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New South Wales Premier Opens New Equant Facility In Sydney

Announcement posted by Equant 03 May 2002

Equant brings together staff from four locations
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) today announced the opening of its new facility at Botany. The facility will be officially opened by the New South Wales State Premier Robert John Carr, MP. This move will consolidate Equants Sydney-based workforce into one location.

Equant formerly operated out of four premises located on Pitt Street, George Street, Surry Hills and Chatswood. The relocation brings staff together in one location for the first time, following the successful merger of Equant and Global One.

The business units that will be housed at Botany are Markets and Sales, Customer Service and Network, the Global Provisioning Centre and the Global Customer Service Centre. Only the Equant hosting centre that was opened in July last year will remain in North Ryde.

Equant has made a significant investment into the new 10,000-sq. metre facility when it commissioned extensive design and refurbishment work to the deserted factory space. Architects were given a brief to design an attractive and unique environment which is conducive to Equants collaborative work-style.

The building has left its factory origins behind with a three-storey atrium that is naturally lit. This is overlooked by a series of galleries, with informal and formal meeting and recreational areas that are just a few paces away all work areas.

Equant is extremely happy to be able to provide a modern working environment that brings together staff from four locations, said Richard Knott, Managing Director, Equant Australasia.

He added, From our new facility here in Botany, we will run our commercial operations for Australia as well as provide regional help desk and provisioning services for the Asia Pacific Australasia region.

Reflecting the high standard of skills and competitive cost base here, Equant has given the Sydney provisioning team global responsibility for Equants flagship IP VPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) implementation and service modification management.

About Equant
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global IP and data services for multinational businesses, offering network, integration and managed services to global business. The network has unmatched seamless global reach, connecting key business centers in 220 countries and territories, with local support in 145 countries and territories. Building on more than 50 years of experience in data communications, Equant serves thousands of the worlds top companies. Equant, a member of the France Telecom Group, meets the diverse needs of global companies with the industrys most extensive portfolio of managed data network services. Equant revenue was over $3 billion in 2001.

This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements related to Equant that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Equant with the SEC, specifically the most recent filing on Form 20-F and the submission on Form 6-K containing the shareholders circular, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, risks relating to Equants history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equants markets, Equants rapid growth, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equants international operations, dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equants stock price and risks relating to the combination with Global One. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements.