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Orange Egypt

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Telecommunication company in Egypt

Orange (Egyptian Arabic: اورنچ), formerly known as Mobinil (Egyptian Arabic: موبينيل), is an Egyptian mobile network operator (the oldest in Egypt), founded on March 4, 1998. Orange provides voice and data exchange services, as well as 5G, 4G, 3G, ADSL and broadband internet.2 It was founded by Naguib Sawiris.1 It is headquartered in Cairo.1 Its chief executive is Jean-Marc Harion (since 2016).1 It employed 8,000 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was SAR 3.3 billion in 2018.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 4, 1998Founded1
  • IndustryInternet industry, mobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersCairo1
  • Websitewww.orange.eg

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Orange (Egyptian Arabic: اورنچ), formerly known as Mobinil (Egyptian Arabic: موبينيل), is an Egyptian mobile network operator (the oldest in Egypt), founded on March 4, 1998. Orange provides voice and data exchange services, as well as 5G, 4G, 3G, ADSL and broadband internet.2

Corporate structure

Orange Egypt is part of a group headed by Orange. 114 entities, 33 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Orange Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    • ATLAS SERVICES BELGIUM Evere, Belgium
    • Globecast Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    • MásOrange Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • Euskaltel Derio, Spain
        • R Subsidiary · A Coruña
        • Telecable Subsidiary
        • R CABLE Y TELECABLE TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.U. Subsidiary · Coruña, A, Spain
      • Grupo MásMóvil Subsidiary
      • KAIXO BONDCO TELECOM, S.A. Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • KAIXO TELECOM, S.A. Subsidiary · Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
      • LORCA TELECOM BIDCO, S.L Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • MASBUSINESS FTTH S.L. Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • MASBUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURES, S.L. Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • MASMOVIL IBERCOM, S.A. Subsidiary · Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
      • MASORANGE TELECOM BONDCO SA Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
      • XFERA MOVILES SA Subsidiary · Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
    • Orange Cyberdefense Nanterre, France
    • Orange Egypt Cairo
    • Orange España Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
    • ORANGE PARTICIPATIONS OBK Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
    • Orange Polska Warszawa, Poland
      • Orange Nieruchomości Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
      • INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
      • ORANGE SZKOLENIA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (ORANGE SZKOLENIA SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
      • PRACOWNICZE TOWARZYSTWO EMERYTALNE ORANGE POLSKA SPOLKA AKCYJNA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
      • SWIATLOWOD INWESTYCJE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    • Orange Romania Bucharest, Romania
      • NEXTGEN COMMUNICATIONS SRL Subsidiary · 100% · București, Sectorul 1, Romania
    • Orange Côte d'Ivoire Subsidiary · 85% · Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    • Orange Tunisia Subsidiary · 49% · Tunis
    • Orange Morocco Subsidiary · 40% · Casablanca
    • Fnac Mobile Subsidiary
    • Jazztel Subsidiary
    • Mauritius Telecom Subsidiary · Port Louis
    • Mobistar Subsidiary · Evere
    • Nordnet Subsidiary · Hem, France
    • Oleane Subsidiary
    • Orange Antilles-Guyane Subsidiary · Arcueil, France
    • Orange Bank Subsidiary · Montreuil, France
    • Orange Belgium Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • Orange Business Subsidiary · Paris
    • Orange Cameroon Subsidiary · Douala, Cameroon
    • Orange Centrafrique Subsidiary · Bangui, Central African Republic
    • Orange DRC Subsidiary · Kinshasa
    • and 50 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Naguib Sawiris on Mar 4, 1998.1

Leadership

Who has led Orange Egypt, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Yves Gauthier2011–2016
  2. Jean-Marc Harion2016–now
200020052010201520202025

Products and brands

Network and coverage

Orange Egypt has:

99,299 sites;

36 switches;

4503 mobile BTSs.

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Orange was the first mobile carrier in Egypt to extend its network service to underground stations, having installed 17 Micro BTSs covering stations in Cairo in addition to the Al Azhar Tunnel.

Orange has international roaming agreements with 348 operators in 135 countries, being the first in Egypt to establish roaming agreements with the US and Canada, as well as non-GSM operators in South American countries including Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

Orange Egypt offers roaming with satellite operators such as Al-Thuraya.

Orange claims that its coverage extends to more than 99% of the Egyptian population.

Orange is continually ranked as the fastest network in Egypt by Speedtest and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority. According to the latter, Orange Egypt provides an average speed of 32 Mbit/s.

Market share

As of October–December, 2017, Orange has about 33.5 million

active subscribers from almost 101.27 million mobile subscribers in Egypt.

From Wikipedia’s article on Orange Egypt, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20238,0001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20183.3B SAR1

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2016New chief executive Jean-Marc Harion becomes CEO1
  2. Sep 21, 2011New chief executive Yves Gauthier becomes CEO1
  3. Mar 4, 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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