Business Everywhere: Equant Unveils its Solution for Multinational Corporations' Mobile Users.

WASHINGTON & PARIS -- As part of the France Telecom Group's launch of Business Everywhere, the first integrated range of Mobility solutions for Business Customers, Equant (NYSE:ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is launching the solution dedicated to multinational corporations.

The France Telecom Group's Business Everywhere range of solutions brings business customers a full suite of simple, secure solutions for employees who are frequently on the move. The launch of the Business Everywhere solution dedicated to multinational corporations underpins Equant's expansion strategy, which is focused on exploiting new market opportunities such as mobile working. Business Everywhere will strengthen Equant's portfolio of global, customized and integrated communications services.

The Business Everywhere solution dedicated to multinational corporations incorporate the following four key features:

1. An integrated solution with a single bill from one provider

Business Everywhere offers, from a laptop, a unified mobile access to corporate information and applications via multiple access technologies, including: Wi-Fi, GPRS, DSL, and Dial. Support for UMTS (3G) is scheduled to start in Q4 2004 in major European markets.

Business Everywhere is based on an intuitive user-interface supporting multiple fixed and mobile access technologies. In addition, this software client integrates remote end-point security features and interoperates with other security products to ensure full device safety and connection security.

For IT managers, a key benefit of the solution is having a single bill from one provider, whatever the number of countries or technologies supported. This significantly reduces the administration costs associated with processing invoices from multiple vendors. They also benefit from a unified real-time reporting on end user experience and usage.

2. A high level of security

Business Everywhere is based on Equant's expertise in Virtual Private Network (VPN) security. This solution also includes personal anti-virus and firewall protection, which guarantees end-to-end security.

3. Mobilizing enterprise applications

The solution will also mobilize a range of messaging applications, including Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Furthermore, Equant is working with a number of partners to build in support for vertical applications, such as sales force automation and customer relationship management systems.

4. An extended coverage

For Wi-Fi access in particular, Equant is partnering with Orange, and other leading hotspot providers to offer today its customers reliable, secure, high-speed broadband access to more than 8,000 hotspots in business centers, airport lounges and hotels in more than 16 countries in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific with plans to expand to 20 markets by end 2004.

Equant was the first global provider to offer to MNCs GPRS access to corporate VPNs in May 2003 and will continue to expand its 2.5G coverage in 2004. Currently, it covers major European countries with plans to add North America by the end of 2004.

"Over the last 12 months, there has been an explosion in the global wireless workforce," said William Priest, senior vice president, Products and Solutions at Equant. "While this undoubtedly delivered enormous benefits in terms of improved productivity, it has also created a management and security headache for network managers within the enterprise."

"Business Everywhere has been developed by the France Telecom group in response to demand from customers who need a fully integrated and managed solution from a single service provider. This solution is designed to meet this demand in full by offering a truly one-stop-shop for multiple services ranging from security to billing and access to critical messaging applications. In short, we can deliver all the benefits of wireless working, while taking away the management pain and security concerns," added Priest.

About Equant

Equant (NYSE:ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise -- including unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and local support in approximately 165 countries -- with its expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers key business processes. Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies, with the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by more than 1,200 global businesses as of March 31, 2004. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, was named Best Global Carrier 2003 and Best Managed Service 2003 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.

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