Press Release Mamoudzou (Mayotte), 25 February 2019 High-speed broadband submarine cable FLY-LION3 makes landfall in Mayotte Orange and the members of the FLY-LION3 (Lower Indian Ocean Network) consortium - the Société Réunionnaise du Radiotéléphonie and Comores Câbles - have completed the deployment of a new fibre-optic submarine cable connecting Moroni (Grande Comore) and Mamoudzou (Mayotte). The cable, which is scheduled to be activated in the third quarter of 2019, made landfall in Mamoudzou today. The 400 km-long FLY-LION3 cable will enhance the connectivity in the Indian Ocean by opening a new route to connect Mayotte to the global internet and a direct connection to Grande Comore. Orange Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Orange group, is responsible for laying the cable. Diversification and security With landing stations in Kaweni (Mamoudzou) and Moroni, FLY- LION3 provides new diversification solutions for submarine telecommunications infrastructure and provides greater security in the event of outages in the zone. FLY-LION3 will also link to existing cables LION2 and EASSy, offering a direct connection to the east coast of Africa. The FLY-LION3 cable benefits from 1 wavelength division multiplexing technology, which enables each fibre pair to reach a maximum capacity of 20x100Gbps. The cable includes two pairs of fibres making for a total capacity of 4 terabits per second. FLY-LION3 will support the development of high-speed broadband internet in both regions for many years to come. Powerful networks for every region For many years, Orange has helped to improve connectivity in the Indian Ocean by participating and investing in several submarine cable projects: . EASSy cable running along the east coast of Africa. SAT3-WASC-SAFE connecting Mauritius and Reunion Island to Asia via Malaysia and to Europe via South Africa and the Atlantic coast of Africa. 1 Wavelength multiplexing is the most cutting-edge technology currently used in submarine cables: Wavelength Division Multiplexing can increase the capacity according to needs without requiring any new submarine work. LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) which directly connects Orange Madagascar to the global high-speed broadband network via Reunion Island and Mauritius. LION 2, which extends LION to Kenya, provides an initial connection to Mayotte and diversifies and secures the routes to Reunion and Mauritius. This new commitment is an integral part of Orange’s long-term strategy, through which the group is continuing to extend its global high-speed broadband submarine network in order to meet its customers’ growing needs and expectations in terms of connectivity. About Orange Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 41 billion euros in 2018 and 151,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2018, including 92,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 264 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2018, including 204 million mobile customers and 20 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 27 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In March 2015, the Group presented its new strategic plan “Essentials2020” which places customer experience at the heart of its strategy with the aim of allowing them to benefit fully from the digital universe and the power of its new generation networks. Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN). For more information on the internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com or to follow us on Twitter: @orangegrouppr. Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services Limited. Press contacts: +33 1 44 44 93 93 Tom Wright; [email protected] Nathalie Chevrier; [email protected] .