Orange Marine is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange S.A. It is a major actor in the laying of new submarine communications cables and the maintenance of existing cables across the world's oceans. The company is active in all areas of these activities, including the study (survey) and the shore ends. Orange Marine took control of Elettra on 1 October 2010, and now operates six cable ships, which is 15% of the world fleet. The CEO of Orange Marine and Elettra is Raynald Leconte, Chief Engineer of Mines.

Orange S.A., formerly known as France Télécom S.A. is a French multinational telecommunications company. It has 266 million customers worldwide and employs 89,000 people in France and 59,000 people worldwide. In 2023, the group had a revenue of €43 billion. The company's head office is located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in the southwestern suburban area of Paris.