Paris, June 1, 2011
named “World Class” global data VPN provider for 10the consecutive time
Orange Business Services attained the accolade World Class for the 10th consecutive
time and gets the highest attainable rating, based on the Telemark data VPN Voice
of the Customer report. It is the only operator to exceed the resilience target
in the top quadrant of the Telemark crystal ball.
Based on the Telemark data VPN Voice of the Customer report, Orange Business
Services received accolades for successfully outperforming rivals significantly
in four key areas: long-term relationship; secure data transfer; geographical reach end-to-end;
and billing at cost center.
The Telemark report illustrates that Orange Business Services:
- delights customers in nine key areas;
- is the only operator offering outstanding geographical reach; and
- sets a new world record in cost center billing.
Attaining the highest attainable rating and meriting the Gold Award is based
on an “Outstanding” customer rating in the following categories:
- indispensable to customers
- geographical reach end to end – still the only provider to offer “Outstanding”
geographical coverage
- installation not disrupting
- support in local language
- bills in currency of choice
According to Janet Watkin, director at Telemark: “By independently measuring
the customer experience against benchmarks ranging from acceptable to outstanding
buyers of wide area networks are able to compare and contrast the various global
service providers on many aspects of service from bid to bill. The results of
Telemark’s comprehensive study once again illustrates that the service quality,
experienced by Orange Business Services customers, is rated world class.”
“This Telemark ranking is a great recognition of our commitment to customer satisfaction,”
said Dominique Espinasse, Senior Vice President, Customer Services & Operations,
Orange Business Services. “Ensuring them with an outstanding customer experience
is one of our top five corporate priorities and all of the Orange employees embrace
a culture of service excellence and continually look for ways to simplify our
customers’ lives. We will continue gaining and sustaining customer loyalty by
building trustworthy relationships and leveraging best practices that maximize
the business value of our services.“
Telemark’s data VPN Voice of the Customer report is based on data from 956 interviews
conducted between January 2010 and December 2010.
About Telemark Services
Telemark is an established marketing services firm offering OCEAN (Outstanding
Customer Experience, Analysis and News), consultancy, publications and online
analysis with proven expertise in measuring customer satisfaction, competitive
analysis, benchmarking, trend analysis, channel management, new product development,
demand estimates, branding, tariff analysis, and business strategy, exclusively
within the telecommunications and ICT sectors. Telemark is often the first-choice
supplier for many organisations with a requirement for international market research
and analysis covering emerging technologies such as VoIP, ICT convergence and
hosting applications. For more information, please visit www.telemarkservices.com
or email info@telemarkservices.com
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
are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.