Equant has unmatched network coverage among global telecom providers in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company currently has more than 160 network points of presence (POPs) in 31 countries, as well as 450+ employees throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. It maintains sales offices in Argentina, Brazil (2), Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Equant builds on the 54 years of data communications experience of its founding organization, SITA, which has been serving the airline industry throughout Latin America and the world since 1949. In addition, Equant regional programs benefit from the full support of France Telecom, its strategic shareholder. Through France Telecom, Equant has significant cable capacity on the Arcos, Maya I, Americas II, Emergia, and Global Crossing cable systems.

The Equant Latin America regional team is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, and is led by Francisco Navarro, a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of high-level Latin America telecommunications experience. The experienced team is also conformed by Lilia Ramirez as head of Professional Services; Dalton Gobato Country Manager for Brazil, Hector Fracchia as head of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay; Raul Araya as head of the Andean Cluster (Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador); and Carlos Guerrero as Country Manager for Mexico.

In Latin America, Equant offers multinational corporations and large national companies customized telecommunications solutions to solve even the most complex needs from these organizations. Our solutions cover: Mobility, Infrastructure management, Telephony, Networks, Security, Messaging in addition to our outsourcing capabilities. To support our services, Equant maintains a Class A Hosting facility (1600 M2) in Sao Paulo. Equant provides local language customer support in Spanish and Portuguese through its Global Customer Service Center in Rio de Janeiro.

Major customers in the region that have opted for these services include British-American Tobacco-Souza Cruz (Brazil), BR Free (Brazil), DuPont (Brazil), Correos de Chile, Turbus (Chile), Banco de Crédito (Colombia), Carvajal (Colombia), Prosa (Mexico), CVG (Venezuela).

Equant is also the leading provider of IP VPN connectivity services for financial institutions belonging to SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). Among the major Latin American financial companies Equant supports are: Banco Itau, Citibank, Banco de Crédito / Helms Financial Services, Banco Exterior, Banco Federal, BANESCO and Banco Canarias.

Equant holds strong alliances in the region with key technology providers such as Cisco, Avaya, Nortel and Packeteer.