Orange Wholesale has once again been recognized as a “Leader” in GlobalData’s 2026 Competitive Index. This unmatched overall ranking is supported by a similar standing for the Vision and Strategy class, and a “very strong” status in all other categories.
GlobalData’s competitive index once again highlights Orange Wholesale’s vision and strategy as the foundation of its performance in all reviewed categories. In 2026, the analyst noted the strong alignment between the wholesaler’s ambitious plans and the Orange’s newly announced “Trust the Future” plan. According to GlobalData, “Orange Wholesale will play a central role in supporting the group’s plan across all pillars. The segment will continue to enhance its digital capabilities through its ‘Click’ portal, enabling customers to provision services within minutes, significantly reducing delivery times while providing a more personalized approach through targeted offers and support. It will also maintain its investment in terrestrial and subsea infrastructure to meet the growing demand for AI-enabled services, including expanding its mobile network coverage through the deployment of additional sites”. GlobalData also noted Orange Wholesale’s commitment to keep “migrating network functions to the cloud, while deploying AI at scale and bringing critical network functions in-house to improve operational efficiency, agility, and innovation”.
After Omdia named Orange Wholesale an “outstanding market leader” for innovation earlier this year, GlobalData also highlighted our commitment to innovation. Mentioning the 5G Core Network-as-a-Service solution among other managed services, the analyst comments that “customers looking for a partner that pushes the boundaries of innovation, should consider Orange Wholesale. Orange has the technical expertise with global partnerships, including with academia, startups, and technology vendors, to co-innovate and accelerate the development of new products to market”. The analyst concludes that “Customers looking for a partner that pushes the boundaries of innovation, should consider Orange Wholesale”.
Note: GlobalData provides data, expert insights, and innovative solutions to the world’s largest industries. The Company Assessment report offers a detailed analysis of individual companies in the wholesale sector, evaluating their strengths, challenges, and strategic outlooks across six key areas.
This focus on innovation is reflected in advanced data connectivity solutions that truly make a difference on the market. In its 2026 Assessment, GlobalData highlights Orange Wholesale’s CDN, the “only European sovereign CDN provider”, which offers “secure, high-performance content delivery network (…) deployed across the carrier’s Tier 1 global network and close to the network edge to accelerate dynamic content delivery”. It also noted our very new IMS-as-a-Service release, which “aligns with the carriers’ long-term vision to further expand their NaaS portfolio by enabling more innovative telco-as-a-service-based solutions”.
For GlobalData, Orange Wholesale's network infrastructure is key to developing “very strong” momentum and stability, as it is built on “a robust Tier 1 backbone”, with a global footprint that includes over 450,000 km of subsea fiber, 600,000 km of terrestrial fiber and 230 International multiservice PoPs, as well as strong satellite connectivity assets to establish itself as a provider of space-based communication services”. Their final recommendation is therefore that “Customers seeking a connectivity partner that can offer deep network reach across Europe and Africa should place Orange Wholesale to the top of their shortlist”.
Finally, the analyst details the steps taken by Orange Wholesale to support its customers globally, whether digitally through its Click digital connectivity services platform, or through expert teams. GlobalData notes that the “1,500 experts across 24 countries where the company has wholesale activities with a follow-the-sun business model include PMI-certified project managers that are assigned to help deliver complex deals, operations experts along with a service design team that help deliver tailor-made operating models.
This setup allows Orange Wholesale to be “well-regarded in the global wholesale market for its strengths in innovation, network performance, and service quality, making it a standout compared to its peers”.
