Juliette Lewis to star in Orange Kung Fu Text-Fu Gold Spot advert

Juliette Lewis plays the leading role in a new film created by Orange Film Studios - a re-envisioned version of martial arts film Fist of Fury. Lewis follows Emilio Estevez who starred in the first advert of the series, created by Fallon earlier this year. The Gold Spots continue to remind people to turn off their mobile phones in cinemas.

@Hit Barcelona Head of Mobile Bebo on why we don’t need mobile operators

Sean Kane Head of Mobile from bebo @Hit Barcelona Open API panel.

I loved Sean Kane’s edgy almost arrogant stance at Hit Barcelona.

OnAir in-flight mobile services allowed by Vodafone and Orange

In-flight mobile provider OnAir can now operate on the networks of all four of the UKs big carriers, after Vodafone and Orange granted permission. The company, which enables mobile phone calls to be made from planes while they’re in the air, was already operating with O2 and T-Mobile.

Orange Spain attempts to lure customers with free, unlimited mobile internet

Oranges spanish branch has apparently introduced a summer bargain for contract subscribers. So long as you connect via the Orange World mobile portal, you have free access to as much music, gaming and TV content as you like. On the Orange World Portal.

The deal applies to new or existing contracts with Orange - so it’s [...]

Orange launches GBP 5 per month mobile tariff

The recession is nigh in the UK -but mobile operators are ready. Orange has launched its first ever GBP 5 per month mobile monthly tariff plan. This is its lowest Pay Monthly plan on the market available on an 18 month contract.
From the press release
Neil Macgeorge, Director of Pay Monthly, Orange UK said: “In the [...]

Orange Romania launches unlimited mobile voice and internet package

Orange Romania has announced its new “Home&Office Pack” tariff. The deal offers unlimited calls between your fixed line and up to 50 Orange mobile numbers. It also offers unlimited internet, with the caveat that if you use a truly huge amount of data, your connection speed will eventually be dropped.

The free minutes to 50 pre-chosen [...]

France Telecom Subsidiary Almerys Acquires Enora

Almerys, an entity of Orange Business Services specializing in health services, is broadening its expertise with the 100 % acquisition of Enora Technologies, producer of electronic solutions for the health monitoring of “A-List” athletes.
Orange Business Services reinforces its position and extends its range of services and solutions in the healthcare and insurance fields (social security, [...]

Healthcare to benefit from mobile technology with Orange and Alcatel-Lucent

Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have agreed to tackle healthcare issues in Europe together. The two companies have signed a cooperation agreement, which will see them combine technology and infrastructure for electronic-assisted healthcare, or e-health.

No products have been announced yet, but the companies have announced that they’re focusing on three areas: assisted living for patients and the [...]

Orange deploying its new vision and brand campaign in Africa

Orange will be launching a pan-African brand campaign across the majority of African countries(*) where the brand is present unveiling its new international vision: “together we can do more”. This vision is founded on a strong conviction: “At Orange we think we can all be more and do more as individuals, through our relationships and [...]

Orange sport wins its appeal against competitors

Orange sport wins its appeal against SFR and Free
In a decision published today, the Paris Appeal Court has overturned the decision taken by the Tribunal of Commerce on 23 February 2009, ruling against SFR (Vivendi group) and Free.
Orange is fully satisfied with this decision that re-establishes its rights, and will reopen the commercialisation of the [...]

Orange France offers mobile service aimed at people on Earned Income Supplement

Mobile operator Orange in France has launched its first ever tariff aimed at people that qualify for the Earned Income Supplement.
What is EIS?
On June 1, 2009 the French Government is launching a new social benefit service. This is for very low income families - approximately 3.5 million French people qualify.
The Plan is called the RSA [...]

Orange slashes mobile broadband rates for smaller businesses

Orange’s Business Everywhere mobile broadband plan has seen it’s price cut down to £7.50 a month. The operator announced today that customers who sign on between the start of May and the end of July will get the discount. For that, small and medium businesses get unlimited mobile broadband access.

A separate offer for any customer [...]

Orange sets mobile internet access free? Um, nope, I don’t think so

A strange press release came out of Paris yesterday. It was called Orange sets mobile Internet access free. Yikes, with a title like that I imagined a list of stellar tariffs encouraging uptake.
Well, I nearly swallowed my teeth when I read..
For occasional use
With the new Internet everywhere Passes(2), the user can surf the internet for [...]

Bye bye T-Mobile UK? Deutsche Telekom is under pressure to sell it’s UK unit

Thanks to a recent “profit warning” from T-Mobile UK, parent company Deutsche Telekom is being pressured to decide whether or not to sell the underperforming unit. The pressure is coming from Deutsche Telekom’s two main shareholders - one of which is the German government, the other a private quity group called Blackstone.

The idea of selling [...]

Orange launches Bright Top Ups – win prizes with Pay as you Go

Orange has launched something called Bright Top Ups.
What is it?
Well basically when you top-up your mobile phone you get the chance to win a prize! You can win things like holidays, VIP tickets etc.
How does it work?
Once you top up a text message will be sent to mobile users telling them if they were successful [...]

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