[Transcript] #15: Orange - How the former French monopoly telco entered & expanded in Francophone Africa
Recorded Nov 1 2020
Bankole here,
Orange remains Africa's second largest telecom company despite facing intense competition, especially from the fast-growing mobile money startup Wave. Though long enjoying monopoly profits, Orange has dropped prices over 80% in response to Wave's rise.
While this rivalry continues unfolding, you can enjoy the episode here . As always, paid subscribers can access the transcript below.
Have a great weekend,
Bankole.
[00:00:00] Olumide Ogunsanwo: Welcome to Afrobility, a conversation about African business and technology. Today we're going to talk about Orange, the second largest telco in Africa. We'll discuss its French founding, global expansion, success in Africa, non telco businesses, and then we'll end with our views on its future outlook.
This episode was recorded on November 1st, 2020. B dub, how goes it?
[00:00:25] Bankole Makanju: Yeah, B dub, B mac, it's good. I also like how you said Orange, by the way. Orange is dope. I want to keep that same energy up for the next hour.
