Orange Business Services offers high-speed connectivity solutions through new international gateway
Paris and New Delhi, June 6, 2011
Orange Business Services, the enterprise communications arm of France Telecom,
is launching its new international gateway in Mumbai after receiving a clearance
from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for its Indian entity Equant Network
Services India Pvt. Ltd.
The new international gateway will enable Orange Business Services to offer a
richer suite of high-speed international connectivity solutions to meet the growing
demand of the Indian enterprise segment. Orange already owns a fully resilient
next-generation network in the country with 12 Telepresence-ready points of presence
in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.
Orange Business Services is fully equipped to sell call collection solutions,
high-speed IP voice and data services in addition to the traditional network and
network related services for international and domestic customers. Orange can
also self-procure bandwidth from international carriers and provide high-speed
international lines.
Commenting on this development, Bala Mahadevan, CEO, Orange Business Services
India, said: “We have a clear mandate of growth for India and this is yet another
milestone for us. Our network capabilities give us a unique edge in the international
market and we are committed to extending this to India. It’s our conscious strategy
to grow our service portfolio with advanced IP voice and data solutions, contact
center services, call collection and more network-oriented service offers for
our customers.”
The company’s current business in India includes providing network connectivity
and solution integration services to a host of international as well as domestic
companies. Orange has made significant investment in its network in the recent
years. With the acquisition of International and National Long distance licence
(ILD NLD) in 2008, it can provide a full range of network and related services
to enterprises in India. To provide countrywide Internet services, Orange Business
Services also has the Internet Service Providers (ISP) license received from the
DoT in 2009.
Orange Business Services directly employs more than 2,000 people in India, serving
more than 600 domestic and multinational clients. Orange also has one of its four
Major Service Centers that supports international customers located in India.
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 11.2 billion euros in the first
quarter 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
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