company serves around 2,000 enterprise customers, while also supporting more than 300,000 developers.

FRANCE 12 JUN

Orange to showcase intelligent network use cases at VivaTech

Orange, a founding partner of the VivaTech exhibition, has presented its programme of activities for this year's edition of the event, which will be held in Paris from 17 to 20 June. More than 60 start-ups will join the Orange stand to share their innovations. For example, visitors will be able to view demonstrations from NeuralTrust (security of AI agents), Multiverse Computing (compressed AI models) and CryptoNext Security (post-quantum cryptography).

FRANCE 11 JUN

Arcep's Future Networks panel evaluates role of quantum computing in telecoms

French regulator Arcep has published a briefing note summarising experts' views on how quantum computing is likely to affect the telecom sector. This release is part of Arcep's Future Networks initiative, which aims to anticipate regulatory needs in the medium to long term through insights compiled by a twelve-strong scientific panel, including academics, consultants and company executives. This committee believes that the most immediate issue raised by quantum computing concerns security, including the ris

FRANCE 11 JUN

French SIMs in 2G-only devices fall to 2 mln at end-March

France closed March with 2 million SIMs active in 2G-only devices, down from 2.4 million at the end of 2025, according to telecom authority Arcep. The finding is part of the regulator's quarterly update on the migration away from the early generations of mobile networks. SIMs in 2G-only devices accounted for 1.5 percent of the total active base supporting voice, messaging and data services, while representing 3 percent of the M2M installed base.

FRANCE 11 JUN

France's Sosh increases price of top-tier fibre offer to EUR 28 per month

Sosh, the no-frills brand of Orange France, has raised the monthly rate of its 'Boost' fibre package, after launching this offer at the end of April for EUR 26.99. The price for new sign-ups has now increased by EUR 1 to EUR 27.99 per month. All other aspects of this top-tier package remain unchanged and, as before, customers covered by Orange's XGS-PON network can benefit from a headline download speed of 8 Gbps, as well as a version of the latest Livebox 7 supporting Wi‑Fi 7 connectivity.

FRANCE 10 JUN

Orange France taps Nelson to electrify van fleet

Orange has announced a three-year partnership with French start-up Nelson in support of ongoing electrification efforts that should see the entirety of the operator's vehicle fleet in France run on electric power by 2030. Nelson has developed a software platform that helps shape electrification strategies based on data-driven insight. Under this collaboration, Orange will rely on Nelson's expertise in digital twin modelling to guide the conversion of utility vehicles to electric power, particularly the flee

FRANCE 9 JUN

Bouygues Telecom launches OSINT-based cybersecurity analysis for B2B clients

French operator Bouygues Telecom, through its subsidiary Bouygues Telecom Business Solution, has introduced a new cybersecurity offering developed by its dedicated team of experts in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). Dubbed Cyber Monitor OSINT, the service will provide companies of all sizes with tailored vulnerability assessments.

FRANCE 9 JUN

Orange ends sponsorship of French Velodrome venue in Marseille

The Velodrome football stadium in the French city of Marseille, which was renamed Orange Velodrome in 2016 under a 10-year branding agreement, is looking for a new sponsor after Orange decided not to renew the partnership. As reported by La Provence, the value of this sponsorship was estimated at EUR 2.5 million annually. The website of the venue, previously orangevelodrome.com, now redirects to velodrome-stadium.com.

FRANCE 9 JUN

Arcep to be vigilant over respect of SFR's obligations following takeover deal

French telecom authority Arcep has acknowledged the signature of the MoU concerning the planned acquisition of SFR, stating that it will pay particular attention to respect for the obligations under which SFR's infrastructure must continue to operate in terms of continuity of service, network coverage and quality of experience.

FRANCE 8 JUN

France's Axione joins data centre alliance in Sarthe department

French infrastructure operator Axione, through its subsidiary Sartel, is taking part in a new partnership in the Sarthe department, where Sartel operates a public-initiative fibre network open to all commercial operators. Under this collaboration, the Sarthe department intends to strengthen its data centre capabilities by interconnecting its public-initiative data centre, dubbed Sartera, with the Datagrex edge data centre owned by the DRI group. The project will see Sartera host DRI's servers in highly secu

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