Orange Marine

Orange Marine
Company typeSimplified joint stock company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1999 (1999)
Headquarters16-18, rue Paul Lafargue 92800 Puteaux France
Number of locations
2 marine bases in Brest and La Seyne-sur-Mer
Key people
Didier Dillard (CEO)
ServicesInstallation and maintenance of submarine telecommunication systems
Number of employees
250
ParentOrange S.A.
Websitemarine.orange.com
Orange Marine's cable ship René Descartes

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.