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Company type | Simplified joint stock company |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | 16-18, rue Paul Lafargue 92800 Puteaux France |
Number of locations | 2 marine bases in Brest and La Seyne-sur-Mer |
Key people | Didier Dillard (CEO) |
Services | Installation and maintenance of submarine telecommunication systems |
Number of employees | 250 |
Parent | Orange S.A. |
Website | marine.orange.com |
Orange Marine (formerly France Télécom Marine) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange S.A. It is a major actor in the laying of new submarine communications cables and the maintenance of existing cables across the world's oceans. The company is active in all areas of these activities, including the study (survey) and the shore ends. Orange Marine took control of Elettra (previously owned by Telecom Italia) on 1 October 2010, and now operates six cable ships, which is 15% of the world fleet. The CEO of Orange Marine and Elettra is Didier Dillard.