Equant and its channel partner Jordan Data Communications were awarded a three-year, $7 million IP VPN contract with Amman, Jordan-based Arab Bank Group to link 19 international sites. Arab Bank will upgrade its 14 Frame Relay sites to a 19-site fully managed MPLS-based IP VPN with Equant Voice for IP VPN at 12 voice deregulated sites. The network will converge all types of traffic including voice on the same infrastructure. http://www.equant.com/press