Orange Business
Harry Yelland’s research · 2026-10-06 · Live research database · 2026-10-06.1
Original research wording and source decisions. Partial evidence is not confirmed capability; rejected sources do not support a claim. Research notes and workbook instructions are source material, not buyer instructions.
Research status: Complete
Editorial
- Slug
- orange-business
- Notes
- Final copy from article draft of 2026-10-06
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Reviewed by
- Harry Yelland
- Best for (20 words max)
- Multinational estates wanting a global Business VPN with Ethernet and broadband access options.
- Review date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- 2026-10-06
- Strength 1 (25 words max)
- Describes global reach covering 220 countries and territories.
- Strength 2 (25 words max)
- Business VPN service description dated March 2026 names Ethernet access.
- Strength 3 (25 words max)
- Business VPN Satellite is a separate service description for remote sites.
- Weakness 1 (25 words max)
- The documents found are global, not UK specific, so UK coverage and UK support need confirming.
- Weakness 2 (25 words max)
- Business VPN Small cannot use 4G, 5G or satellite as access, which limits backup options.
- Weakness 3 (25 words max)
- No latency, jitter, packet loss or availability targets were found.
- Buyer size fit (comma separated: Large global enterprise, Mid-market, Small business)
- Large global enterprise
- Verdict (40 words max; must include one figure from the fact sheets and the review month)
- Netify would shortlist Orange Business for multinational estates needing reach across 220 countries and territories with Ethernet access. Its documents are global, so ask for UK delivery and support terms. Reviewed October 2026.
Providers
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- orange-business
- Notes
- Legal name and number are a Companies House name match only. Contracting entity, parent, type, URLs and Ofcom status not yet reviewed. Re-check of the outside research pass, 2026-10-01 (page-reader wording; confirm on the page): The earlier parent source was Pomanda (rejected); Companies House lists Orange S.A. as the PSC. Cells filled on 2026-10-02 from the outside research pass are Partial unless the re-check confirmed them. Not found means the pass searched and saw nothing, not that it does not exist. Verify each against its source row, then set Decision.
- Website
- https://www.orange-business.com
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Provider type
- Tier-1 global carrier
- Parent or group
- Orange S.A. (corporate PSC, Companies House)
- Research status
- Complete
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-173, MPLS-214, MPLS-390, MPLS-391, MPLS-392
- Companies House number
- 02635954
- Registered office country
- United Kingdom
- Exclusion reason (if Excluded)
- Not recorded
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:Q14,"To review")
- MPLS or IP VPN service page URL
- https://www.orange-business.com/en/solutions/internet-networks/business-vpn
- SD-WAN or SASE service page URL
- https://www.orange-business.com/en/business-needs/scalable-responsive-secure-digital-infrastructure/sase-secure-access-service-edge
- UK contracting entity confirmed
- Partial
- Legal entity name (Companies House)
- Orange Business UK Limited
- Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Partial
- Year MPLS or IP VPN service first offered (if published)
- Not published
Sector Evidence
- Slug
- orange-business
- Notes
- Not recorded
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Education: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: UK case
- No
- Supporting source IDs
- None recorded
- Manufacturing: UK case
- No
- Education: evidence status
- Not found
- Financial services: UK case
- No
- Healthcare: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: UK case
- No
- Manufacturing: evidence status
- Not found
- Professional services: UK case
- No
- Retail and e-commerce: UK case
- No
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:X14,"To review")
- Hospitality and leisure: UK case
- No
- Transport and logistics: UK case
- No
- Financial services: evidence status
- Not found
- Energy and utilities: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: UK case
- No
- Professional services: evidence status
- Not found
- Retail and e-commerce: evidence status
- Not found
- Hospitality and leisure: evidence status
- Not found
- Transport and logistics: evidence status
- Not found
- Government and public sector: evidence status
- Not found
Commercial Model
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- orange-business
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Billing in GBP: UK entity.
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Billing in GBP
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-393, MPLS-394
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:L14,"To review")
- Minimum term (months or Not published)
- Not published
- Channel or wholesale route for resellers
- Not found
- Pricing published (never record a price)
- Quote only
- Excess construction charges policy published
- Not found
- Contract terms offered (comma separated months)
- Not published
- Install lead time published (weeks or Not published)
- Not published
- Public-sector frameworks available through (comma separated)
- None found on the RM6116, HSCN or G-Cloud registers checked
Network and Coverage
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- orange-business
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Coverage UK/Ireland: own PoPs; Coverage Europe: own PoPs, Europe; Coverage North America: own PoPs; Coverage APAC: own PoPs, Asia Pacific; Coverage MEA: own PoPs, Middle East Africa; Coverage LATAM: own PoPs, Latin America; Coverage China: 220 countries includes China. Module 2: 250+ PoPs is Internet Platinum, not Business VPN, and is not entered.
- 24x7 NOC
- Not found
- Provider
- Orange Business
- UK-based NOC
- Not found
- Coverage: Europe
- Partial
- Owns core network
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-393
- Coverage: Asia Pacific
- Partial
- Coverage: Latin America
- Partial
- Coverage: North America
- Partial
- Coverage: China mainland
- Partial
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:X14,"To review")
- NOC locations (comma separated)
- Not found
- UK PoP cities (comma separated)
- Not found
- Coverage: Middle East and Africa
- Partial
- Countries with on-net PoPs (list)
- Not published
- Countries with on-net PoPs (count)
- Not published
- NOC count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- Core network description (25 words max)
- Global reach covering 220 countries and territories, flexible integrated solution
- UK PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- On-net UK data centres (comma separated)
- Not found
- Global PoP count (integer or Not published)
- Not published
- UK access tails available (comma separated carriers)
- Own network
- Coverage: UK and Ireland (Proven = own PoPs; Partner = via partner)
- Partial
Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE
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- orange-business
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): SD-WAN overlay offered: Flexible SD-WAN; Managed: managed service; SASE platform offered: SASE, Secure Access Service Edge.
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Managed SD-WAN
- Partial
- Managed firewall
- Not found
- Co-managed option
- Not found
- SASE platform offered
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-391
- Zero trust network access
- Not found
- Secure web gateway or CASB
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:Q14,"To review")
- MPLS to SD-WAN migration service
- Not found
- Application-aware routing over MPLS
- Not found
- Security operations centre or managed detection
- Not found
- SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE)
- Partial
- Hybrid underlay on one contract (MPLS plus DIA plus broadband)
- Not found
- SASE or SSE partners (comma separated: Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Prisma, Cato, Cloudflare, Fortinet, other)
- Not published
- SD-WAN platforms offered (comma separated: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, VeloCloud, Palo Alto Prisma, Juniper, HPE Aruba, other)
- Not published
Service and Performance
- IPv6
- Not found
- Slug
- orange-business
- Notes
- Re-check of the outside research pass, 2026-10-01 (page-reader wording; confirm on the page): Business VPN SLA is file ref 09-16 (September 2016). It gives site availability by region and tier (Corporate Region A 99.8%, 99.9% with Air Backup) and PE-to-PE packet loss of 0.05%; the web page says 99.95% and a 5 hour guaranteed repair for the Corporate tier. Figures differ by source and date, so none is entered. Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS): Business VPN, IP services; Service credits published: credit referenced in SLA documents. Register check 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): MEF 3.0 per press releases (register unreadable): CE Listed as 'Orange Business Services' CE certified (Capacity Media list; SD-WAN not seen; SASE 2024-10-29: listed as 'Orange Business'; AWS Direct Connect partner list: EU Ireland, EU London; Microsoft ExpressRoute connectivity providers: London, London2; Google Cloud Interconnect service providers: Layer 2 and 3 (London). Third research pass 2026-10-02, page-reader summaries: Ethernet access: recorded Proven. Product Business VPN (IP MPLS VPN). Global service description at orange-business.com, not UK-specific. Reader summary. | FTTP or broadband access: recorded Partial. FTTx not FTTP specifically; global document, not UK-specific. Reader summary. | Satellite access: recorded Partial. Document is over three years old, so Partial. Product is Business VPN Satellite, a related service listed on the Business VPN page; global document. M | Lowered from Proven to Partial on 2026-10-06: no Accepted source covers Cloud on-ramp: Azure ExpressRoute; Ethernet access. Evidence is reader-summary, group-level or not yet checked on the live page.
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Multicast
- Not found
- 4G or 5G backup
- Not found
- DDoS protection
- Not found
- Ethernet access
- Partial
- SLA document URL
- https://www.orange-business.com/sites/default/files/sla.business_vpn.gbl_.09-16.pdf
- Satellite access
- Partial
- Any-to-any topology
- Not found
- Layer 2 VPLS or E-LAN
- Not found
- Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS)
- Partial
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-260, MPLS-393, MPLS-622, MPLS-623, MPLS-624, MPLS-625, MPLS-787, MPLS-788
- Hub-and-spoke topology
- Not found
- FTTP or broadband access
- Partial
- Internet breakout at PoP
- Not found
- Service credits published
- Partial
- Jitter (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth maximum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Access bandwidth minimum (Mb/s)
- Not published
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:AI14,"To review")
- CoS marking honoured end to end
- Not found
- Packet loss (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Point-to-point Ethernet (E-Line)
- Not found
- Cloud on-ramp: AWS Direct Connect
- Partial
- Cloud on-ramp: Azure ExpressRoute
- Partial
- Diverse routing or dual parenting
- Not found
- MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certified
- Partial
- Cloud on-ramp: Google Cloud Interconnect
- Partial
- Availability SLA core (% or Not published)
- Not published
- Direct internet access on the same contract
- Not found
- QoS classes offered (count or Not published)
- Not published
- MTTR or repair target (hours or Not published)
- Not published
- Latency UK core round trip (ms or Not published)
- Not published
- Availability SLA access with resilience (% or Not published)
- Not published
Operations and Assurance
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- orange-business
- Notes
- Outside-pass details, unverified (Partial or Not found entered from them): UK-based support: Slough, UK office. Register check 2026-10-02 (page-reader summaries, not verbatim): RM6116: not on any lot supplier list read (full all-suppliers list not readable); No Orange entry in any lot list (ONECOM then OPUS). Method: WebFetch reader summaries of gca.gov.uk lot-supplier pages (. | Lowered from Proven to Partial on 2026-10-06: no Accepted source covers UK-based support. Evidence is reader-summary, group-level or not yet checked on the live page.
- ISO 9001
- Not found
- Provider
- Orange Business
- ISO 22301
- Not found
- ISO 27001
- Not found
- API access
- Not found
- G-Cloud listed
- Not found
- HSCN compliant
- Not found
- Customer portal
- Not found
- UK-based support
- Partial
- Proactive monitoring
- Not found
- SC-cleared engineers
- Not found
- Cyber Essentials Plus
- Not found
- Monthly SLA reporting
- Not found
- Supporting source IDs
- MPLS-394, MPLS-395
- PSN connectivity compliance
- Not found
- Cells still To review (formula)
- =COUNTIF(C14:T14,"To review")
- Change management process published
- Not found
- CCS Network Services 3 (RM6116) supplier
- Not found
- Regulatory notices or published enforcement in last three years (text or None found)
- None found (outside-pass search with no source URL; check the Ofcom enforcement register)
Supporting records
MPLS-173 — Accepted: Companies House: Orange Business Uk Limited
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-173
- Confidence
- Medium
- Source URL
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=orange+business+uk
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- Companies House: Orange Business Uk Limited
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Companies House search result. Trading name to legal entity match made on the name only, so confirm the contracting entity from the provider terms. Wording captured through a page-reader summary on 2026-10-01. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- Not recorded
- Named product or service
- Not recorded
- Named customer (case studies only)
- Not recorded
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Legal entity name; Companies House number; Registered office country
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED
MPLS-214 — Accepted: Persons with significant control: ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-214
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- Persons with significant control: ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording captured through a page-reader summary during the 2026-10-01 re-check of an outside research pass. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Scope: Sole PSC listed. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 2 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Parent or group
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Orange S.A.
MPLS-260 — Accepted: SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS VPN SERVICE
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-260
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- SLA or service description
- Checked date
- 2026-10-01
- Source title
- SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS VPN SERVICE
- Published date
- 2016-09
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording captured through a page-reader summary during the 2026-10-01 re-check of an outside research pass. Confirm verbatim on the page, then set Decision. Reader summary of the value: Service Level Agreement for Business VPN Service, file ref 09-16 (September 2016), no explicit date inside. Scope: Global; UK in Western Europe region definitions. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (tier 1 source, wording and supported columns recorded, reader-checked; verbatim check on the live page still due).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: SLA document URL; Service and Performance: Service credits published
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Not captured. Copy the exact wording from the page.
MPLS-390 — Rejected: Orange Business
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-390
- Confidence
- Low
- Source URL
- https://www.orange-business.com/en
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Orange Business
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Provider type
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Orange Business: Your partner for digital transformation
MPLS-391 — Rejected: SASE
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-391
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- SASE
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: SD-WAN or SASE service page URL; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SD-WAN overlay offered (SD-WAN is a component of SASE); Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: Managed SD-WAN; Hybrid WAN SD-WAN SASE: SASE platform offered
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- SASE, Flexible SD-WAN, secure distributed network
MPLS-392 — Rejected: UKRN telecommunications
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-392
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Regulator or framework record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- UKRN telecommunications
- Published date
- 2026-03-11
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Providers: Ofcom-regulated communications provider
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Ofcom is responsible for economic regulation (notably fixed telecoms network infrastructure)
MPLS-393 — Rejected: Business VPN
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-393
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Business VPN
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Network and Coverage: UK access tails available (comma separated carriers); Network and Coverage: Coverage: Latin America; Network and Coverage: Owns core network; Network and Coverage: Coverage: UK and Ireland (Proven = own PoPs; Partner = via partner); Network and Coverage: Core network description (25 words max); Network and Coverage: Coverage: Asia Pacific; Network and Coverage: Coverage: China mainland; Network and Coverage: Coverage: North America; Network and Coverage: Coverage: Middle East and Africa; Network and Coverage: Coverage: Europe; Service and Performance: Layer 3 IP VPN (MPLS); Commercial Model: Pricing published (never record a price)
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Business VPN, global reach covering 220 countries and territories, IP services
MPLS-394 — Rejected: ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED overview
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-394
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED overview
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Companies House Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: UK-based support; Commercial Model: Billing in GBP
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Company number 02635954, 4th Floor, The Porter Building, Brunel Way, Slough, SL1 1FQ
MPLS-395 — Rejected: ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED people
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-395
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Company record
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- ORANGE BUSINESS UK LIMITED people
- Published date
- 2023-12-04
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Wording came from an outside research pass and is not verified verbatim. Confirm on the page, then set Decision. Companies House Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Operations and Assurance: UK-based support
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- 4th floor, the porter building, brunel way, slough, SL1 1FQ
MPLS-622 — Rejected: MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification (press release, not the register)
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-622
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Press release
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certification (press release, not the register)
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 3
- Source ownership
- Third-party corroboration
- Limitation and notes
- Certification date from a press page. The MEF register could not be read by the tools. Claim of SD-WAN NOT confirmed: Orange is listed for Carrier Ethernet and SASE, not SD-WAN, in releases read. SASE release says certification tested across SD-WAN, SSE and Zero Trust, so SD-WAN content is implied but no separate SD-WAN listi Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: MEF 3.0 Carrier Ethernet certified
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Listed as 'Orange Business Services' CE certified (Capacity Media list; Mplify 2021-06-30)
MPLS-623 — Rejected: AWS Direct Connect partner list: Orange Business Services
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-623
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Other
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- AWS Direct Connect partner list: Orange Business Services
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Vendor partner list, group or global brand (not the UK registered entity). Locations: EU Ireland, EU London. Global brand, not Orange Business UK Limited. Shell cannot reach aws.amazon.com (proxy rejected); WebFetch reader summaries of the partners page, which differed between two fetches (KCOM/hSo/Masergy 'not listed' in one, present in the other Decision 2026-10-06: Needs review (scope or date limitation in the note (entity, geography, product, age or access)). Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Cloud on-ramp: AWS Direct Connect
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Orange Business Services listed: EU Ireland, EU London
MPLS-624 — Rejected: Microsoft ExpressRoute connectivity providers: Orange
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-624
- Confidence
- Medium
- Record type
- Other
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Microsoft ExpressRoute connectivity providers: Orange
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Vendor partner list, group or global brand (not the UK registered entity). Locations: London, London2. Listed as Orange, not Orange Business UK Limited. Separate Orange Poland/Orange Networks rows irrelevant. Read full GitHub markdown (ms.date 09/16/2026) of both the by-provider and by-location pages; no Manchester or Cardiff ExpressRoute lo Decision 2026-10-06: Needs review (scope or date limitation in the note (entity, geography, product, age or access)). Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Cloud on-ramp: Azure ExpressRoute
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- | **Orange** | check | check | London, London2
MPLS-625 — Rejected: Google Cloud Interconnect service providers: Orange
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-625
- Confidence
- Medium
- Source URL
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/interconnect/concepts/service-providers
- Record type
- Other
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Google Cloud Interconnect service providers: Orange
- Published date
- Not shown
- Reliability tier
- 2
- Source ownership
- Independent public record
- Limitation and notes
- Vendor partner list, group or global brand (not the UK registered entity). Locations: Layer 2 and 3 (London). Group/global brand, not the UK registered entity. WebFetch reader summary only (page is JS-rendered, not raw text); locations are from the London section of the summary, layer model per summary. Service model labels may be unreliable. Decision 2026-10-06: Needs review (scope or date limitation in the note (entity, geography, product, age or access)). Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Cloud on-ramp: Google Cloud Interconnect
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- Orange - Layer 2 and 3 (London)
MPLS-787 — Rejected: Service Description for Business VPN Service (SD_Business_VPN_GBL_2026-03)
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Rejected
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-787
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Service Description for Business VPN Service (SD_Business_VPN_GBL_2026-03)
- Published date
- 2026-03 (from file name)
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Product Business VPN (IP MPLS VPN). Global service description at orange-business.com, not UK-specific. Reader summary. Live page check 2026-10-06: not reached (checker stopped early). Decision 2026-10-06: Rejected (page not published or available to review (could not be read or checked on the live page); Harry's call 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Ethernet access; Service and Performance: FTTP or broadband access
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- The Access Circuit can be delivered through different technologies (e.g. xDSL, cable, WiMax, Ethernet, leased lines, FTTx, etc.)
MPLS-788 — Accepted: Service Description for Business VPN Satellite Service - Terrestrial Dedicated
- Slug
- orange-business
- Decision
- Accepted
- Provider
- Orange Business
- Source ID
- MPLS-788
- Confidence
- Low
- Record type
- Service page
- Checked date
- 2026-10-02
- Source title
- Service Description for Business VPN Satellite Service - Terrestrial Dedicated
- Published date
- 2019-02
- Reliability tier
- 1
- Source ownership
- Provider's own
- Limitation and notes
- Page-reader check 2026-10-02, not verbatim. Document is over three years old, so Partial. Product is Business VPN Satellite, a related service listed on the Business VPN page; global document. Main Business VPN 2026-03 document says Small VM cannot use satellite, and Platin Live page check 2026-10-06: supports a weaker or differently scoped claim. Global (GBL) Orange Business service description dated February 2019, applies to the Dedicated Satellite (SCPC) option; not UK-specific and old. Decision 2026-10-06: Accepted (live page read; supports a weaker or differently scoped claim, so the limitation above applies; accepted by Harry 2026-10-06).
- Sector (if case study)
- None
- Named product or service
- None
- Named customer (case studies only)
- None
- Sheets and columns this source supports
- Service and Performance: Satellite access
- Exact supporting wording (25 words max, verbatim)
- From 64 kbps to 2 Mbps standard access speeds