Equant Expands Services to Compania Argentina De Levaduras and the Burns Philip Group.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2003

Five-Year Contract for Internet Access, Managed Firewall and

Remote Dial Access Services Augments Earlier Frame Relay Contract

Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU), a recognized industry leader in global data and IP services for multinational businesses, has signed a five-year contract to expand its services to the Compania Argentina de Levaduras S.A. (CALSA), a Burns Philip Group company.

Burns Philip is a leading global yeast and natural food ingredients manufacturer with offices in more than 20 countries and a strong customer base and production facilities in more than 60 countries worldwide. The Group has been increasing market share and expanding in Latin America with facilities in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Because of the expansion of its own facilities and the acquisition of numerous complementary businesses, Burns Philip needed a secure, cost-effective telecommunications solution that would support the rollout of its 10-country Hispano-American network. The Group was looking for a network architecture that provided flexibility and a long-term platform for its growth-oriented business model.

Last September, it signed a three-year agreement with Equant through CALSA, its Argentina subsidiary, for a customized Equant Frame Relay solution, including high-quality Internet access via IPSec over Equant Internet Direct. The new extension will increase the current frame relay bandwidth in four sites of the Hispano-American Network and expand Internet access to include all the network users. It also adds Managed Firewall, Internet Dial remote access and professional services. A dedicated Equant service manager based in Argentina is overseeing the region-wide Burns Philip solution to ensure that top quality is maintained.

"The existing strong relationship with Equant, based on its excellent work on our frame relay solution, was a key factor in our decision to expand the contract," said Guillermo Cristobal, chief information officer of Burns Philip Hispano America. "In addition, the tangible support from Equant's Professional Services teams was another element the competition could not match."

"Our ability to offer a full range of services on a regional basis with strong quality of service backed by service level guarantees differentiates us from our competitors in Latin America," said Francisco Navarro, Equant's head of Markets and Sales, Latin America and the Caribbean. "We look forward to supporting CALSA and the Burns Philip Group as it expands and upgrades its network to better serve its growing customer base."

About Equant

Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global data and IP network and integration services for multinational businesses. The Equant network has unmatched seamless reach, connecting key business centers in 220 countries and territories, with local support in 191 countries. Building on more than 50 years of experience in data communications, Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies with the industry's most extensive portfolio of managed network services, including the market-leading IP VPN used by 750 global businesses as of March 10, 2003. Equant, a member of the France Telecom Group, was named Best Global Carrier 2002 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.

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