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Orange Business

Orange sources evidence managed SD-WAN/SASE leadership and managed SASE with Palo Alto Networks/Orange Cyberdefense.

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Orange Business in depth

Platform and architecture

Orange Business runs one of the most complete global managed WAN practices outside the US: deep owned network across Europe, Africa and Asia, and a multi-vendor SD-WAN bench centred on Cisco, VeloCloud, Fortinet and Palo Alto. Evolution Platform thinking pushes network-as-a-service consumption. Delivery into Africa and the Middle East is a genuine differentiator among Western carriers.

Security and SASE capability

Orange Cyberdefense is one of Europe's largest security service businesses, and it shows: managed SASE pairs the SD-WAN bench with Zscaler, Palo Alto and Netskope stacks under serious SOC operations, threat intelligence and consulting. For carriers, the security operations depth here is near the top of the class.

Service, support and channel

Fully managed and co-managed with 24x7 follow-the-sun operations, strong multilingual European delivery and named service management. French heritage with substantial UK presence. Multinational coordination (one contract, many countries) is the core competence.

Commercials and the Netify verdict

Per-site managed pricing on term, quote based. The Netify verdict: shortlist Orange for Europe-led multinationals, estates touching Africa and the Middle East, and security-forward boards that value Orange Cyberdefense in the same contract. UK-only estates may prefer domestic-first providers, though Orange's UK delivery is credible.

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Questions

Orange Business: common buyer questions

What is Orange Cyberdefense and why does it matter?

Orange's dedicated security division, among Europe's largest MSSPs: SOCs, CERT capability, threat intelligence and consulting. Buying managed SASE from Orange puts genuine security operations behind the platform rather than a thin monitoring wrap.

How strong is Orange outside Europe?

Notably strong in Africa and the Middle East through owned and group networks, with solid Asia delivery. For estates spanning those regions, Orange is frequently the most capable Western carrier option.

Which SD-WAN platforms does Orange propose?

Cisco, VeloCloud, Fortinet and Palo Alto feature core, paired with Zscaler, Netskope or Palo Alto SSE for SASE outcomes, matched to estate and security requirements during design.

Key differentiators

  • Global managed network leadership with strong service assurance, NOC depth and field operations.
  • Multi-vendor managed SD-WAN and SASE delivery (including Palo Alto Networks managed SASE via Orange Cyberdefense).
  • Strong UK and EMEA presence with established enterprise managed service track record.

Best fit for

  • Multinational enterprises wanting a single global managed provider for SD-WAN, SASE and access.
  • Buyers prioritising service ownership, RCA quality and change governance over best-of-breed platform selection.
  • Organisations needing access circuit sourcing alongside SD-WAN platform delivery.

Watch-outs

  • Platform choice depends on which Orange-supported vendor is selected; underlying platform fit and roadmap should be evaluated independently.
  • Commercial model is bespoke; rate cards and change costs need careful scoping.
  • DIY/self-managed model is not the primary positioning.

40 features, 6 categories

Capability matrix

Each capability is graded against public source evidence. Hover any status grade for a definition. Where evidence is limited, the grade reflects that uncertainty rather than assuming the capability is present.

Service delivery and operating model

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F01Fully managed serviceYesProvider designs, deploys, monitors, changes, supports and reports on the service.
F02DIY / self-managed modelPartialCustomer operates SD-WAN controller, policies, updates and incident response.
F03Co-managed servicePartialProvider runs platform/support while customer retains selected policy or change rights.
F04Multi-tenant MSP / white-label supportUnknownTenant isolation, delegated administration, branded portals, templates and service-provider scale.
F05Professional services and migration supportYesDiscovery, design, pilot, staging, migration runbooks, rollback and training.
F06Last-mile circuit managementYesSourcing, monitoring and support for broadband, DIA, LTE/5G, MPLS and cross-connects.
F07Lifecycle managementPartialHardware replacement, firmware upgrades, patching, renewals and EoL planning.
F08Flexible commercial modelYesPer-site, per-bandwidth, per-user, per-device, consumption, NaaS or bundled pricing.

Network architecture and transport

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F09Encrypted overlay fabricYesSecure tunnels across broadband, DIA, MPLS, LTE/5G, satellite or private WAN.
F10Dynamic path selectionYesReal-time routing based on latency, jitter, packet loss, brownouts, MOS and policy.
F11Active-active link utilisationYesUse multiple links concurrently rather than passive backup only.
F12Application-aware routingYesIdentification and routing for SaaS, UCaaS, ERP and custom applications.
F13QoS and traffic shapingYesPer-application and per-class prioritisation, reservation and policing.
F14Packet loss remediationYesFEC, packet duplication, jitter buffering, TCP optimisation and WAN optimisation.
F15Local internet breakoutYesSecure direct internet access from branch sites.
F16MPLS coexistence and migrationYesHybrid MPLS/internet/cellular during transition.
F17Cellular and 5G supportUnknownIntegrated/external modem, SIM management, signal monitoring and failover.
F18Cloud on-rampYesAutomated/simplified connectivity to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, Equinix, Megaport and SaaS.

Gateway, PoP and backbone design

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F19Public cloud gatewaysYesVendor-operated gateways/PoPs for SaaS optimisation, remote access or security enforcement.
F20Private PoPs / dedicated PoPsUnknownCustomer-hosted, dedicated or sovereign PoP options.
F21Private global backboneYesVendor-owned or controlled backbone between PoPs.
F22Regional breakout and data residencyYesPin traffic to countries, regions or approved inspection locations.
F23Multi-cloud transit fabricYesBranch-to-cloud, cloud-to-cloud and user-to-cloud connectivity under common policy.
F24Flexible edge form factorsYesPhysical, virtual, cloud marketplace, container or uCPE.
F25High availability designYesDual appliances, dual circuits, dual power, HA clustering and gateway redundancy.
F26SLA-backed service fabricYesSLA for uptime, response, change handling and possibly latency/jitter/loss.

Security and SASE capability

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F27Integrated next-generation firewallPartner / integratedStateful firewall, app control, IPS/IDS, malware inspection and URL filtering.
F28Full SASE platformYesSD-WAN plus SWG, CASB, ZTNA, FWaaS, DLP, RBI, DNS security and threat prevention.
F29SSE ecosystem integrationYesInteroperation with Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cisco Secure Access, Cloudflare etc.
F30Zero Trust Network AccessYesIdentity and posture-based access to private applications.
F31Secure web gatewayYesURL filtering, SSL inspection, malware scanning and acceptable-use controls.
F32CASB capabilityYesSaaS discovery, sanctioned/unsanctioned app control and SaaS policy enforcement.
F33Data loss preventionUnknownData classification, inspection, blocking, alerting and exception workflow.
F34Remote user accessYesClient or clientless access for remote workers, contractors and mobile users.
F35SOC/SIEM/SOAR integrationYesSyslog, APIs, event export, threat intelligence and workflow integration.

Operations, assurance and automation

#CapabilityStatusDefinition
F36Centralised orchestrationYesTemplates, intent-based policy, zero-touch provisioning and configuration compliance.
F37Customer portal and RBACYesReal-time status, role-based access, reporting, tickets and change requests.
F38Observability and digital experience monitoringYesApp experience, user experience, device health, SaaS telemetry and path analytics.
F39APIs and automationPartialREST APIs, Terraform, webhooks, event streaming and ITSM integration.
F40Managed service assuranceYes24/7 NOC/SOC, proactive monitoring, incident ownership, RCA, service reviews and change governance.

Commercial

Cost model and pricing visibility

Public pricing visibility

Quote-based. No complete public enterprise price was found in reviewed sources.

Cost model

Quote-based managed service; costs driven by access circuits, countries, vendor platform, security services and SLAs.

Evidence

Sources and exclusions

39 facts about Orange Business were re-verified on 2026-07-29 against named sources, each carrying a sentence quoted from the source and confirmed present on that page. 51 sources were used. 11 more were read and rejected, and are listed below with the reason.

Sourced facts for Orange Business, each with its grade, the source it rests on and the sentence quoted from that source.
FactFindingEvidenceQuoted from the source
Fully managed serviceYes[4] [7] [9] [10]"Business VPN is a fully-managed, business-class IP MPLS VPN service"
Co-managed servicePartial[4]"I manage my Flexible SD-WAN solution through an administration portal"
Multi-tenant MSP / white-label supportNot found[4] [11] [23]Not found in public sources reviewed. Checked the Flexible SD-WAN page, the product catalogue, the Evolution Platform page and the SASE pages for tenant isolation, delegated administration, branded portals or reseller/white-label programmes. Orange Business presents itself as the managed service provider to the end customer rather than as a platform other MSPs rebrand.
Professional services and migration supportYes[4] [11] [17]"An expert is assigned to design my Flexible SD-WAN solution, ensuring it meets my business needs"
Lifecycle managementPartial[4] [8] [10]"Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours."
Cellular and 5G supportNot found[4] [9] [10] [20] [24] [25]Not found in public sources reviewed. Checked the Flexible SD-WAN page, the Business VPN and Business VPN Internet pages, the Connectivity hub and the Fortinet partner page for 4G/5G as WAN transport, SIM management or signal monitoring, and found no such statement. The Mobile Private Networks page does discuss private 4G/5G ("A packaged radio access network based on 4 indoor antennas and managed services that allow you to test private 5G in your own environment on a limited area."), but that is a separate private-network product and is not evidence of cellular as SD-WAN primary or failover transport under this definition. Orange is a mobile network operator, but absence of a quote means unknown, not inferred yes.
Public cloud gatewaysYes[4] [8] [24]"Orange Business has invested in 16 global Internet gateways on five continents."
Private PoPs / dedicated PoPsNot found[4] [18] [19] [16]Not found in public sources reviewed. Checked the Flexible SD-WAN, Secure Gateway, Business VPN Internet and certifications pages for customer-hosted, dedicated or sovereign PoP options. The Secure Gateway page refers to web reputation "integrated into next-gen firewalls or delivered on a dedicated platform", which is about the security platform rather than a dedicated PoP, and Orange holds a SecNumCloud qualification for sovereign cloud, but neither is a statement that PoPs can be supplied as dedicated or customer-hosted deployments.
Private global backboneYes[7] [8] [4] [10]"Orange Business uses its own network to create the digital services of tomorrow."
SLA-backed service fabricYes[4] [8] [10]"Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours."
Integrated next-generation firewallPartner / integrated[19] [18] [25] [14] [6]"Secure Gateway consists of a new-generation firewall at the heart of the service"
Data loss preventionNot found[18] [19] [13] [12]Not found in public sources reviewed. Checked the Secure Gateway product and solution pages, the group SASE page and the Belgian SASE page; none mention data loss prevention, content classification or sensitive-data blocking. Two Orange Cyberdefense URLs that might have carried DLP detail returned 404. Underlying partner platforms (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Netskope, Zscaler) include DLP, but Orange publishes no statement of its own, so this is unknown rather than partner_integrated.
Managed service assuranceYes[19] [13] [7] [8]"Personalized services fully managed and supervised by our experts 24x7"
delivery modelmanaged_provider[14] [6] [4] [17]"It delivers a secure and managed service from the Orange telco cloud infrastructure, boosted by cybersecurity expertise and capabilities with Orange Cyberdefense."
underlay ownershipowns_own_circuits[7] [24] [8] [4]"Orange Business uses its own network to create the digital services of tomorrow."
sse layer ownershippartner[5] [13] [14] [6] [25] [19]"For SASE, this recognition highlights our unique expertise in both connectivity and security, thanks to our ability to offer a broad range of technology partners, supporting both 'single vendor' and 'dual vendor' models."
regulatory documentationdocumented[15] [16] [19]"Our long-standing ISO27001 certification reflects our deep commitment to information security and risk management."
pop count400[4]"400 Points of Presence globally, ensuring low-latency connections and a vast networking infrastructure."
sla availability pct100[4]"Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours."
sectors.healthcareYes[38] [36]"MicroPort CardioFlow is a pioneer in cardiac rhythm management."
sectors.financial servicesYes[47] [39] [40]"BNP Paribas has chosen Orange Business to deploy an SD-WAN solution in more than 1,800 bank branches across France."
sectors.retail ecommerceYes[41] [36]"Headquartered in eastern China, Cainiao is universally acknowledged as the world's largest cross-border e-commerce logistics company."
sectors.manufacturingYes[48] [43] [49] [37]"1,168 Siemens sites in 94 countries now successfully migrated to SD-WAN as part of its digital transformation program"
sectors.energy utilitiesPartial[44] [36]"An energy provider adopts generative AI to produce field service reports in a flash"
sectors.government public sectorPartial[46] [58]"Grand Paris Sud, France's second-largest urban area"
sectors.transport logisticsYes[41] [50] [36]"Cainiao is Alibaba Group's logistics arm and is recommended for Alibaba merchants and suppliers who need to deliver domestically and internationally."
sectors.professional servicesYes[42] [36]"Everise, a leading global customer experience (CX) transformation company with strong management and sourcing operations in India, continues to expand its global footprint through strategic growth initiatives."
sectors.hospitality leisurePartial[45] [46] [36]"This travel management company streamlines operations and reduces costs with a unified framework."
regions.uk irelandPartial[35] [29]"More than 220 countries and territories benefit from our SD-WAN expertise"
regions.europeYes[47] [43] [33] [31]"BNP Paribas has chosen Orange Business to deploy an SD-WAN solution in more than 1,800 bank branches across France."
regions.north americaYes[31] [35] [29]"The Orange network covers more than 200 Countries and territories covered, and our teams are present in 65 countries to deploy and monitor your networks and digital solutions on a daily basis."
regions.asia pacificYes[52] [34] [53]"Orange Business is named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed SD-WAN/SASE Services 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment"
regions.middle east africaYes[31] [34] [33] [35]"The Orange network covers more than 200 Countries and territories covered, and our teams are present in 65 countries to deploy and monitor your networks and digital solutions on a daily basis."
regions.latin americaYes[31] [49] [32] [34]"The Orange network covers more than 200 Countries and territories covered, and our teams are present in 65 countries to deploy and monitor your networks and digital solutions on a daily basis."
regions.china mainlandPartial[53] [32] [41]"[Newsblog] Empowering growth: Orange Business accelerates the digital transformation for leading enterprises in China"
organisation fit.large global enterpriseYes[48] [47] [37] [30]"1,168 Siemens sites in 94 countries now successfully migrated to SD-WAN as part of its digital transformation program"
organisation fit.mid marketPartial[49] [29]"Weener Plastics, a global supplier of innovative and value-added packaging solutions"
organisation fit.small businessNot found[30] [29]"multinational companies to drive their business forward in the digital world"
published pricingnot_publishednoneNo price is published that we could quote. The value_tier field on this record is a Netify assessment of relative cost position, not a supplier claim.

Sources used

  1. [1] Tier 1. Network Solutions / SD-WAN landing page | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page. Generic portfolio landing content, little product detail; used only for orientation.
  2. [2] Tier 1. Flexible SD-WAN (product page) | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Returned mostly portfolio navigation content; superseded by the fuller solutions page (register 4).
  3. [3] Tier 1. SASE solutions: Cisco technology meets Orange integration | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own partner page. Confirms the Cisco technology plus Orange integration model; thin on technical specifics.
  4. [4] Tier 1. Flexible SD-WAN | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own primary SD-WAN page. Richest single source: PoP count, SLA, service journey, partner list. Key quotes re-verified on a second pass with a different prompt.
  5. [5] Tier 1. IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed SASE Services 2025 | Orange Business Published 2025. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page reporting a third-party analyst placement. Used for the vendor's own quoted statements about its partner-based SASE model, not for the analyst rating itself.
  6. [6] Tier 1. Orange Business, Orange Cyberdefense and Palo Alto Networks join forces to deliver cloud-native SASE (press release) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier press release. Dated line not captured in the fetch; names Prisma SASE as the security technology.
  7. [7] Tier 1. Network solutions | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page. Source for network ownership and service centre statements.
  8. [8] Tier 1. Business VPN Galerie | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Explicit availability and GTTR commitments and private cloud on-ramp statements.
  9. [9] Tier 1. Connectivity | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own hub page. Checked for cellular and 5G WAN transport; no relevant statement found.
  10. [10] Tier 1. Business VPN | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Source for the fully-managed statement, 220-country reach and a conflicting 99.95% availability figure.
  11. [11] Tier 1. Catalogue | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product catalogue. Used to confirm which named products exist (and that no DLP or 4G/5G access product is listed).
  12. [12] Tier 1. SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page but returned only high-level marketing copy; carried no gradeable detail.
  13. [13] Tier 1. SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) | Orange Business Belgium Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own country page. Source for the named SASE technology partners and the 24/7/365 monitoring and security headcount figures.
  14. [14] Tier 1. Orange Business Services and Fortinet partner on SASE (press release) Published 2022-03-09. Read 2026-07-29. Dated supplier press release. Clear statement that the managed service runs on Orange telco cloud infrastructure using Fortinet technology. Older than other sources, so used for model rather than current specifications.
  15. [15] Tier 1. ISO 27001 Certification | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own certification page with named scope and locations. Strong evidence for regulatory documentation.
  16. [16] Tier 1. Our certifications | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own certification index. Enumerates the named frameworks held.
  17. [17] Tier 1. IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed SD-WAN Services 2025 | Orange Business Published 2025. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page reporting an analyst placement. Used for the supplier's own quoted statements about operating models and partner breadth.
  18. [18] Tier 1. Secure Gateway (product) | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Names the underlying firewall vendors and the managed 24x7 wrapper.
  19. [19] Tier 1. Secure Gateway | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own solution page. Source for the firewall-at-the-heart wording and the ISO 20000 / SOC 27001 certification statement.
  20. [20] Tier 1. Mobile Private Networks Global services | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page. Documents private 4G/5G networks, which is a different capability from cellular WAN transport; used only to explain why f17 is unknown, and for a conflicting availability figure.
  21. [21] Tier 1. SD-WAN from Orange Business Services (focus page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page. Checked for co-managed and cellular detail; returned no gradeable content.
  22. [22] Tier 3. The SD-WAN "DIY or managed services" conundrum (blog) | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Undated supplier blog, corroboration only. No date printed and no service-model detail returned, so it carries no grade.
  23. [23] Tier 1. Evolution Platform | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own page. Checked for multi-tenancy, self-service and operating models; returned only high-level catalogue copy.
  24. [24] Tier 1. Business VPN Internet | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Best evidence that the internet gateway estate is Orange-owned and Orange-invested.
  25. [25] Tier 1. Fortinet partner page | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own partner page. Direct statement that Fortinet Secure SD-WAN underpins the Flexible SD-WAN offering.
  26. [29] Tier 1. Flexible SD-WAN | Orange Business (product page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier's own product page. Carries the only explicit SD-WAN coverage numbers found (220 countries and territories, 400 Points of Presence). Vendor self-claim, unaudited.
  27. [30] Tier 1. Business VPN | Orange Business Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier product page. Source of the 220 countries reach claim and the explicit multinational targeting language. Vendor self-claim.
  28. [31] Tier 1. International presence | Orange Business (Global presence, local service) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier corporate page. Gives the headline network and staffed-country figures and the five region headings used by the office directory. Vendor self-claim but specific and checkable.
  29. [32] Tier 1. Our local offices | Orange Business (office directory, index) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier office directory, paginated over five pages. Names individual cities, so it is the most granular regional evidence available. Lists offices, not necessarily network points of presence.
  30. [33] Tier 1. Our local offices, page 1 (Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Egypt) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier office directory page. City-level European and Egyptian office listings.
  31. [34] Tier 1. Our local offices, page 3 (Luxembourg to Slovakia, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Senegal, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Mexico) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier office directory page. Principal source for Middle East and Africa and additional Asia Oceania office locations.
  32. [35] Tier 1. Our local offices, page 4 (Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, United States) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier office directory page. Only page on which a UK office and US offices appear. No Ireland office appears anywhere in the directory.
  33. [36] Tier 1. Customer stories | Orange Business (index with sector filters) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study index. Useful because each card carries an explicit sector tag and the page exposes the supplier's own twelve-item industry taxonomy. Tags are supplier-assigned.
  34. [37] Tier 1. Colgate-Palmolive adopts SD-WAN to help enable business agility and change Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study, named global consumer goods customer, explicitly SD-WAN. No date shown on the page.
  35. [38] Tier 1. Enabling reliable remote heart monitoring through trusted connectivity (MicroPort CardioFlow) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Health with a named medical device customer. Strongest healthcare evidence found. Scope is IoT connectivity rather than SASE or SD-WAN.
  36. [39] Tier 1. Sto: Sovereign services for banking and finance Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Bank & insurance, named Norwegian customer operating BankID and BankAxept. Cloud rather than network scope.
  37. [40] Tier 1. From foundation to innovation: how Banqsoft builds on a European cloud platform Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Bank & insurance, named financial software customer. Corroborates financial services but is a cloud engagement.
  38. [41] Tier 1. Cainiao partners to prioritize customer privacy and improve trust Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study carrying three sector tags (Retail, Technology and business services, Transport) with a named Chinese logistics customer. Voice platform scope.
  39. [42] Tier 1. Driving intelligent CX: how Everise modernized contact center, communications, and network infrastructure Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Technology and business services with a named BPO customer, including network infrastructure in scope.
  40. [43] Tier 1. Saint-Gobain Glass optimizes its supply chain with IoT technology Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Manufacturing with a named industrial customer and a stated European site count. IoT scope.
  41. [44] Tier 1. An energy provider adopts generative AI to produce field service reports in a flash Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Resources and energy. Customer is anonymised, which caps how far this can be graded.
  42. [45] Tier 1. This travel management company streamlines operations and reduces costs with a unified framework Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study tagged Tourism and personal services and tagged Security, covering connectivity and security transformation. Customer is anonymised.
  43. [46] Tier 1. The Grand Paris Sud arenas: secure indoor, Europe's esports hub Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier case study naming a French urban community (a public authority) and its president. Supplier tags it Media & gaming rather than Public sector, so it is indirect public sector evidence.
  44. [47] Tier 1. BNP Paribas joins forces with Orange Business to deploy SD-WAN for 1,800 retail sites in France Published 2021-01-13. Read 2026-07-29. Dated supplier press release naming a tier one bank and an explicit SD-WAN deployment with site counts. Strongest financial services and European SD-WAN evidence found.
  45. [48] Tier 1. Orange Business delivers Flexible SD-WAN to Siemens worldwide with majority of corporate applications accessed securely via Internet Published 2022-04-27. Read 2026-07-29. Dated supplier press release naming a global industrial customer with a specific site and country count. Strongest manufacturing and large enterprise evidence found.
  46. [49] Tier 1. Weener Plastics chooses Flexible SD-WAN from Orange Business to improve agility Published 2019-01-30. Read 2026-07-29. Dated supplier press release naming a mid-sized packaging manufacturer with a 24 site SD-WAN deployment spanning Europe, Asia and Latin America. Smallest named SD-WAN reference found. Now dated.
  47. [50] Tier 1. Orange Business provides global network to shipping industry leader ZIM Published 2012-05-24. Read 2026-07-29. Dated supplier press release naming a global shipping line. Corroborates transport and logistics but is fourteen years old and describes MPLS, not SD-WAN or SASE.
  48. [51] Tier 1. GEANT selects Orange Business Services as its trusted cloud service provider for pan-European educational and research ecosystems Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier press release naming the pan-European research and education networking body. Only the headline rendered on fetch; the body text and date did not load, so the grade rests on the headline alone.
  49. [52] Tier 1. Orange Business is named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Managed SD-WAN/SASE Services 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment Published 2025-01-14. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier page reporting a named third party analyst assessment (IDC MarketScape) that is specifically Asia Pacific and specifically managed SD-WAN and SASE. Vendor-hosted restatement of an analyst finding, so treated as Tier 1 rather than Tier 2; the underlying IDC document was not read.
  50. [53] Tier 1. [Newsblog] Empowering growth: Orange Business accelerates the digital transformation for leading enterprises in China Published 2026-01-28. Read 2026-07-29. Recent dated supplier newsblog dedicated to China, naming four enterprise customers. Describes customer outcomes rather than Orange's own Chinese licences or in-country network assets.
  51. [54] Tier 1. SD-WAN | Orange Business (solutions page) Undated. Read 2026-07-29. Supplier solutions page. Returned largely global chrome and the customer carousel rather than distinct SD-WAN body copy, so used only for corroboration of named customers.

Sources found and not used

These were read and rejected as evidence. They are listed so the record can be audited rather than taken on trust, and because what a comparison refuses to rely on says as much as what it cites.

  1. [26] Managed Secure Access | Orange Cyberdefense. https://orangecyberdefense.com/global/managed-secure-access Not used as evidence: URL returned HTTP 404, so no content was read and nothing can be graded from it.
  2. [27] SASE solutions | Orange Cyberdefense. https://orangecyberdefense.com/global/solutions/sase Not used as evidence: URL returned HTTP 404, so no content was read. This was the most likely home for DLP and SSE component detail, and its absence is why f33 is unknown.
  3. [28] Orange Business | Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Business Not used as evidence: Wikipedia is excluded by the source-tier rules. Appeared in search results only and was not opened.
  4. [55] SASE | Orange Business (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/solutions/cybersecurity/sase Not used as evidence. The fetch resolved to the generic Orange Business homepage (title 'Your partner for digital transformation') rather than a SASE page, so no SASE-specific string could be verified.
  5. [56] Overcome the challenges of the financial industry | Orange Business (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/industries/financial-services Not used as evidence. Appeared in search with a financial services title but the fetch returned the homepage, so no verbatim string from a dedicated financial services industry page could be confirmed.
  6. [57] Industries index (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/industries Not used as evidence. The fetch returned homepage business-needs navigation rather than an industry index, so the supplier's industry page set could not be enumerated.
  7. [58] Deliver public value and strengthen citizen trust | Orange Business, eGovernment (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/industries/egovernment Not used as evidence. Search indicates a dedicated eGovernment industry page exists, but the fetch returned the homepage, so no public sector copy could be quoted.
  8. [59] Middle East and Africa | Orange Business (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/regions/africa Not used as evidence. The fetch returned the homepage rather than a Middle East and Africa region page; regional grading therefore relies on the office directory instead.
  9. [60] Latin America | Orange Business (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/regions/latin-america Not used as evidence. The fetch returned the homepage; only country language selector entries were visible, which are not service delivery evidence.
  10. [61] Orange Business provides 132-site global network for Aggreko (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/press/orange-business-services-provides-132-site-global-network-for-aggreko Not used as evidence. The URL resolved to the current press release listing rather than the Aggreko release, so no energy sector customer detail could be verified from it.
  11. [62] Orange Business to increase network capacity across Latin America by tenfold (attempted). https://www.orange-business.com/en/press/orange-business-services-to-increase-network-capacity-across-latin-america-by-tenfold Not used as evidence. The URL resolved to the current press release listing rather than the Latin America capacity release, so its coverage claims could not be quoted.

Claims that disagree

Where two sources conflict, both are recorded rather than one being chosen quietly. Confirm these directly with the vendor.

  • sla availability pct. [4] Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours. [10] 99.95% site availability
  • sla availability pct. [4] Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours. [8] Orange Business commits to 100% Galerie availability and 4-hour guaranteed time to repair (GTTR)
  • sla availability pct. [4] Our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guarantee 100% site availability and quick issue resolution within five hours. [20] Orange Business guarantees a continuous network availability of 99, 98%, with only 5 minutes of downtime per annum.
  • pop count. [4] 400 Points of Presence globally, ensuring low-latency connections and a vast networking infrastructure. [24] Orange Business has invested in 16 global Internet gateways on five continents.

Verification notes

Re-verified 2026-07-29 against named primary sources. Every graded fact carries a source, a tier and a verbatim quote confirmed present on the cited page by an independent check. Industry, region, organisation-size and pricing evidence was sourced on the same basis. Facts that could not be sourced are published as unknown with the reason. The value_tier field is a Netify assessment of relative cost position, not a supplier claim: most of this market publishes no price. Sources found and rejected are listed at tier 4.

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