Through this project, half of Orange’s network has been modernized, optimized and extended, offering high speed internet services to its clients, said Fallacher.
In May 2011, France Telecom-Orange said it would invest some EUR500 million – EUR600 million by 2015 in developing its Romanian subsidiary. The sum allotted last year amounted to over EUR110 million.
According to data presented by Orange Romania chief technology officer Madalina Suceveanu, the data transfer rate in rural areas increased by 182% in the first quarter of the year, following investments.
She said the sum the company will invest in Romania this year will be similar to that in 2011, plus funds directed to other development projects.
Orange is the leader on the Romanian mobile telephony market with 10.09 million clients and revenues which amounted to EUR220 million on March 31.
Orange is part of France Telecom-Orange, one of the world’s largest communications companies, with over 226 million clients worldwide.