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Gartner positions Orange Business Services in Leaders quadrant for Asia Pacific Network Service Providers for ninth consecutive year
PARIS & SINGAPORE --(Business Wire)--
Gartner (News - Alert) Inc has placed Orange
Business Services, a leading global integrator of communications
solutions for multinational corporations, in the Leaders quadrant ahead
of the competition in the company's 2012 Magic Quadrant report for Asia
Pacific Network Service Providers. (1) Orange (News - Alert) is the only
company that has been in the Leaders quadrant every year since the
report's inception in 2003.
According to Gartner, "Asia Pacific's connectivity market is fairly
mature, with a large number of providers, many with good network
infrastructure and geographic reach. There is limited differentiation
between Network Service Providers in terms of connectivity. The main
difference is local service and support in developing markets, which can
result in big differences in installation and restoration times - an
important consideration as many MNCs are expanding aggressively in the
region in search of growth."
Yee-May Leong, senior vice president, Orange Business Services (News - Alert) Asia
Pacific, said: "Orange has consistently maintained its leadership in
managing the most extensive network reach across Asia Pacific, while
offering unmatched 24x7 customer support with ITIL-based service
management framework. Since 2006, we have invested substantially in
transforming our business to provide advanced network-related IT
Services above our traditional network layer. This investment is now
paying off. In 2012, Orange significantly increased its installed base
of cloud and IT services customers, offering solutions including IaaS,
UCaaS and cloud based contact centers."
Orange Business Services has a strtegic focus on Asia Pacific, one of
its targeted high
growth and emerging markets. Assisted by growth in the region, the
company is on track to achieve its stated global objective of generating
1 billion euros in revenues in high growth and emerging markets by 2015.
Across the region, Orange Business Services has more than 3,000 staff
comprising teams of IT specialists, professional services consultants
and consulting practice experts.
About Orange Business Services in Asia Pacific
Orange Business Services has the largest in-country capillarity
comprising 157 points of presence (PoPs) in 101 cities in 40 countries
and territories with dual backbone centers in key cities. The company's
international IP VPN reaches 24 countries in Asia Pacific with 133 PoPs
in 53 cities. Orange customers benefit from the company's fully
resilient network infrastructure within Asia and to/from Europe, Russia,
the U.S. and Latin America, Middle East and Africa. Orange operates 16
sales offices in Asia Pacific and has its headquarters in Singapore. It
employs close to 3,000 business and technology professionals. Orange has
three of its 15 global R&D Labs located in Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo.
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the France Telecom (News - Alert)-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 was awarded three of the
telecom industry's highest accolades at the annual World Communication
Awards 2012 - Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service and the User's
Choice Award. Orange Business Services is a five-time winner of Best
Global Operator. Learn more at www.orange-business.com.
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications
operators with annual sales of 43.5 billion euros and has 170,000
employees worldwide at Dec. 31, 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 trademarks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France
or France Telecom.
About the Magic Quadrant
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research publications, and does not advise technology users to select
only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research
publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization
and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all
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including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
(1) Gartner "Magic Quadrant Asia Pacific Network Service Providers," To
Chee Eng, Kenshi Tazaki, Vincent Fu, Bjarne Munch, report ID G00229238
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