Orange România is a broadband
Internet service provider
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and mobile provider in Romania. It is
Romania
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's largest
GSM
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network operator which is majority owned by
Orange S.A.
Orange S.A. (; formerly , stylised as france telecom) is a French multinational telecommunications corporation founded in 1988 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris.
''Orange'' has been the corporation's main brand for mobile, ...
that also uses some of the
Telekom Romania infrastructure, the biggest initial investor, who gradually increased its ownership.
Between 1997 and April 2002, the company was named Mobil Rom, operated under two brand names Dialog (for monthly subscription plans, in Romanian means "dialogue") and Alo
["Alo" is the word used to greet people over the phone in Romanian] (for prepay services). In April 2002, after
France Télécom
Orange S.A. (; formerly , stylised as france telecom) is a French multinational corporation, multinational telecommunications corporation founded in 1988 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris.
''Orange'' has been the corporation' ...
gained a majority stake it was re-branded to comply with the group's global strategy. As of December 2012, Orange Romania has 10.3 million mobile subscribers.
Orange is in head-to-head competition with
Vodafone Romania
Vodafone Romania S.A. is a Romanian telecommunications operator owned by Vodafone Group Plc. It launched in April 1997 as the first GSM network in Romania.
Before acquisition by Vodafone Group Plc, it was known as Connex, after which it wa ...
for one of the most dynamic mobile telephony markets in south eastern Europe. Currently the mobile penetration is at about 115% (active users only). Orange edged ahead of Vodafone (formerly Connex) in terms of number of subscribers in September 2004. They are the main mobile telephony operators, with Orange having a market share of almost 38% of the total market (active and inactive users).
Orange România also controls 4% of the Moldovan operator Orange Moldova.
YOXO
In 2020 Orange Romania launches it's
branch
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History and etymology
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YOXO Romania as a
virtual mobile network.
Radio frequency summary
The following is a list of known frequencies which Orange uses in Romania:
See also
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List of mobile network operators
For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.
Terrestrial
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Satellite based
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Communications media in Romania
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References
External links
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Orange Moldova
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Companies based in Bucharest
Mobile phone companies of Romania
Romania
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