Orange Business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EdgeConn, a prime cloud computing and manager services provider based in Egypt. The agreement aims to provide a direct private connection to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud services using AWS Direct Connect.
EdgeConn will establish AWS outposts in Egypt and aims to transform educational content delivery for 22 million students and teachers in the K-12 segment. Orange Business was able to roll out initial connectivity services for EdgeConn in days to meet the project needs.
Mohamed Rayan, CEO and Co-Founder of EdgeConn, commented: “We were looking for a long-term trusted partner, and Orange Business was that partner given their capability of delivering the connectivity and services we needed. Orange Business can provide seamless, reliable global connectivity with the highest security standards. They have quickly helped us build a strong, resilient, scalable, secure connectivity infrastructure. We also had to move very quickly due to the customer needs, and Orange Business was able to establish the initial connectivity within days.”
Egypt is undergoing rapid digital transformation, including the education sector, where EdgeConn supports the provision of eLearning and digital tools and services for the Egypt Ministry of Education.
Orange Business is already engaged with public-private education providers in the region and anticipates further opportunities as the sector continues its digital transformation journey post-pandemic.
Leveraging on its solution Evolution Platform, Orange Business supports network-related services, including connectivity, cloud and cybersecurity, in collaboration with partners.
With the signing of this agreement, Orange Business will provide Cloud connectivity network service through its strategic partnership with AWS.
Sahem Azzam, Senior Vice President for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey at Orange Business, added, “This new agreement with EdgeConn has some innovative elements and potential for further development. It demonstrates the benefits of our digital infrastructure’s secure, flexible approach, and this innovative approach will help drive EdgeConn’s business growth in Egypt’s rapidly developing digital economy. The fact that our role with EdgeConn helps support the Egypt education sector is also significant, as this is an increasingly attractive vertical for us across the region.”
Orange Business will provide end-to-end, fully managed services, including hardware, design, implementation and operation. These include connectivity (Business VPN Galerie service to connect to AWS privately); professional services (Network Consultant for design phase); technical management to provide end-to-end configuration; project management during the implementation phase; service management (Service Manage – 24X7 Service Support Orange Business helpdesk and remote proactive service monitoring); and dedicated customer service manager during the operation phase.
Orange Business will also appropriately train EdgeConn representatives to support their processes.
Rayan said, “We aim to repeat our success and accomplishment in the field of Education Digital Transformation in the region and African countries, not only on the digital infrastructure level but to offer a complete Education Ecosystem end-to-end, illustrated in a Digital Education Framework adopted, developed, and implemented successfully by the Egyptian Ministry of Education.”
