SMM Orange
Sector: Consumer Products • Location: Madagascar
Source: World Bank Group
In March of 1997, Societe Malgache de Mobiles (later SMM Orange) was awarded a GSM mobile license for Madagascar. The company launched its commercial GSM services under the name of Antaris in March 1998, ending a four year monopoly of Telecel on mobile services.
The principal shareholders of the company were initially Telsea Investments (65.9%) and Maruitius Telecom (33%). France Telecom held 5
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- Prospective
- Sector
- Consumer Products, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
- Location
- Madagascar
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | In March of 1997, Societe Malgache de Mobiles (later SMM Orange) was awarded a GSM mobile license for Madagascar. The company launched its commercial GSM services under the name of Antaris in March 1998, ending a four year monopoly of Telecel on mobile services. The principal shareholders of the company were initially Telsea Investments (65.9%) and Maruitius Telecom (33%). France Telecom held 51% of Telsea through Orange. The company changed its name brand to Orange in June of 2003 to reflect the ownership of France Telecom. As of mid 2005, Orange Madagascar’s market leading network covered 98% of the urban population in 14 major towns and provided mobile services to about 214,000 active subscribers. Orange competed with Telecel Madagascar and Madacom. 2007 Capex: estimate based on FT annual report: (Capex "Rest of the World" Mobile/Total connections "Rest of the World" Mobile)*Number of connections of the local company Capex 2011 based on France Telecom Orange FY2011 financial results: parent capex * subscribers Orange country subsidiary / subscribers of total France Telecom (226.3m) Capex 2012: Ibid (231 million) |
Original sector | Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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Country | Madagascar |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Consumer Products, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial |
Article published date | 2024-09-29 |
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