Orange Unveils Over 50 Tech Innovations at ”Orange OpenTech 2026” Under the Theme ”Trust the Future”
The fourth edition of "Orange OpenTech 2026," organized by global telecommunications and technology group Orange, is kicking off from November 17 to 19 at the "Orange Gardens" innovation center in Châtillon, near Paris. The event brings together top customers, partners, researchers, developers, and media representatives to showcase over 50 advanced applications and technologies across Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, digital identities, and smart networks.
This year’s edition adopts the theme "Trust the Future," reflecting the group’s strategy to establish trust as a core pillar for developing technology and expanding its adoption—particularly amid the rapid rise of agentic AI systems capable of anticipating needs, executing tasks, and interacting autonomously with services and their surrounding environment. Throughout the event, Orange highlights how to balance accelerating innovation with ensuring human oversight, data security, and technological sovereignty, through research projects, infrastructure, and partnerships that transform ideas into practical solutions for individuals, businesses, and vital sectors.
Three Pillars Shaping the Next Generation of Technology
The "Orange OpenTech 2026" agenda is structured around three core technological tracks driving the group's digital transformation:
From Conversational to Agentic Systems: The first pillar explores the qualitative shift from traditional conversational AI tools to agentic systems capable of executing tasks within strict parameters and under direct human supervision. Showcased applications include solutions to elevate customer experience, integrate voice agents into enterprise communication systems, and equip developers with tools to detect and remediate security vulnerabilities in real time while writing code.
Enhancing Digital Protection and Identity: The second pillar focuses on leveraging technology to protect the digital space and secure critical infrastructure through cybersecurity innovations, reliable identity verification during communications, and resilient private communication networks. This track also features technologies for detecting threats at sensitive sites, alongside smart solutions that enhance digital safety and individual independence at home.
Smart, Programmable Networks: The third pillar addresses the evolution of telecommunications networks to become more agile and self-adaptive, powered by AI, digital twins, 5G technologies, satellite connectivity, and network APIs. Orange is demonstrating solutions to simulate mobile network resilience against outages, strengthen integration between terrestrial and satellite networks, and bring computing capabilities closer to the network edge to reduce latency and support voice AI and distributed AI applications.
700 Researchers and Global Partnerships Accelerating Open Innovation
During the event, Orange is presenting 35 technological demonstrations developed in-house—a third of which are rooted in scientific research—alongside 21 innovations from its technology partners, bringing the total to over 50 practical solutions that embody the innovation journey from research labs to large-scale commercial deployment.
This ecosystem is backed by a research team of 700 researchers, including 110 PhD students, working on future technologies in AI, cryptography, quantum communications, digital twins, and sustainable infrastructure. Furthermore, the 2026 edition reinforces Orange’s open innovation approach with the participation of leading global tech giants as sponsors and partners—namely Comviva Tech Mahindra, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Ericsson, Google, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE—aiming to pool expertise and accelerate the adoption of scalable digital solutions.
