Orange

Orange Belgium is the Euronext-listed Belgian mobile and fixed operator, founded as Mobistar in 1996, majority owned by Orange S.A. and owner since 2023 of the Walloon cable network formerly branded VOO.

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Overview

It was established in 1996 as Mobistar, a joint venture between Telinfo and France Télécom, and took the Orange Belgium name on 9 May 2016. Its registered office is at Avenue du Bourget 3 in Evere, Brussels, with further sites in Ghent and Charleroi. The shares are listed on Euronext Brussels under ISIN BE0003735496, and Orange S.A. holds a majority stake through Atlas Services Belgium. Xavier Pichon has been chief executive since 1 September 2020. In November 2021 Orange Belgium agreed to buy 75% of the Walloon cable operator VOO for 1.8 billion EUR. The transaction closed on 2 June 2023, Nethys exchanged its remaining stake for new Orange Belgium shares on 2 May 2024, and VOO S.A. was dissolved on 1 October 2025, with the fixed network assets moving to Orange NetCo. The 4G network covers 99% of the Belgian population and 5G reaches 85%. In July 2025 the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Proximus to deploy fibre across lower-density parts of Wallonia. It also runs the mobile brand hey!, launched in September 2021. Full-year 2025 revenue was 1,963.4 million EUR with EBITDAaL of 566.1 million EUR.

Stated facts & numbers

  • Founded: 1996, as Mobistar
  • Renamed: Orange Belgium, 9 May 2016
  • Headquarters: Avenue du Bourget 3, 1140 Brussels (Evere)
  • Other sites: Ghent, Charleroi
  • Company number: BE 0456.810.810
  • CEO: Xavier Pichon, since 1 September 2020
  • CFO: Matthieu Bouchery, appointed March 2026
  • Chairman: Jan Steyaert
  • Listing: Euronext Brussels, ISIN BE0003735496
  • Majority shareholder: Orange S.A., via Atlas Services Belgium
  • Revenue 2025: 1,963.4M EUR
  • EBITDAaL 2025: 566.1M EUR
  • Mobile postpaid customers: 3.6 million, end 2025
  • Cable customers: 1.039 million, end 2025
  • Network coverage: 4G 99% of population, 5G 85%
  • Second brand: hey!, launched September 2021
  • Subsidiary: Orange NetCo, fixed access networks
  • Strategy: Trust the future

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