By Marco Hugo Barsotti MHB 
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The Orange network has been hit by a massive service outage that is paralyzing communications throughout France. The problem does not only affect the operator’s main network but also extends heavily to Sosh, its younger subsidiary.
Thousands of users are reporting the inability to make calls and send SMS messages. The situation emerged forcefully in the final hours of Wednesday, October 21, creating a true digital emergency for subscribers.
Thousands of reports arriving
Data collected through the Downdetector monitoring platform confirms the severity of the phenomenon. A sudden spike in reports was recorded, exceeding twelve thousand alerts just before noon.
The malfunction is affecting the entire national territory, making mobile connection difficult for a vast segment of the population. The company had to respond publicly via social media to confirm that the problem is real and widespread.
Technicians working on restoration
Official communications from Orange reveal that technical teams were immediately mobilized to intervene. Experts are currently engaged in attempting to identify the precise origin of the incident to restore full service operations.
At this time, the operator has not yet provided specific details regarding the nature of the fault, which could be technical or related to a central infrastructure. The company has offered its apologies for the inconvenience caused while continuing to work to resolve the emergency as quickly as possible.
That is all for now. From the newsrooms of Nice and Paris, this is am1575news, Francia24 and Radio Centrale Milano.
Source: AudioVisione – AM 1575 News