France Telecom SA : Orange Business Services tops Vertical Systems Group's Global Ethernet Leaderboard
09/13/2012| 03:05am US/Eastern
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remains market leader in Ethernet services for multinational
businesses
Orange Business Services is the leading global provider of Ethernet
Services for the third consecutive year, according to Vertical
Systems Group's Mid-Year 2012 Global Provider Leaderboard. The
Global Provider Leaderboard measures retail business Ethernet ports
installed at customer sites outside a provider's primary home country.
The development of very high-speed broadband networks is one of the
driving forces of France Telecom-Orange's corporate project, Conquests
2015. Very high-speed network development is an important factor that
helps stimulate economic growth and competition. To achieve this
ambition, Orange continues investing in Ethernet Services with a goal of
providing 100Mb-10G/s Ethernet access worldwide for strategic customer
sites, enabling customers to expand their networks, especially in
high-growth and emerging markets.
Orange Business Services offers International
Ethernet Link in 79 cities in 40 countries - with seven cities in
developing markets added this year. Ethernet access to IP-based VPN is
available in 72 countries, with five African countries - Madagascar,
Mauritius, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia - added since the mid-2011 report.
In addition, Orange Business Services offers Ethernet as a standard
solution in Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and South Korea. The company
achieved an increase of more than 2,500 Ethernet connections since the
last mid-year report.
"Once again, Orange topped our Global Provider Leaderboard on the
strength of its network reach, portfolio breadth and worldwide customer
base," said Rick Malone, principal at Vertical Systems Group.
"Orange has been in the top position on Vertical Systems Group's
biannual Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard since the end of 2009,"
said Nicolas Roy, head of the Network Solutions Business Unit, Orange
Business Services. "This recognition exemplifies the ambition Orange
Business Services has to continue emphasizing high-speed broadband as a
key growth area, particularly developing countries."
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 sales of 45.3 billion euros for 2011 and has 170,000
employees worldwide at June 30, 2012. 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.
Orange Business Services
Elizabeth Mayeri, +1 212 251 2086
elizabeth.mayeri@orange.com
or
Orange
Héloïse
Rothenbühler, +33 1 44 44 93 93
service.presse@orange.com
© Business Wire 2012
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