Honest 836 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 Orange to provide long distance telecom services in India 25 Jun, 2008, 1639 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Orange Business Services, the enterprise communications arm of France Telecom today said it has received the license to provide national and international long distance telecommunications services across India. This license would enable Orange Business Services to expand its operations in the country by enabling it to provide long distance network and network-related services to businesses, Orange said in a statement. "The license will significantly increase our business growth in the country. More importantly we will now be able to serve our global and Indian customers more effectively.", Orange Business Services India CEO Sanjay Vig said. This would enable the company to offer services directly to multi-site corporate customers in the Indian as well as the international market. The company would roll out services through its joint venture company Equant Network Services India Private Ltd. Besides, Orange also plans to offer a variety of connectivity and network related services in India including Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), network- related managed services and adaptive network solutions for enterprises, it added. The company currently employs more than 2,000 people in India, serving more than 680 Indian and multinational clients, including Pfizer, Citibank, Standard Chartered, Deloitte and WNS among others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted June 25, 2008 France Telecom arm gets NLD nod 26 Jun, 2008, 0220 hrs IST NEW DELHI: Orange Business Services, the mobile arm of communications major France Telecom, on Wednesday said that it had received the licence to provide long-distance telecommunications services in India as a national and international long-distance (NLD-ILD) operator. In April 2008, the DoT had cleared Orange’s applications for NLD and ILD licences. The company becomes the fifth international communications major to receive permission—other four being US-based AT&T and Verizon, British Telecom (BT) and Cable & Wireless. Of these players, AT&T and British Telecom have already launched both NLD and ILD services in the country while Cable & Wireless is in the process of launching services here. At present, the business generated by the long-distance segment in India is estimated to be worth over Rs 10,000 crore annually. France Telecom has formed a JV partnership with Emery Technologies, a company owned by Moser Baer’s MD, Mr Deepak Puri, for its India operations. This is because, as per Indian regulations, the foreign direct holdings in telecom is capped at 74%. “The company (Orange) will be immediately rolling out services through its joint venture company ‘Equant Network Services India Private Limited’. This will enable the company to offer services directly to multi-site corporate customers in the Indian as well as the international market. Orange Business Services will plans to offer a variety of connectivity and network related services in India including Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), network- related managed services and adaptive network solutions for enterprises,” the company said in a statement. Last year, France Telecom (through Orange) had acquired the enterprise and managed services division of GTL for around Rs 250 crore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
