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Orange Romania Selects Bytemobile for Optimization of Romania's Largest Wireless Network

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - February 1, 2007

Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in services optimization solutions for mobile data networks, today announced the successful deployment of Bytemobile's Optimization Services Node (OSN) 3.1 in the network of Orange Romania. This is the largest wireless network in Romania, serving approximately 8 million subscribers through 3G service to 20 cities and EDGE (2.5G) coverage nationwide. The Bytemobile optimization solution accelerates data traffic by 3x-7x for both 3G and EDGE Internet access by laptop and desktop subscribers on the Orange network.

“We operate in a very dynamic and competitive market,” said Andrei Dinulescu, product manager at Orange Romania. “Mobile consumers have choices, and Orange Romania is determined to deliver the highest-quality user experience to its subscribers. We offer 3G and EDGE mobile Internet access for both postpaid and prepaid customers, and we look to Bytemobile to help us maintain our competitive edge in 3G service.”

“We are pleased with the opportunity to help Orange Romania achieve its goals of delivering the best services to its subscribers, improving operational efficiency and increasing network capacity,” said Bryan Visser, vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Bytemobile. “We look forward to supporting Orange's continued growth and success as it deploys new data services in the future.”

Orange Romania is a subsidiary of Orange SA, which is owned by France Telecom Group. Other Orange operating companies or affiliates that have deployed Bytemobile optimization solutions include Orange U.K., Mobistar (Orange Belgium) and PTK Centertel (Orange Poland).

About Bytemobile, Inc.

Bytemobile is the global leader in optimization solutions which simplify, unify and accelerate the delivery of advanced wireless data services to mobile handsets, laptops and PDAs. Today, Bytemobile solutions are installed in the wireless networks of more than 70 carriers, which serve nearly one billion mobile subscribers in 40 countries across Asia, North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company's customers include leading network operators such as Astelit, China Mobile, Cingular, KPN, NTT DoCoMo, O2, Orange, PTC, PTK Centertel, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, Vodafone, and Willcom. Bytemobile is a privately held company headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company has regional sales and support offices in Bracknell, England; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; and Singapore; and research and development centers in Patras, Greece; Marlborough, Massachusetts; and Champaign, Illinois. To learn more about Bytemobile, visit www.bytemobile.com.

Bytemobile and the Bytemobile logo are trademarks of Bytemobile, Inc. and may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

About Orange Romania

Orange leads the Romanian market with 8 million customers at the end of 2006 and is part of the Orange Group, one of the largest communications companies in the world, operating in 18 countries. At the end of 2006, Orange Romania had a turnover of more than 1 billion euros and 8 million customers. To stay close to its customers, Orange has developed a wide network of shops which now includes 42 locations all over the country and a concept store.

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with more than 153 million customers on five continents.

In June 2006, as part of the France Telecom integrated operator strategy (NExT programme) to deliver simple, convergent products, Orange became the single brand for mobile, Internet and TV offerings in France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Spain, strengthening Orange's position as the number two mobile and Internet services brand in Europe. In addition, Orange Business Services became the new banner for business communications solutions and services. Orange Business Services is present in 166 countries and territories, and serves customers in 220.

France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris Eurolist market and on the New York Stock Exchange. At September 30, 2006, the group had 92.59 million mobile customers, 12.09 million Internet customers and 48.59 million fixed line customers.

At the end of 2005, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 49 billion euros by IFRS standards in 2005 (38.4 billion euros for the year to date at September 30, 2006) and had 203,000 employees.

Further information about Orange and France Telecom can be found on the Orange website at www.orange.com or the France Telecom website at www.francetelecom.com.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited.

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