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Orange Business Services
Heathrowstraat 10
1043 CH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel. +31-20-606-9100
Fax +31-20-606-9700

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.orange-business.com

From Amsterdam to Zanesville, Ohio, and all around the world, it's nothin' but the Net for this company's multinational corporate clients. Orange Business Services, a subsidiary of France Telecom, provides its geographically dispersed customers with managed data network services from operations in about 1,000 cities and more than 150 countries and territories. Its service menu includes global IP services, including LAN-to-LAN interconnections, WAN connectivity, dedicated Internet access, data transport, and virtual private networks. The company also provides network design and integration, as well as Web and application hosting. Key customers have included airline cooperative SITA.

Officers:
President and CEO: Barbara M. Dalibard
COO: Carlos Sartorius
CFO: Yves Guillaumot

Competitors:
BT Alliance
Cable & Wireless
COLT Telecom

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Orange Business Services
Type Telecommunications
Current owner Orange SA
Country of origin France
Introduced June 2006 (June 2006)
Related brands Silicomp/IT&L@bs; Setib; Expertel; Almerys; CVF online multimedia; FT Intelmatique
Markets Worldwide
Website Official website

Orange Business Services is part of the France Télécom group. Known as Equant before June 2006, Orange Business Services is the entity within the France Télécom Group dedicated to telecommunications for enterprises. Orange Business Services is the largest managed service provider in the world, and offers a managed IPVPN (MPLS) network, managed WAN services, LAN services, managed security, mobility, voice and video services. Orange Business Services provides network and information technology business services in over 220 countries and territories and has staff in 166 countries.

History

In 2000, France Télécom acquired a majority stake of 54% by merging its Global One unit with Equant. In 2005, France Télécom made a bid for all outstanding Equant stock and thus fully acquired it. Prior to 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[clarification needed] with France Télécom and Equant.

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