Verizon Wins $2.5 Billion Defense Contract
By: Roy Mark
2009-03-11
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The Department of Defense renews a network deal with Verizon Business to provide telecommunications services at U.S. military installations and other government sites located throughout the world. The Verizon service provides bandwidth ranging from 64 Kbps to 10G wavelength over fiber or satellite, or both, and includes Internet protocol, Ethernet and Internet managed data services.
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Verizon Business will
provide network and data services at U.S. Department of Defense installations around
the world under a new contract awarded by Defense Information Systems
Agency. The March 11 announcement said the 10-year contract is valued at $2.5 billion.
Verizon Business previously had
provided the network services under the preceding DISA contract. Under the contract, Verizon
Business will provide telecommunications services at military installations and
other government sites located in the Asia-Pacific region, Canada, the
Caribbean, Central America and South America, the Middle East and the United States.
The Verizon network supports many aspects of military
operations around the globe, including individual circuits to
fully managed transmission services. The service provides bandwidth ranging from 64 Kbps to 10G wavelength over fiber or
satellite, or both. Verizon Business will also provide managed data services
including Internet protocol, Ethernet and Internet services.
"As a long-time
communications provider for defense agencies, we have seen the
government's demands for advanced, network-centric communications evolve," Marlin Forbes, regional vice
president of Verizon Federal, said in a statement. "As the leading
provider of communications to the federal government, we have unmatched
experience helping the U.S.
military meet its missions around the globe."
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