Sita, provider of telecommunications services to the airline industry and which recently announced a global Frame Relay service via its Scitor subsidiary, has struck an alliance with the Unisource BV joint venture formed by PTT Telecom Nederland NV, Sweden’s Telia AB and the Swiss Telecom PTT. Through the alliance, Unisource’s reach is extended to the 200 countries served by Sita. The precise details have yet to be worked out. It is as yet unclear what the future of Scitor (which was itself formed to target users outside the airline industry) will be within Europe. However, what seems likely is that the joint services will be marketed by Unisource in Europe, and by Scitor in the rest of the world.
