SITA is a multinational information technology company providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry. The company provides its services to around 400 members and 2,500 customers worldwide, which it claims is about 90% of the world's airline business. Around the world, nearly every passenger flight relies on SITA technology.
19-496: Orange Business , the business services arm of Orange S.A. , is a global integrator of communications, products, and services for multinational corporations. On 16 February 2023, Orange Business Services got renamed to Orange Business . Orange Business offers integrated communications products and services to global enterprises in cloud computing , unified communications , collaboration , big data , Internet of things , and artificial intelligence , which manage and integrate
38-417: A fully owned SITA subsidiary at the start of 2022, as an IT company working solely in the air cargo industry, providing services for carriers and distributors. In November 2011, CHAMP acquired TRAXON Europe, an electronic air cargo company, in order to prepare for new International Air Transport Association (IATA) initiatives such as IATA e-freight and Cargo iQ. Aviareto is a joint venture between SITA and
57-696: Is a subject for numerous management case studies on topics like strategic management , brand management , PEST analysis , financing methods of merger and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts . Orange S.A. Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 231090297 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:53:36 GMT SITA (IT company) SITA or Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques ,
76-669: Is organised in the following geographical divisions: It has five major services centers in Mauritius , Egypt , India , Brazil and France . It offers integrated communication products and services to global enterprises in cloud computing , unified communications , collaboration , Big Data , Internet of things and Artificial Intelligence which manage and integrate the complexity of international communications and software applications. The service and products portfolio include, The complex merger operations that led to ownership of Orange by France Telecom and its subsequent branding
95-595: Is owned by members of the air transport industry, who make up the SITA Board and SITA Council. The company has the remit of working with the air transport community for the benefit of all members. This includes cooperation with industry bodies, such as IATA , ACI and regional associations, aiming to solve common industry issues through the use of IT and telecommunication services, through development of community systems, industry standards and shared infrastructures for aviation. SITA also produces industry surveys including
114-929: The Irish government . Aviareto and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Supervisory Authority of the International Registry, agreed that Aviareto would establish and operate the International Registry of Mobile Assets. SITA's services include: SITA's shared infrastructures include systems for passenger processing. SITA works with around 20 industry bodies and standards committees to set standards. The company has approximately 40 participants in 55 different Standards Setting Working Groups. The organizations SITA works with include IATA , Air Cargo Inc. , Airlines for America , ICAO and
133-572: The Air Transport IT Insights, Passenger IT Insights, as well as working jointly with IATA on the industry’s Baggage Report. Launched in 2005 as OnAir, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT today provides Digital Day of Operations, Cabin Connectivity Services, and Unified Aircraft Communication. OnAir combined with SITA's Aircraft business in 2015 and is now SITA FOR AIRCRAFT but was previously known as SITA ONAIR . CHAMP became
152-685: The Hong Kong-based conglomerate - Hutchison Whampoa through a stock swap deal with BAe, acquired a controlling stake of 65% in Microtel, who by then had won a license to develop a Personal communications network (PCN) network in United Kingdom. Subsequently, Hutchison renamed Microtel to Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd, and on 28 April 1994, Orange brand was launched in the UK mobile phone market . A holding company structure
171-735: The Orange brand, through a complex set of mergers and divisions, was acquired and eventually retained by Orange S.A. , then a fully owned subsidiary of France Télécom . The chain of mergers that led to the May 2000 acquisition is as follows. The inception of the Orange brand was in 1990 in the United Kingdom with the formation of "Microtel Communications Ltd" - a consortium initially formed by Pactel Corporation (American), British Aerospace (BAe, now BAE Systems ), Millicom , and Matra (French); and later, to be wholly owned by BAe. In July 1991,
190-520: The acquisition of the global operations of Orange from Vodafone for US$ 37 Billion and the transaction was completed in August 2000. With the strategic ambition to become an integrated player in managed data networks and IP-based communication and hosting for multinational and local enterprises , France Telecom in January 2000 bought out its two partner's stake ( Sprint Nextel and Deutsche Telekom ) in
209-447: The company employs over 21,000 employees in 166 countries. Over last few years, €700 million were invested in research and development with dedicated 8,000 employees including scientists, engineers, developers, designers, sociologists, and marketers. Orange Labs is made up of 12 research and development and innovation centers across four continents and has 7,000 patents. It's ranked the 19th most innovative company worldwide. In May 2000,
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#1732784016638228-483: The complexity of international communications and software applications . Orange Business was founded on 1 June 2006, through a rebranding and consolidation of the existing France Telecom businesses of Equant and Wanadoo. Orange Business also acquired giants like Business & Decision and Basefarm in recent years who specializes in Analytics, Data Science, Cloud etc. Operating in over 220 countries and territories,
247-431: The consolidation of the group's business services operations and rebranded the businesses of Equant and Wanadoo to a new single entity - 'Orange Business Services'. The rebranding exercise created France Telecom SA's global brand for mobile telephony, as well as all broadband and business connectivity services - Orange. It operates in over 220 countries and territories and employs over 30,000 employees in 166 countries. It
266-576: The joint venture founded in January 1996- Global One for US$ 3.88 Billion. In November 2000, France Telecom acquired a controlling stake of 53% in Dutch-based network operator Equant, part of the SITA group of companies which provided network services to the air transport industry. France Telecom started the process of integrating Global One unit with Equant in 2001 and acquired all outstanding Equant stock by 2005. On 1 June 2006, France Telecom announced
285-742: The world's "largest" public data network . In 1989 computer reservations systems, aerospace manufacturers, tour operators, airfreight forwarders, airport authorities, and other organizations in the air transport industry began joining SITA as members. The company today provides infrastructure and communication services for the air transport industry, having evolved from its early days of providing only network-related services. SITA presently operates in over two hundred countries and territories, and its customers include airlines, airports, airfreight — international freight forwarders, travel and distribution — global distribution systems, governments, aerospace, ground handlers and air traffic control. SITA
304-576: Was acquired for US$ 33 Billion by the German conglomerate - Mannesmann AG . The Mannesmann's acquisition of Orange triggered Vodafone to make a hostile takeover bid for the German company. Shortly thereafter, in February 2000, Vodafone acquired Mannesmann for US$ 183 Billion and, decides to divest Orange as the EU regulations wouldn't allow it to hold two mobile licences. France Télécom in May 2000, announced
323-614: Was adopted in 1995 with the establishment of Orange plc. In April 1996, Orange went public and floated on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ , majority owned by Hutchison (48.22%), followed by BAe (21.1%). In June 1996, it became the youngest company to enter the FTSE 100 , valued at £2.4 billion. And by July 1997 Orange had gained one million customers. The stint as a public company came to an end in October 1999, when it
342-581: Was founded in February 1949 by eleven airlines in order to bring about shared infrastructure cost efficiency by combining their communications networks. The eleven original airlines were: British European Airways Corporation (BEAC), British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), British South American Airways (BSAA), KLM , Sabena , Swissair , TWA , Swedish A.G.Aerotransport, Danish Air Lines , Norwegian Air Lines and Air France . SITA opened its first telecommunications centre in Rome in 1949. Information
361-471: Was manually transmitted using perforated tape and teleprinters. This was the 'first generation' of the network. The 'second generation' SITA High-Level Network (HLN) became operational in 1969, handling data traffic in real time via a message-switched network over common carrier leased lines . It was organised to act like a packet-switching network. The 'third generation' Data Transport Network adopted X.25 in 1981, providing global coverage and becoming
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