IP telephony will support expansion plans
Cairo, Egypt - 5 February 2007. Orange Business Services has announced the first phase of an IP Telephony contract with AES Corporation, one of the world's leading power companies.
New generation telephony is employed as a focal point of the deal which will see the immediate adoption of IP telephony services for the power giant at its headquarters in Douala, Cameroon and its main technical site in Koumassi, with phase two of the implementation planned to support users of 1500 IP phones. AES has already experienced the benefits of Orange Business Services' expertise which was employed at their operation in Venezuela.
AES Cameroon will immediately see the efficiencies of using IP telephony. They'll benefit from reduced costs in the short term, and in the longer term they'll have technology in place to support their planned call centre.
Lionel Reina, Head of the EEMEA Region, Orange Business Services, said "As a global service provider with assets combining network, integration and management services Orange Business Services is ideally positioned to deliver IP telephony services to AES and the cost reductions it brings. Through our expertise and experience in deploying complex solutions, we will mitigate the risk for businesses when implementing new technologies".
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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.
About AES
AES is one of the world's largest global power companies, with 2005 revenues of $11 billion. With operations in 26 countries on five continents, AES's generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. Our 14 regulated utilities amassed 2005 annual sales of over 82,000 GWh and our 122 generation facilities have the capacity to generate over 44,000 megawatts. Our global workforce of 30,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world's growing power needs.
www.aes.com
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