Verizon Business Enhances Global Private IP Footprint

New Private IP Nodes and Expanded Access Support Communications Requirements
of Multinational Customers

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business has further
enhanced its global Private IP footprint to support the evolving data needs of
its global customer base. The company continues to add a significant number of
Private IP nodes in key growth territories around the world, and has also
enhanced both DSL and Ethernet access capabilities.
As a result, more customers than ever can now benefit from a direct and
secure, high-performance link to the Verizon Business global multiprotocol-
label-switching (MPLS) network, the foundation for Verizon Business' portfolio
of next-generation products and services.
"Verizon Business really gets the importance of providing converged access
options globally to Private IP customers," said Sandra O'Boyle, research
director, Business Telecom Services Europe for Current Analysis. "In our April
2008 research of global MPLS IP VPN services, Verizon Business stands out from
competitors in terms of its extensive support for Ethernet access to Private
IP, which is now available in 20 European countries."
In the past year, Verizon Business increased its total number of Private
IP ports by more than 45 percent and its Ethernet access capabilities by more
than 400 percent. New Verizon Private IP nodes have now been established in
Asia-Pacific (China, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea); Eastern Europe
(Bulgaria and Romania); and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Panama and
Peru). Verizon Private IP is now available to customers in 121 countries and
territories worldwide, with additional node deployments planned this year in
Iceland, Pakistan, India and Russia.
In addition, Verizon Business has doubled the number of countries with
Ethernet access to Private IP. Ethernet third-party interconnections are now
available in Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland; Australia, China, Hong
Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines,
Singapore and Thailand; and Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Verizon
Business has also implemented an ongoing quality assurance program for its
third-party Ethernet providers, ensuring a consistent, high-quality
experience.
Verizon Business has also enhanced digital subscriber line (DSL) and
Secure Gateway access capabilities to Verizon Private IP. Flexible DSL access
options, which enable rich, multi-media communication and high-speed access to
corporate LAN resources, are now available in 49 countries worldwide. Verizon
Secure Gateway services, which combine a network-based firewall with cost-
effective encrypted broadband access to the corporate network, have been
expanded into Europe, South Africa, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region. These
services, an easily implemented alternative to leased lines, are particularly
suited for customers requiring cost-efficient connections for remote workers
and small branch offices.
Mike Marcellin, Verizon Business vice president of product marketing,
said: "The rapid expansion of Verizon Business' global Private IP footprint
reflects the company's commitment to supporting its customers, wherever they
are around the world. Private IP is used by many of our global customers as
the secure, scalable foundation on which they can build their future business-
critical communications tools and services. We are enabling customers to
deliver converged voice, data and video applications across global corporate
networks with the speed, performance and reliability they need. At the end of
the day, it's about enabling customers to realise their business objectives,
wherever their business may take them."
Verizon Private IP is a network-based, virtual private network (VPN) that
enables customers to effectively communicate over a secure network. The
service also provides the foundation for automating business processes between
companies, including e-commerce, and shared intranets and extranets. Based on
MPLS technology, Verizon Private IP offers customers scalable and flexible
network connections with integrated performance and traffic-management
capabilities.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), is a global
IP leader and network-based partner for delivering integrated communications
and information technology (IT) solutions to large-business and government
customers worldwide. Combining unsurpassed reach with managed services,
security, mobility, collaboration and professional services capabilities,
Verizon Business delivers global solutions that power innovation and enable
its customers to do business better. For more information, visit
www.verizonbusiness.com.
SOURCE Verizon Business

Jo Perrin, +44-770-252-5868, jo.perrin@verizonbusiness.com, or Peter Lucht,
+1-617-743-2224, peter.lucht@verizon.com