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Throwback on our first year of activity
The Orange Digital Center has been implemented in Belgium one year ago in June 2022. Our approach focuses on enabling marginalized populations to be fully included in today’s society, and boost employment and entrepreneurship through digital inclusion. To generate positive impact, we rely on a thriving ecosystem of partners. Read our first year impact report now.
Virtual Rangers, Nirli and withVR join the 5th season of Orange Belgium’s start-up accelerator program: Orange Fab BeLux
After a thorough preselection and pitch process, Virtual Rangers, Nirli and withVR will be joining the 5th season of the Orange Fab program, allowing them to innovate on 5G applications within the global framework of the Orange Group and its 18 Orange Fabs all over the world. After Antwerp and Brussels, this year’s edition took place in Liège, at La Grand Poste, were the next Orange Belgium 5G Lab will soon open. The selected start-ups will receive support from Orange experts and premium access to Orange 5G Labs as well as the operator's contacts.
Orange Belgium launches an Orange Digital Center, a major hub for initiatives focused on digital inclusion and innovation
To help reduce the digital divide, Orange Belgium today opened an Orange Digital Center in the heart of Brussels, in the presence of Petra De Sutter, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration, Public Enterprises, Telecommunication and the Postal Services and Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, Deputy CEO of Orange Group, in charge of Orange’s operational activities in Europe. The Orange Digital Center will serve as a support and development center allowing everyone to acquire and improve their digital and entrepreneurial skills, with activities ranging from digital training to coaching for small businesses and start-ups, offering a genuine trajectory for personal and business growth.
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Orange Belgium launches the 5th edition of its start-up accelerator program: Orange Fab BeLux
On March 21, registrations will open for the 5th season of the Orange Fab BeLux start-up Accelerator Program. Three selected start-ups will receive support from Orange experts and access to the operator's network for six months...
At MWC 2022, Orange will be presenting its latest network innovations and uses.
The importance of networks was demonstrated once again in 2021, when they became an even more essential part of our daily lives, to work, learn, communicate, and access entertainment...
Partner in the picture: Orange
Did you know that 50% of Belgian SMEs and self-employed people have suffered from cyberattack-related troubles? That said, you’d still be amazed how many people, organisations and especially startups underestimate the dangers.
Orange Belgium and La Grand Poste join forces to create a 5G Lab in the heart of Liège
After the inauguration of its first 5G Lab in Antwerp in October 2021, Orange Belgium forged a partnership with the iconic Grand Poste of Liège, veritable hub dedicated to creative companies and innovation...
Testimonial The Big Score - Orange
The Big Score is een internationaal event voor venture capital & bedrijfsinnovatie waar gevestigde multinationals en veelbelovende scaleups elkaar ontmoeten...
Orange’s startup accelerator
Just as whales need the help of smaller fish to clean their teeth, so large corporates need the help of startups to improve their services...
The Big Score: what are Bridgestone and Orange looking for at Belgium’s corporate sourcing and VC event?
How do you innovate when your core-business is tyres? And with what application for their new mobile network can you surprise one of the largest telecom providers? To find out, we spoke with the innovation czars...
Interview - Juliette Malherbe
How could Orange bring its technology to the air cargo industry? A new partnership agreement with Liege Airport to develop the internet of things and smart
Iristick, OTIV and MyPitch join the 4th season of the start-up acceleration programme Orange Fab
Despite a challenging context, Orange Belgium is moving forward with Orange Fab, its acceleration programme for start-ups...
Incubateur de start-ups : un win-win innovant
Lancer sa start-up est un processus risqué et parfois long, qui nécessite une bonne dose de persévérance. Jusque-là, rien de neuf sous le soleil. Afin de donner un coup d’accélérateur à certaines innovations, Orange a lancé son Fab Lab : un programme de développement...
Orange's startup accelerator with Juliette Malherbe and Casius Morea
When you are a large corporate like Orange and you need to stay on the cutting edge of innovation, calling on the agility and creativity of startups is often a must. Creating a program that lasts over time...
Zit ons start-up ecosysteem vast in een Europese tech bubble?
Afgelopen decennium verschenen er flink wat meer start-ups ten tonele. Dat betekent meer economische groei, maar ook veel concurrentie. Door de winner-takes-all dynamiek bij ondernemers en investeerders, geraakt de strijd om de toppositie onder druk.
Orange Fab startup accelerator: one year later
Incubateurs, accélérateurs, business angels… les possibilités d’accompagnement de start-up et scale-up sont nombreuses et très différentes. Focus avec Orange Fab, un accélérateur présent dans 14 pays, dont la Belgique et le Luxembourg, qui vise l’innovation et propose des partenariats commerciaux.
Orange Fab startup accelerator: one year later
Accompagnement Lorsqu’il s’agit de donner un coup d’accélérateur à l’innovation, certaines entreprises mettent en place des solutions originales et innovantes en soi.
Orange Fab startup accelerator: one year later
One year ago, Orange Belgium launched its first "Orange Fab" with Board of Innovation's help. Part of an international network of customized accelerators, the 3-month program offered startups a chance to test their business on the Belgian and Luxembourgish markets.
Winning start-ups Condugo and Ovinto gain entry to the third Orange Fab programme
This is a third success in a row for Orange Fab, the Orange international acceleration network, launched in 2017 in Belgium and Luxembourg.
The Start- and Scale-ups Chatlayer, iReachm and Thingsplay are officially selected to enter the second Orange Fab BeLux season
Orange Fab, Orange’s exclusive international accelerator network, kicked off its second edition in Belgium and Luxembourg this September. 45 start-ups and scale-ups submitted an application to participate. On October 1st, 10 start-ups presented their innovative products and services to a jury of professionals.
Orange Belgium investeert in de scale-up CommuniThings
Orange Belgium investeert rechtstreeks in een van zijn Orange Fab scale-ups, CommuniThings, en sluit een commercieel partnership met als doel supergeavanceerde slimme parkeeroplossingen op de markt te brengen.
CommuniThings lanceert voor het eerst NB-IoT Smart Parking in de stad Luik, in samenwerking met Orange
De “Shop & Drive”-oplossing die in Luik wordt voorgesteld, helpt pendelaars parkeerruimte vinden via een mobiele app, terwijl een betere parkeerrotatie meer shoppers aanvoert.
Start-ups Communithings, Zembro and Charlie24 officially selected to enter the first Orange Fab season of Belgium and Luxembourg
Orange Fab, Orange’s exclusive international accelerator network, kicked off its first edition in Belgium and Luxembourg this September. Sixty start-ups submitted an application to participate. Beginning November, twenty start-ups presented their innovative products and services to a jury of professionals.