5. About Orange Business Services

    Orange Business Services (formerly Equant) is a subsidiary of France Télécom and provides network and information technology business services in over 220 countries and territories. France Telecom acquired a majority stake of 54% in it in 2000 by merging its Global One unit into it.

    In 2005, France Telecom made a bid for all outstanding Equant stock and thus fully acquired it. Prior the acquisition by France Télécom. Equant was part of the SITA group of companies, which provided network services to the air transport industry through a strategic agreement with France Télécom and Equant.

    On June 1, 2006, Equant was renamed Orange Business Services.

    Equant is now negotiating with Mobinil to buy its shares in Egypt

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    2. Orange Business Services Tops Vertical Systems Group’s Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard for Third Consecutive Year

      Explore businesswire.com (Apr 25 2012) Press

      PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange Business Services is the leading global provider of Ethernet Services for the third consecutive year, according to Ve... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Orange Business Services

    3. Congrats Vodafone, but heed Groucho Marx

      Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 23 2012) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National , Other analysts

      Congrats Vodafone, but heed Groucho Marx ... cannot be accused of complacency, top-tier CSPs serving multinationals – AT&T, BT Global Services, Orange Business Services, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems and Verizon Business – have been a cosy club. Global systems integrat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telefónica   Informa   Deutsche Telekom

    4. Overture names Velez as VP of Latin America, Caribbean sales

      Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 29 2012) Middle Mile , Other , Business Ethernet , Global , National

      ...a number of major service providers, including America Movil (NYSE: AMX), BT, Level 3 (NYSE: LVLT), Orange Business Services, and Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) have all been expanding their network and service suites throughout the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cyan   Telefónica   America Movil

    5. Vertical Leaderboard: AT&T, Level 3 raise global Ethernet profile, while Orange holds first place

      Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 6 2012) Global , Regional , Vertical Systems

      Vertical Leaderboard: AT&T, Level 3 raise global Ethernet profile, while Orange holds first place ...011 year-end global Ethernet report may have seen little change since its mid-year 2011 report with Orange Business Services continuing to hold onto its number one ranking, the research firm noted two key changes from both A... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NTT   Vertical Systems Group   Qwest

    6. TeleGeography: Partnerships key to scaling international VPN coverage

      Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 14 2012) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , Other analysts

      TeleGeography: Partnerships key to scaling international VPN coverage ... in half of the 166 cities covered. Leading the charge for on-net international IP VPN services was Orange Business Services, which said it could deliver on-net VPN service in over 90 percent of the markets it covers. No les... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Orange Business Services   BT Global Services

    7. Orange Business Services Positioned as a Leader in Asia Pacific’s Next-Generation Telecom Service Market

      Explore businesswire.com (Nov 22 2011) Press

      PARIS & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange Business Services is positioned as a leader of next-generation telecom services in Asia Pacific in IDC’s annual asses... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   France Telecom   Orange Business Services

    8. Verizon tops IDC's Asia Pacific telecom services report

      Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 13 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Global , National , Regional , IDC , Vertical Systems

      Verizon tops IDC's Asia Pacific telecom services report ... the second largest international Ethernet player on its Global Ethernet Leaderboard, trailing only Orange Business Services. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Orange Business Services   Zayo

    9. Orange Business Services: Network Expansion in Latin American Spotlights Carrier Ethernet Growth

      Explore CEN Feature (Oct 6 2011)

      Orange Business Services: Network Expansion in Latin American Spotlights Carrier Ethernet Growth Orange Business Services recently announced a major expansion of its Latin American network — and Mauro Cruzeiro, head of Orange Business Services’ Latin American operations says increased demand for Carrier Ethernet services was a key driver of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   Orange Business Services

    10. BT to expand its Latin America network, service presence

      Explore FierceTelecom (Oct 5 2011) Middle Mile , Global

      BT to expand its Latin America network, service presence ...ement service. Of course, BT isn't alone in its Latin American desires. Fellow European operator Orange Business Services recently launched an aggressive network upgrade initiative focused on Latin America and Level 3 (Na... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   NuVox   Orange Business Services   Level (3)

    11. Orange Business Services takes charge of the global Ethernet market

      Explore FierceTelecom (Sep 22 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , Vertical Systems

      Orange Business Services takes charge of the global Ethernet market Orange Business Services (NYSE: FTE) continues to hold onto its top spot on Vertical Systems Group's biannual Global Etherne... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   Orange Business Services

    12. Orange Business Services Tops Mid-Year Global Provider Leaderboard for Business Ethernet Services

      Explore businesswire.com (Sep 22 2011) Press

      PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orange Business Services is the leading global provider of Business Ethernet Services for the fourth consecutive time, accor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   France Telecom   Orange Business Services

    13. Informa: Cloud Services a Great Carrier Ethernet Opportunity

      Explore CEN Feature (Sep 13 2011)

      Informa: Cloud Services a Great Carrier Ethernet Opportunity ...to Ascent’s data center, and the companies jointly market co-location, hosting and cloud services. Orange Business Services is in the cloud service market itself. But as Mendler notes, that hasn’t prevented the company from... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Orange Business Services   Level (3)

    14. Orange Business Services Offers Integrated Access with Carrier Ethernet

      Explore 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Aug 31 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Global

      Orange Business Services Offers Integrated Access with Carrier Ethernet Orange Business Services recently announced that they have decided to offer multiservice Ethernet access through the Integra... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   France Telecom   Orange Business Services

    15. Orange Business adds multiservice access option to its Ethernet service

      Explore FierceTelecom (Aug 26 2011) Access , Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Managed Data Services , Global , Vertical Systems

      Orange Business adds multiservice access option to its Ethernet service France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) unit Orange Business Services has introduced a new multiservice Ethernet access element through its Integrated Access option for ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vertical Systems Group   France Telecom   Orange Business Services

    16. Overture-Hatteras marriage is all about closing the Ethernet fiber gap

      Explore FierceTelecom (Mar 7 2011)

      ... bigger threat to fellow EoC-based EAD vendor Actelis, which continues to advance its efforts ... * Orange Business Services continues to dominate MNC Ethernet service market * Assessing the top 10 wireline service providers... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Orange Business Services   Overture Networks   Cox Business

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