2008

Paris, June 10, 2008

 

 

Siemens AG has signed a five-year, 80 million euro MPLS-based IP VPN contract with Orange Business Services to migrate a large portion of its worldwide network to Orange, its new trusted partner. Orange Business Services is now designing and migrating 1,100-site Siemens Wide Area Network (WAN) across 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Southwest Europe and North & Latin America.

 

Siemens was looking for a flexible provider solution that supports global reach, a reliable and broad portfolio of services, as well as the ability to support future convergence over the network. Orange Business Services won the business and beat out other competitors in the bidding process. Our high security standards, quality of service, local support and attractive price-performance ratio of the Orange solution were the overriding reasons for Siemens’ decision. 

 

Dr. Norbert Kleinjohann, CIO of Siemens, is very pleased with its new partner:  “Orange Business Services provides us with a global, future-oriented network at an attractive price.” Siemens’ requirements in communication services set the benchmark for Orange Business Services.

 

Dr. Helmut Reisinger, senior vice president for Europe at Orange Business Services, said:  “We are very happy that we are able to welcome Siemens to our prestigious list of global customers as our global footprint is very well aligned with Siemens’ global set-up. Security and availability of the infrastructure are critically important, especially for the world’s leading companies. Winning this deal underlines the success of our own business strategy, as well as the quality and competence of our employees.”

 

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. The company has around 400,000 employees (in continuing operations) working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of solutions for individual requirements. For over 160 years, Siemens has stood for technical achievements, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. In fiscal 2007, Siemens had revenue of €72.4 billion and income from continuing operations of €3.9 billion (IFRS).

 

Further information is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.com 

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves more than 172 million customers in five continents as of March 31, 2008, of which two thirds are Orange customers. The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9 billion euros in 2007 (13 billion euros at March 31, 2008). As of March 31, 2008, the Group had 111.9 million mobile customers and 12 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers.

 

Launched in June 2005, the NExT program (New Experience in Telecommunications) will enable the Group to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator and make France Telecom the benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006, Orange became the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange Business Services the banner for services offered to businesses worldwide. France Telecom is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband internet services in Europe and one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

 

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris and on the New York Stock Exchange.