2007

Paris, July 17, 2007

 

 

Orange Business Services named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Global WAN Services, Q2 2007, published in June 2007 by Forrester Research Inc., an independent research firm.

 

Using Forrester’s weightings, Orange Business Services has the highest current offering score, leading nine major international network operators providing global wide area network (GWAN) services to large multinational corporations. Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the providers across 33 criteria grouped into three high-level categories:  current offering, strategy and market presence.

 

"Orange’s strong overall current offering includes one of the broadest GWAN services and, for the most countries, the most comprehensive access options of all the providers evaluated," noted Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., in The Forrester Wave™: Global WAN Services, Q2 2007. "Orange also has the strongest overall value proposition for global companies with operations that span multiple geographic regions.”

 

"Since the last GWAN Forrester Wave™ in 2005, we maintained our position as a leader by providing our customers simple, flexible yet comprehensive business communications solutions," said Axel Haentjens, vice president, Marketing, Orange Business Services. “The results of this survey especially reflect strengths in our value proposition and customer base. Our capabilities in managing complexity and deploying advanced communication solutions on a global basis enable customers to compete more effectively, to bring new services and solutions to market more swiftly and to simplify their global presence."

To request the full report, visit www.forrester.com and click Vendor Comparisons & Waves under the Research tab. 

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with more than 161 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 offers in France, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and in Spain, strengthening Orange’s position as the number two mobile and internet services brand in Europe. In addition, Orange Business Services, which operates in 220 countries or territories, became the new banner for business communications solutions and services.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris Eurolist market and on the New York Stock  Exchange. At March 31, 2007, the group had more than 100 million mobile customers, about 12.5 million internet customers and 48.5 million fixed line customers.