Orange has strengthened its private 5G ambitions by acquiring Dome technology from French company Obvios, adding a cloud-native private 5G core designed for defence, public safety and critical infrastructure. The experts behind Dome are also joining Orange’s teams.
Dome enables organizations to deploy and operate their own secure mobile networks independently of public telecom infrastructure. Designed for critical environments, it promises low latency, resilience, operational control and sovereign deployment—capabilities increasingly important amid geopolitical uncertainty and rising cyber risks.
The technology targets sectors where connectivity failure can have serious consequences, including defence, civil security, energy, transportation and emergency services. Potential applications include military bases, tactical networks, ports, airports and real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure.
Dome can also support drones and autonomous systems, combining high-bandwidth communications, edge computing and secure connectivity. This complements Orange Business’s expanding defence and security portfolio, including its previously launched Orange Drone 360 capabilities.
Strategically, the acquisition reflects a broader shift in private 5G. Enterprises increasingly want more than connectivity; critical organizations need control over where data travels, how networks are secured, who operates infrastructure and whether communications can continue during disruptions. Sovereignty is therefore becoming a competitive differentiator.
For Orange Business, Dome strengthens its ability to combine telecom infrastructure, cloud, edge and security into integrated sovereign solutions. As governments and critical industries seek greater technological autonomy, private 5G is evolving from an enterprise connectivity upgrade into strategic infrastructure. The winners could be providers capable of delivering connectivity that is not only fast, but also secure, resilient, controllable and sovereign by design.
