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LSE puts more data at traders' fingertips
News BT Radianz was initially formed in 2000 by Reuters and Equant. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has signed a deal with BT Radianz which will give traders direct access to market data. The deal means the LSE will be able to distribute its market data... [18 Dec 2006]
BAT WAN worth $20m to Orange
News Orange Business Services is owned by France Telecom and is made up of a number of communications brands, often serving multinationals' network needs, the most well-known of which is Equant. Tobacco giant BAT has signed a $20m contract extension... [27 Oct 2006]
Cirque du Soleil in $4m Orange tie up
News Cirque du Soleil has signed a global networking and services deal with Orange Business Services, the France Telecom business unit that used to go by the name Equant. The $4m, four-year deal will cover IP virtual private network (VPN) services that... [21 Jul 2006]
BT and KDDI team up in Japan
News Its international competitors for large network-plus-IT contracts include AT&T, NTT - Japan's largest telco and fierce KDDI rival - Orange Business Services (previously Equant), Sprint and Verizon Business (previously MCI). [26 Jun 2006]
Orange opens doors to one-stop mobile and web shop
News France Telecom has completed the branding transformation that will see it - and its ISP subsidiary, Wanadoo, and business arms Equant and Etrali - brought under the Orange brand. The artist formerly known as Wanadoo will become Orange broadband... [31 May 2006]
Equant wins $100m STMicroelectronics contract
News The multi-year move follows a deal signed in 2003 for Equant to provide customised IP VPNs - for secure networking - to the chip-maker. Equant has landed more than $100m in business from European chips company STMicroelectronics. [15 Jun 2005]
Equant's $4.5m imperial lather
News PZ Cussons has signed a five-year, $4.5m agreement with Equant for its networking needs between sites in a dozen countries. France Telecom-owned Equant, which to a large degree sells itself on its global reach, said the contract does not displace... [19 May 2005]
C&W wins BSkyB contract from BT
News Other competitors internationally include AT&T, Equant, MCI, NTT and Sprint. BSkyB has signed a three-year contract with Cable and Wireless to link its premises in the UK and Ireland using virtual private network (VPN) technology. [13 Apr 2005]
3GSM: Orange moves forward on several fronts
News Sanjiv Ahuja, Orange CEO, speaking at a press conference in Cannes at this week's 3GSM show, talked up the company's place alongside Equant and especially ISP Wanadoo in the France Telecom stable of companies. [15 Feb 2005]
BT on the offensive with €50m Thales contract
News The defence, aeronautics and services group has chosen BT over several international rivals - most notably France Telecom subsidiary Equant - to run its voice and data networks across 42 countries. Public sector contracts in the Netherlands... [02 Feb 2005]
Equant picks up $35m shipping VPN deal
News Shipping company P&O Nedlloyd signed a $35m agreement for VPN facilities from Equant. Equant, a unit of France Telecom, competes to provide such services with the likes of AT&T, BT/Infonet, NTT and Sprint. [19 Jan 2005]
Carriers' fortunes change with IP
Comment In the first year of Equant’s IP VPN service, only 10 customers signed up. We have always lacked the voice part,” says Equant’s Peter Bannister. Others such as AT&T, BT and Equant also offer off-net calling. [18 Sep 2003]
FT spends £3.5m on WAN from BT
News Lately BT has been making a big deal of being one of the few carriers to offer IP and MPLS-based services in around 1,000 cities, mainly competing on a global level with providers such as AT&T, Cable and Wireless, Equant and Infonet. [21 Aug 2003]
France Telecom makes $4.3bn Polish purchase
News The deal comes in the wake of France Telecom's failed $10bn attempt to buy into French data network operator Equant, which fell apart after the two sides failed to agree on a price. France Telecom and Polish partner Kulczyk have signed a $4.3bn... [25 Jul 2000]
Equant to build IP network for Liffe
News Equant has signed a $8.5m deal to provide Liffe (the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange) with a global IP (Internet Protocol) network. The three-year contract will see Equant deploy virtual private network technology to... [25 Mar 1999]
