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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) (as Mobilrom) |
| Headquarters | Bucharest, Romania |
Key people | Julien Ducarroz (CEO) |
| Revenue |  € 913 million (2012)[1] |
41,200,000 euro (2018)  | |
Number of employees | 2,366 (2018) |
| Parent | Orange Belgium (80%) Ministry Of Research, Innovation And Digitalization (20%)[2] |
| Website | www |
Orange România is a broadbandInternet service provider and mobile provider in Romania. It isRomania's largestGSM network operator[3] which is majority owned byOrange S.A. that also uses some of theTelekom Romania infrastructure, the biggest initial investor, who gradually increased its ownership.
Between 1997 and April 2002, the company was namedMobil Rom, operated under two brand namesDialog (for monthly subscription plans, in Romanian means "dialogue") andAlo[4] (for prepay services). In April 2002, afterFrance Télécom gained a majority stake it was re-branded to comply with the group's global strategy. As of December 2012, Orange Romania has 10.3 million mobile subscribers.[1]
Orange is in head-to-head competition withVodafone Romania for one of the most dynamic mobile telephony markets in south eastern Europe. Currently the mobile penetration is at about 115% (active users only). Orange edged ahead of Vodafone (formerly Connex) in terms of number of subscribers in September 2004. They are the main mobile telephony operators, with Orange having a market share of almost 38% of the total market (active and inactive users).
Orange România also controls 4% of the Moldovan operator Orange Moldova.
In 2020 Orange Romania launches itsbranchYOXO Romania as avirtual mobile network.[5]
The following is a list of known frequencies which Orange uses in Romania:
| MCC | MNC | Frequency | Band number | Protocol (Downlink/Uplink speed) | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | 10 | 900 MHz | 8 | GSM/GPRS/EDGE | 2G | |
| 226 | 10 | 900 MHz | 8 | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ (21.6 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) | 3G | 3G Phase-out 2025[6] |
| 226 | 10 | 2100 MHz | 1 | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (43.2 Mbit/s/5.76 Mbit/s) | 3G | 3G Phase-out 2025[6] |
| 226 | 10 | 1800 MHz | B3 | LTE (142 Mbit/s/47.5 Mbit/s) | 4G | Downlink speeds can be up to 355.6 Mbit/s through CA_3A_7A_20A |
| 226 | 10 | 2600 MHz | B7 | LTE (992 Mbit/s/470.5 Mbit/s) | 4G | Downlink speeds can be up to 355.6 Mbit/s through CA_3A_7A_20A |
| 226 | 10 | 800 MHz | B20 | LTE (71.2 Mbit/s/25 Mbit/s) | 4G | Downlink speeds can be up to 500Mbit/s through CA_3A_7A_20A |
| 226 | 10 | 700 MHz | B28 | LTE (71.2 Mbit/s/25 Mbit/s) | 4G | Downlink speeds can be up to 150Mbit/s |
| 226 | 10 | 1500 MHz | B32 | LTE | 4G | Limited network development (2024–03) |
| 226 | 10 | 1800 MHz | n3 | 5G NSA | 5G | |
| 226 | 10 | 2600 MHz | n7 | 5G NSA | 5G | |
| 226 | 10 | 800 MHz | n20 | 5G NSA | 5G | |
| 226 | 10 | 700 MHz | n28 | 5G NSA | 5G | |
| 226 | 10 | 3500 MHz | n78 | 5G NSA | 5G |
