Company Press Release:
Verizon Business Takes Complexity Out of Building
Networks Across Borders
Single-Source Provider Model
Answers Multinational Enterprise Need for Simplified, Global Equipment-Procurement
and Support Services
February 19, 2009, Delhi - provide multinational enterprises with a simpler,
cost-effective way to build, support and manage their global networks,
Verizon Business is rolling out a new single-source model for the
procurement of customer premises equipment (CPE) and other support services
in 122 countries and territories.
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.
“In the past, obtaining customer premises equipment and
related services was often a time-consuming, 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 – global business products, 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. By offering customers a
simplified way of doing business around the world, we are providing one
more example of how we are helping organizations do more with less
today,” Gofus said.
Verizon’s single-source
model, which is centrally managed and locally delivered, features:
·
Flexible Delivery Model – Customers can select best option for
their needs, whether it’s receiving the equipment and doing the rest
themselves or out-tasking part or all of the entire network and
applications to Verizon Business.
·
Choice of Contracting and Billing Options – Ability to
contract and bill centrally, regionally or locally to help customers
control costs associated with multi-country deployments of CPE and related
lifecycle and management support services.
·
Simplified Logistics – Alleviates customer burden for global
procurement and delivery of CPE by addressing country-specific import/export
guidelines and shipping risks and helps reduce delivery intervals.
·
Enhanced Financing Options – Verizon Credit, Verizon’s
wholly owned financing subsidiary, offers flexible and affordable financing
options for customers seeking to purchase or lease equipment, or a
combination of both.
Broad Vendor Ecosystem Delivers Transformational
Value
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.
“Avaya’s new global agreement with Verizon Business
strengthens the long-standing relationship between our two
companies,” said Brian Ahearn, vice president – global service
provider sales, Avaya. “Global organizations require global
communications solutions, and this agreement will help ensure that the
advanced equipment required to power customer networks is available where
it is needed and with the adequate and necessary support.”
Further expansion of the program is planned for 2009, with the
addition of other vendors as well as expanded reach in more countries.
Verizon Business’ new operational model for CPE and related
services is an expansion of the company’s approach to managed
services delivery for Cisco-based solutions. It now offers global
enterprise customers end-to-end support for a broad range of CPE and
support services in nearly
three times the number of countries and territories when compared with last year’s total.
Verizon Business manages 270,000-plus security, network and hosting
devices across more than 4,000 customer networks spanning 142 countries and
territories, overseeing non-Verizon connections from more than 60 network
providers worldwide. Verizon Business’ managed network services
are backed by industry-leading service-level commitments and the
company’s award-winning IMPACT management platform.
Verizon Business also offers a standardized set of more than 50
professional-service capabilities in 30 countries around the globe.
Delivered through 2,700 specially trained and experienced consultants in
five key practice areas – security services, IT services, network
integration and engineering, IP communications and contact center services – these services help customers
successfully deploy and manage advanced networks and technologies.
Note – Availability of
CPE and support services varies by country
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About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a
global leader in communications and IT solutions. We combine professional
expertise with the world’s most connected IP network to deliver
award-winning communications, IT, information security and network
solutions. We securely connect today’s extended enterprises of
widespread and mobile customers, partners, suppliers and employees –
enabling them to increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the
environment. Many of the world’s largest businesses and
governments – including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and thousands
of government agencies and educational institutions – rely on our
professional and managed services and network technologies to accelerate
their business. Find out more at www.verizonbusiness.com.