Orange Business Services will be supporting International SOS, the world’s leading integrated medical, clinical and security services organisation, in the transformation and management of its entire communications infrastructure including its emergency network.
The objective is to enhance International SOS’s ability to provide 24/7 in-time life-saving support to its members in more than 70 countries, through 27 assistance centres and 36 International SOS clinics.
As part of a five-year contract, Orange will redesign, consolidate and manage International SOS’s various networks across 118 locations in 50 countries.
In addition, Orange will provide a fully managed, integrated and optimised network solution that empowers International SOS with application prioritization and enables visibility and control over its infrastructure. Consolidation of existing firewalls and security architecture will enable centralised governance and control.
Orange will also develop a centralized call centre architecture for the 27 assistance centres and add business continuity enhancements by providing a managed IP Telephony solution.
Speaking at the announcement, Richard MG Davies, Group CIO at International SOS, says: “Network infrastructure is the lifeline of our business where every call is an emergency and every response can be lifesaving. A robust, secure and reliable infrastructure is the centrepiece for effectively reaching the ones who need us.
“While we will generate cost efficiencies through this new model, our engagement with a global player like Orange will help us efficiently reach remote locations in time and offer an always-on medical and emergency support to our members.”
“Emergency response, medical aid and patient care have transformed over the last few years with technology,” says Yee-May Leong, senior vice-president, Asia Pacific, Orange Business Services.
“Advanced communication solutions and network reach have become critical to deliver the benefits of modern healthcare and we are glad to be playing our part. We are delighted to work with International SOS for the cause of saving more lives through our communications solutions.”
