Orange Business positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Global and Pan European Network Service Providers Magic Quadrant Reports

Orange Business has been placed in the Leaders quadrant in the two latest reports by Gartner, Inc. Based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute, Gartner named Orange Business in the Leaders quadrant for Global Network Service Providers(1) and Pan European Network Service Providers(2).

Vivek Badrinath, CEO, Orange Business, said:  “We are very pleased to be positioned in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner’s latest Global and Pan-European Magic Quadrant reports. We believe this placement recognizes not only our unmatched geographic reach, but also our ability to support our customers through a broad service portfolio and innovative solutions that help simplify their lives. We take customer satisfaction very seriously and are working hard to continually improve our customers’ experience by finding ways to make doing business with Orange easy.”

These Gartner Magic Quadrant reports are available at:
Magic Quadrant for Pan-European Network Service Providers / G00210276:
 http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/orangebusiness/vol6/article4/article4.html

Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers / G00210099:
http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/orangebusiness/vol6/article5/article5.html

(1) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers" by Neil Rickard, Robert Mason, April 1, 2011
(2) Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Pan-European Network Service Providers" by Neil Rickard, Katja Ruud, Michelle Van Pelt, April 1, 2011

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About Orange Business
Orange Business, the France Telecom-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 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 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 international platform for communicating and conducting business. Orange Business is a four-time winner of Best Global Operator at the World Communication Awards. Learn more at www.orange-business.com

France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 169,000 employees worldwide, and sales of 45.5 billion euros in 2010. 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 trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.