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Etisalat and Orange Business Services sign new partnership agreement

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 21 - 2006 at 14:38
  • PRESS RELEASE

Etisalat, and Orange Business Services, the business services arm of France Telecom, have announced an enhanced partnership agreement that will extend Etisalat's network services for its customers.

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  • Representatives from Etisalat and Orange Business Services, at the press conference today.
    Representatives from Etisalat and Orange Business Services, at the press conference today.
New and advanced IP VPN services will be made available to business customers through the global network services available in 148 countries and territories. The new agreement further enhances the six year working relationship between the two companies, which operate as preferred partners.

Under the terms of the new agreement, Orange Business Services will work with Etisalat to further develop secure, scalable and flexible IP VPN solutions. These managed, carrier-class, MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching)-based network services will enable Etisalat to deliver a network service to its end users and customers over the Orange Business Services' network, further demonstrating the Orange Business Services' telecom sourcing strategy to continue to provide competitive offers and global coverage and to develop partnerships with a range of strategic partners.

Essa Al Haddad, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat, said:

"Etisalat understands the need of businesses to communicate between their locations and coordinate their operations, and has worked closely with market leaders to ensure a solution that addresses these needs in the most effective way. With the launch of the international IP-VPN service, we are extending the benefits of international connectivity to our business customers, enabling them to increase their productivity and efficiency. The IP-VPN service is a viable investment for a business of any size."


Ahmed Hamzawy, Regional Manager, Middle East & North Africa, Orange Business Services, said: '' This agreement comes as a result of a very good working relationship and joint efforts between the two companies.. As a long-standing partner of Etisalat and with the world's largest VPN, Orange Business Services is ideally placed to deliver this additional connectivity for Etisalat and its customers."
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About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services represents the business communications solutions and services provided by the France Telecom Group as of June 1st, 2006. They were previously sold under the France Telecom, Orange, Equant, Etrali, Almerys, EGT, Expertel Consulting, France Telecom Intelmatique, SETIB and Solicia brands.
The offers include converged voice, data and mobile services as well as IT expertise and managed services, all designed to transform business processes and improve productivity. Orange Business Services is present in 166 countries and territories and serves customers in 220.

www.orange-business.com

About Etisalat
Established in 1976, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation - Etisalat - is known as an innovative and reliable provider of telecommunications, Internet and related services in the UAE. The Corporation is ranked by Financial Times as one of the Top 500 companies in the world in terms of market capitalization, and the sixth largest in the Middle East according to the UK-based The Middle East magazine.

Etisalat serves over 5.3 million mobile customers in the UAE, a penetration rate of over 125 per cent. In 2005, Etisalat announced revenues of AED 12.9bn, and net profits of AED 4.3bn.

Media Inquiries
Etisalat
Ahmed Bin Ali
Manager Corporate Communications, Etisalat
Tel: 971 2 6182173
Fax: 971 2 6334448

Orange Business Services
Jonathan Walsh/Samantha Dancy
WPR, Dubai
Tel: +971 (0)4-3354575
Mob: +971 (0)50-4588610

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