During the ceremony on June 16 in Berlin, alongside the Global Carrier Community Meeting (GCCM), Orange Wholesale was honored with two prestigious distinctions at the CC-Global Awards 2025. These awards highlight Orange Wholesale’s bold leadership and relentless commitment to transforming global telecom with innovation and lasting investments.
Orange Wholesale received accolades in the following key categories:
Provider Decided by a panel of independent telecom experts and analysts, these awards recognize Orange Wholesale’s longstanding efforts to drive the industry forward through next-gen connectivity solutions, strategic global infrastructure investments, and user-centric innovation.
Orange Wholesale stands out for its unmatched global reach for the 3rd year in a row - now extending into space - and relentless infrastructure expansion. Serving 1,500 clients across more than 100 countries, with 500,000 km of cable, 1,000 Points of Presence (PoPs), and 700 roaming agreements, Orange Wholesale is redefining what global connectivity means for voice, data, and Mobile services. Backed by decades of expertise, Orange Wholesale continues to grow and enhance its unique infrastructure portfolio to power the next wave of telecom innovation that matter to the wholesale industry and our customers.
We launched for example an off-the shelf satellite offering, with mobile backhauling, confirming the success of several real-world bespoke commercial deals. We also enhanced our mobile offering by introducing 5G SA signaling, increasing IPX capacity to reach 100Gbps or including local breakout into our roaming sponsor solution. Not to mention our premium DDoS protection using threat mitigation systems and cloud connect on EVPL online, to establish direct, private layer-2 connections between the data centers or customer premises and leading cloud services providers.
Orange Wholesale is awarded in this category for its unmatched leadership in global roaming and next-generation connectivity. With its dedicated roaming operational center, delivering seamless user experiences for both wholesale and retail markets, Orange Wholesale has been a precursor and a force for innovation in the eSIM sector.
Orange Wholesale is at the forefront of the deployment of the new eSIM IoT standard (SGP 31/32) which will be available this year, through the contributions of its experts at GSMA level. Thanks to deep GSMA engagement and technical excellence, Orange Wholesale shapes global eSIM standards. Analysts consistently rank us as eSIM and Roaming champions (Kaleido, Juniper).
Orange Wholesale empowers MVNOs, distributors, and IoT players across travel, automotive, and health sectors with scalable, ready-to-use solutions. Our portfolio includes “Welcome Travelers”, Roaming Sponsor, and Wholesale Data Access offers.
These two awards reaffirm Orange Wholesale’s vital role in the shaping the future of telecom. The company continues to serve as a strategic enabler of digital transformation across five continents, building the networks of tomorrow — on land, under the sea, and in space.
