registration document France Telecom 2009 - Orange.com

overview of the Group’s Business
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OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS
Enterprise Communication Services
Z TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Type Name Main Features
PSTN access A nalog F ixed switched telephone network access offers, with preferential
rates and a certain number of à la carte services for optimized
business telephony.
ISDN
S ervices that connect telephone installations with end-to-end
digital quality and operate electronic payment, remote monitoring,
machine-to-machine, continuous backup link and videoconferencing
applications, etc.
Outgoing PSTN traffic PSTN voice traffi c O ffers that give businesses special rates for communication from
fi xed lines in mainland France or in French overseas departments,
whether the call is local, nearby, national or international and to fi xed
lines as well as mobiles; a certain number of à la carte telephony and
management services are also available.
V irtual private network (VPN) traffi c
and fi xed/mobile convergence
O ffers that simplify businesses’ management of fi xed and mobile
communications, by grouping fi xed and mobile communications
under a single package or by giving users the option of being reached
at any time on their fi xed or mobile line with a single number and
voicemail.
Incoming traffic R eception numbers R ange of services for professional telephone reception, using single
numbers with different rates, and incoming call management services.
A udiotel
K iosk service that gives the company’s customers quick, simple, and
targeted access to its telephone services, à la carte rates, with an
income for the company from its customers’ paid use of its content.
Infrastructure
data services
L eased lines
E thernet and other types of fi beroptic
access
P ermanent dedicated connection services used to manage all
information fl ows; these services are accessible in France on a
turnkey basis and offer a wide range of guaranteed bandwidth;
these connections are gradually being replaced by DSL and Ethernet
technologies or other fi ber-optic technologies.
V ery high-speed broadband connection services that allow companies
to manage a set of communication fl ows safely and with improved
performance; these services are primarily used for local networks on
the company’s sites and to connect its main sites to one another.
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