Orange was a mobile network operator in the United Kingdom and the original company to use the Orange brand.[1] It was launched in 1994 by Hutchison Whampoa Limited (now CK Hutchison Holdings), then acquired by France Télécom in 2000, which then extended the Orange brand to most of its operations before finally renaming itself to Orange S.A. in 2013.
Orange merged with Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary T-Mobile UK in 2010 to form Everything Everywhere, which then introduced the EE brand in 2012. The EE, T-Mobile and Orange brands were used concurrently for some time before the latter two were retired in 2015.
Notes: 1Joint venture with Vodafone. Formerly operated under the 3 brand. 2Acquired from VEON. 3Joint venture with Hanoi Telecom. 4Joint venture with Ooredoo. 5Acquired by Vodafone. Now part of Vodafone Idea Limited. 6Acquired from Orange S.A./Tele2 AB and merged into Hutchison Drei Austria. 7Acquired from Telefónica and merged into 3 Ireland. 8Acquired from Etisalat. 9Joint venture with Temasek Holdings. 10Under license. 11Joint venture with Jardine Pacific, Wharf Holdings and China National Aviation Holdings. 12Originally part of A.S. Watson Group until the group's IPO in 2014.
