Verizon Business Takes Complexity Out of Building Multi-National Networks

February 26, 2009

By Mike Peters

Verizon Business is launching a new single-source model for the procurement of customer premises equipment (CPE) and other support services in 122 countries and territories. The launch will provide multi-national enterprises with a simpler, cost-effective way to build, support, and manage their global networks.

Features of Verizon’s Single-Source Model for Business

Verizon's single-source model, which is centrally managed and locally delivered, features: flexible delivery model; choice of contracting and billing options; simplified logistics; and enhanced financing options. The new model bolsters and simplifies the services that Verizon Business provides to support CPE, from billing and contracting to logistics and financing. In addition, the company has reached an array of global agreements with seven leading equipment manufacturers, distributors and resellers, thus enabling enterprise customers to take full advantage of volume discounts and other advantageous terms.

Verizon Business Reaches Agreements with World-Class Technology Providers

Over the past few months, Verizon Business has reached agreements with Avaya, Cisco, Fluke Networks, Juniper Networks, NCR, Tandberg, and Tech Data/Azlan. These world-class technology providers will offer the following communications solutions: Avaya - contact center, IP telephony, mobility, unified communications; Cisco - networking, conferencing, unified communications and collaboration, security, wireless LAN; Fluke Networks - networked application performance, monitoring and analysis; Juniper Networks - networking, security, unified access, WAN acceleration; NCR - professional consulting and support services; Tandberg - telepresence and video conferencing; Tech Data/Azlan - advanced logistics distribution services for equipment from multiple manufacturers.

Verizon Business Simplifies Network Process for Global Business

"In the past, obtaining customer premises equipment and related services was often a time-consuming and fragmented process, requiring large businesses and government entities with global networking requirements to negotiate several contracts, often on a country-by-country basis," said Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products for Verizon. "Our new approach eliminates many of these obstacles and enables us to deliver global solutions with a local touch, supporting the networks of today and the applications of tomorrow.”