Orange Slovensko
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Orange SA
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was...
. The Orange Group operates in 19 countries of the world and currently serves almost 172 million customers.
Orange owns majority shares in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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, Cameroon
Cameroon
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, Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, Moldova
Moldova
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(see Orange Moldova
Orange Moldova
The Orange company operates in Moldova since April 1998, a 94.45% share of Orange Moldova belongs to France Télécom. The company is also an internet service provider and fixed voice services provider for business....
) and Spain (previously Amena). It holds minority shares in Portugal, Austria, Thailand, Egypt, Poland and Lebanon. Orange SA
Orange SA
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was...
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the French telecommunications giant France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
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Orange Slovensko is a mobile operator company, however now also offering fibre connections, operating in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
since 15 January 1997 (previously named Globtel), when it became the first mobile operator in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
to operate the GSM digital mobile network at the 900 MHz frequency. On 15 November 1999, the company launched the commercial operation of the mobile network in the 1800 MHz frequency band. It is also the first company to cover more than 66% of the country with 3G HSDPA high-speed internet with the maximum speed of 42 Mbit/s, lunched the HSPA+ upgrade to the maximum of 21.2-42.2 Mbit/s in 2011. The operator plans to commercially operate LTE network by the end of 2012.
Since 27 March 2002, the operator has been providing services under the Orange brand name and from this date company's business name is Orange Slovensko, a.s.
The company operates a countrywide network covering 99% of the population and 2,830,000 active customers and is by far the most successful telecommunications company in Slovakia.
Orange SA
Orange SA
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was...
, whose majority owner is France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
, now owns a 100% stake in Orange Slovensko.
The company has recently launched commercial operation of FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) providing digital TV, fixed phone line for free and a high-speed internet connection with 100 Mbit/s download and 100 Mbit/s upload. There is one Internet plan (called FiberNet Super) with speed up to 100 Mbit/s and upload up to 1 Mbit/s. But there is possibility of upload upgrade to 10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s. The technology similar to Orange France livebox is called "Orange Doma" (Orange Home) in Slovakia.
Orange Slovensko is the major sponsor of Slovak National Ice Hockey Team and also sponsors events in Slovakia and projects for young people. It is also operating a charity foundation called Konto Orange. It had a commercial with Marian Hossa of the Detroit Red Wings promoting it, too.
Company's slogans: Budúcnosť je jasná, budúcnosť je Orange (The future's bright, the future's Orange), Je dobré byť Orange (It's good to be orange) and Bright Ideas for Business, Už 10 rokov Váš Orange (Yet 10 years of your Orange), Orange svojim
Technologies: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, BlackBerry and FTTH.
Prefixes: +421905; +421906; +421907; +421908; +421915; +421916; +421917; +421918; +421919
CEO: Pavol Lančarič
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