Orange Telecom has said it’s driving digital transformation
in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with new innovations in smart metering, solar
power, Near Field Communication (NFC) and customer experience, reports
ITRealms.
The Deputy CEO and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer, Ramon
Fernandez, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa (MEA) Bruno Mettling, and
Jean-Marc Vignolles, Chief Operating Officer for Orange MEA, outlined their
vision and priorities, identifying a number of new sectors and activities in
which Orange could play a key role in delivering digital transformation in this
region.
ITRealms gathered that the Middle East and Africa remains a
key growth contributor for Orange, just as Bruno Mettling, CEO, Orange MEA,
said the Middle East and Africa remains a key growth contributor for
Orange.
"Today, we are present in 21 countries in the zone, with more than one
in 10 Africans being Orange customers. We are investing for the long term and
plan to continue playing a major role in the digital transformation of the
region, from providing infrastructure and access to communications services
through to developing new models that will help the region grow,” he said.
Also, ITRealms reports that Orange Money, is part of the
Group’s ambition to strategically diversify around mobile financial services.
With more than 19 million clients (+36 per cent year on year) , Orange Money is a
proven success and, for the first time, Orange Money has exceeded one billion
euros of transactions in June 2016. It has recorded around 50 per cent growth in
revenue in the first half 2016 compared to first half 2015.
In February 2016, ITRealms further gathered that Orange
partnered with Google to launch the Orange Rise 31, an affordable new
Android-based smartphone bundled with data, available in 10 countries in the
MEA.
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