France Telecom España S.A., more commonly known by its trade name

Trade name

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 of Orange España, is a mobile network operator in Spain

Spain

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. It was previously known as Amena (pleasant in an amusing way in Spanish) until 2005, when it was bought by France Télécom

France Télécom

France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...

. Its competitors are Movistar

Movistar

Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil...

, Vodafone Spain

Vodafone Spain

Vodafone España, S.A.U. is a mobile telecommunications operator in Spain headquartered in Alcobendas, Madrid. The company was founded in 2000, as a result of the merger of the shares held by Vodafone Group plc and British Telecommunications plc in Airtel Móviles, S.A....

 and Yoigo.

Its legal headquarters are in Pozuelo de Alarcón

Pozuelo de Alarcón

Pozuelo de Alarcón is a suburb of over 85,000 inhabitants near the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. It is surrounded by large Mediterranean pine-tree forests: la Casa de Campo, el Monte del Pardo and el Monte del Pilar...

, near Madrid

Madrid

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.

Orange itself is not a Spanish word. Its equivalent is naranja, although in advertisements and announcements, Orange is pronounced ˈoɾantʃ, closer to the English than the French pronunciation of the word.

Orange España is the third mobile phone provider of the four Spanish providers (Movistar, Vodafone, Orange and Yoigo), with 11 million customers. The company also offers TV and Internet (ADSL) services.

Orange offers GSM 900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS 2.1Ghz (3G) services and HSDPA (3.5G) services. Its network radio access serves to the following Mobile Virtual network Operators (MVNOs, or "Operador Móvil Virtual" in Spanish): MasMovil, Happy Móvil, Carrefour Móvil, Jazztel Movil, Día Móvil and Simyo.

External links

• Official website
• Orange mobile phone coverage.
• France Telecom España company profile — Hoover's
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