Verizon Business announced this week that it will be expanding its global network footprint in the coming year in a series of investments and enhancements.
Network expansion programs will focus significantly on China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada in order to meet with growth in voice, data and video services.
Additionally, global network enhancements are planned that will increase network capacity, decrease provisioning time, reduce latency (the time it takes for data sent from its entry point in the network to reach its destination), and improve reliability and efficiency.
“As the world’s leading companies grow their presence in the emerging market regions, they can rely on our continued network investment to support the critical business applications they’re entrusting to our care. Our customers expect us to be where they need us, when they need us, and to offer our services and solutions regardless of the region of the world,” said Fred Briggs, Verizon Business executive vice president of operations and technology.
“As we expand our network into new growth regions, we’re also moving deeper into countries where we offer services today. For example, one of the fastest-growing countries in the world is China, and we have expanded our capabilities and added significant capacity building on our strong partnerships with Chinese carriers.”
In India, another fast-paced growth country, the company is currently implementing a diverse five-city IP, Ethernet and Global Data Link network in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad. Verizon Business recently received its international and national long- distance licenses (ILD/NLD) to offer advanced communications services to India-based and multinational companies with operations in India.
It is also implementing national long-distance network expansions in Australia, building an optical backbone serving the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth; adding VoIP capabilities in Singapore and Hong Kong; and upgrading the network in Canada with a high-speed optical backbone in Toronto.
Verizon Business currently provides services in more than 2,700 cities and 150 countries, and is involved in more than 65 submarine cable systems around the world. |
