Belgium Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs Transforms Global ICT Environment With Orange Business Services
December 07 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Wide-ranging deal includes SD-WAN, security, LAN and
cloud-based unified communications with global service wrap
- Incorporates a €800K annual innovation fund to future-proof
infrastructure
The Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs (FPS FA)
has signed a new agreement with Orange Business Services to
transform its global communications infrastructure. The renewed and
expanded contract overhauls network, security and application
infrastructure across 118 locations in 87 countries. Additional
network resilience is supported through fully integrated satellite
services. The solutions will help deliver the high level of
performance, resilience and security required by diplomatic staff
to support Belgium’s interests and citizens abroad.
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The new solutions support the Ministry’s
cloud migration to Office 365 and its requirement to centralize
critical data in Belgium (Photo: Orange Business Services)
The new solutions support the Ministry’s cloud migration to
Office 365 and its requirement to centralize critical data in
Belgium. Flexible SD-WAN will ensure network and cloud connectivity
with strong security and application optimization. Flexibility is
guaranteed with uCPEs deployed at sites for virtualized services,
with satellite being a natural extension for remote locations.
There will also be a refresh of the wireless and LAN
infrastructures in all locations, and managed security will be
provided both at the network level and within the cloud.
The agreement includes an annual innovation fund of €800K for
projects to help the Belgian Ministry stay at the forefront of
technology development. The first of many co-innovation projects
focuses on Master Data Management led by the Orange company
Business & Decision.
Workspace of the future As part of the managed Office 365
solution, Orange Business Services will also provide services on a
unified communications solution based on Microsoft Teams to help
deliver the workspace of the future for its diplomats. This
involves the migration of all its sites to the new system, along
with the provision of Direct Routing and Business Talk, which will
help to significantly reduce calling expenses.
The Flexible SD-WAN solution using Universal CPEs based at the
remote sites provides network function virtualization (NFV). The
technology gives the Ministry agility to install and manage network
functions remotely, which is a clear advantage considering
challenges to deploy network equipment in all parts of the
world.
A decade of trusted partnership Orange Business Services
began supporting the Belgium Federal Public Service of Foreign
Affairs over a decade ago in 2008. In 2015, Orange Business
Services was chosen to secure mobile devices access to messaging
systems, applications and data to prevent data loss and theft. It
was a key first step in creating a secure mobile workspace as part
of the digital transformation of the Ministry. Today’s announcement
reconfirms the trust both partners have in each other.
“Our partnership with Orange Business Services is the embodiment
of a long-term vision strategy for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs that is centered around security, agility and innovation.
Orange proved to be the perfect partner to modernize our
infrastructure, and with the Innovation Fund, we will make sure
that our organization is agile and swift enough to serve our
organization’s needs today and tomorrow,” said Philip Dumortier,
ICT Director, Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign
Affairs.
“This new agreement is a key step in furthering the
transformation of the Belgian FPS FA. Orange has extended knowledge
in this field serving tens of different Ministries of Foreign
Affairs worldwide. We are incredibly excited to continue this
partnership with a focus on innovation to help deepen our expertise
as the best partner to protect data of Belgian officials and
citizens abroad,” said Fabrice de Windt, Senior Vice President,
Europe, Orange Business Services.
About Orange Business Services Orange Business Services
is a network-native digital services company and the global
enterprise division of the Orange Group. It connects, protects and
innovates for enterprises around the world to support sustainable
business growth. Leveraging its connectivity and system integration
expertise throughout the digital value chain, Orange Business
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as software-defined networks, multi-cloud services, Data and AI,
smart mobility services, and cybersecurity. It securely accompanies
enterprises across every stage of the data lifecycle end-to-end,
from collection, transport, storage and processing to analysis and
sharing.
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partners, and a pool of finely selected start-ups. More than 3,000
multinational enterprises, as well as two million professionals,
companies and local communities in France, put their trust in
Orange Business Services.
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