Orange Business Services positioned as a leader in Asia Pacific’s next generation telecom service market
Paris and Singapore, Nov. 22, 2011
Orange Business Services is positioned as a leader of next-generation telecom
services in Asia Pacific in IDC’s annual assessment of 11 global and regional
telecom service providers.
Using a rigorous scoring methodology, IDC, a leading provider of global IT research
and advice, compared providers based on product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future success factors for the enterprise market.
According to the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Next Generation Telecom Services
2011 Vendor Analysis: “Orange has evolved to become a strong ICT provider in the region with strong
capabilities in service management, delivery excellence and customer experience,
among others.” Strengths of Orange include “strong delivery capabilities,” “success
in penetrating markets with vertical solutions with professional services-led
engagements,” and “strong capabilities in providing end-to-end solutions for cloud
service.”
Yee-May Leong, senior vice president, Orange Business Services Asia Pacific,
said: “IDC’s competitive analysis validates our business strategies to provide an
extensive portfolio of ICT services in Asia Pacific. Our customers benefit from
a portfolio that includes international IP VPN and Ethernet services, unified
communications, cloud computing and vertical solutions for industries such as
logistics and healthcare. Orange has invested extensively in our people, our network
and our partnerships to support our enterprise customers in Asia Pacific.”
About IDC MarketScape
The IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview
of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology)
suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in
a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market.
IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings,
capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of
IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework
also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths
and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
Source: According to the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Next Generation Telecom
Services 2011 Vendor Analysis (Doc# AP3053306T)
Orange Business Services in Asia Pacific
Orange Business Services has the largest in-country capillarity comprising 157
PoPs in 101 cities in 40 countries and territories with dual backbone centers
in key cities. The company’s international IP VPN reaches 24 countries in Asia
Pacific with 133 PoPs in 53 cities. Orange customers benefit from the company’s
fully resilient network infrastructure within Asia and to/from Europe, Russia,
the US and Latin America, Middle East and Africa. Orange operates 16 sales offices
in Asia Pacific and has its headquarters in Singapore. it employs close to 3,000
business and technology professionals. Orange has three of its 15 global R&D Labs
located in Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the France Telecom-Orange branch dedicated to B2B services,
is a leading global integrator of communications solutions for multinational corporations.
With the world's largest, seamless network for voice and data, Orange Business
Services reaches 220 countries and territories with local support in 166. Offering
a comprehensive package of communication services covering cloud computing, enterprise
mobility, M2M, security, unified communications, videoconferencing, and broadband,
Orange Business Services delivers a best-in-class customer experience across a
global landscape. Thousands of enterprise customers and 1.4 million mobile data
users rely on an Orange Business Services international platform for communicating
and conducting business. Orange Business Services is a four-time winner of Best
Global Operator at the World Communication Awards. Learn more at www.orange-business.com
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators
with 170,000 employees worldwide and sales of 33.8 billion euros in the first
nine months of 2011. Orange is the Group's single brand for Internet, television
and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. France
Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New
York Stock Exchange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material
are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.