Verizon Business, a communications and IT solutions provider, has further expanded its network, resulting in enhanced speed, availability, diversity and resiliency for business customers globally.

The expansion was part of the company’s $7 billion investment planned in 2008 to build and integrate broadband-capable wireless and wireline networks.
 
“Our reputation of achieving some of the highest standards of network performance is strengthened each year through the shrewd strategies and innovative technologies we successfully implement,” said Fred Briggs, executive vice president, network operations and technology, Verizon Business, in a statement.
 
“The Verizon global network is the foundation for offering solutions that help organizations better achieve their missions,” Briggs added. “Our global customers know they can depend on us to serve their needs by delivering reliability, scalability, capacity and speed, year after year.”
 
2008 was a significant year for Verizon Business . The company has added 12 new markets in four countries on its private Internet Protocol (IP) network, with network expansion into Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Pakistan and Iceland.
 
The company also completed a seven-way diverse transpacific mesh in September adding nodes in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea to existing nodes in Japan.
 
While increasing network availability, the Asia-Pacific mesh has reduced provisioning intervals from three weeks to one week and lowered latency up to 15 percent from the U.S. to Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
 
Verizon Business also completed the first phase of its North America mesh this year, deploying 22 new mesh nodes in the U.S. and expanding its network into Canada, with new nodes located in Toronto and Montreal.
 
In addition, the company strengthened its presence in global markets.
 
“We continue to invest in global network expansion and in innovative technologies that give our customers a competitive edge -- whether it's on the other side of the world or close to home,” said Briggs.
 
Verizon Business completed network expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The company built backbone links to several major Asian hubs and added another node in Shanghai for diversity. Partnering with China Telecom , the company also expanded its network in China.
 
Verizon Business is expanding in India rapidly. In a joint venture with the Videocon Group, a consumer electronics company in India, Verizon Business completed deploying its private IP network in five cities --Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad -- and is planning to expand both coverage and service in India.

Source:tmcnet