U.S. Dept of Defense awards Verizon $495M contract to manage research network
17 June 2021 - 10:30PM
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Verizon Public
Sector to deliver a next-generation, high-bandwidth, low-latency,
Layer 2 wide area network in support of critical research.
Verizon’s solution includes switch, router, firewall and Edge
Compute capabilities, connecting 200 different Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) laboratories and High
Performance Computing (HPC) locations across the United States and
beyond.“Investments across Verizon’s enterprise business enable the
kind of tailored solutions our team will deliver to the U.S.
Department of Defense and the Defense Research and Engineering
Network,” said Jennifer Chronis, Senior Vice President for Public
Sector at Verizon. “Our managed services solutions will create a
next-generation user experience for research teams utilizing the
DREN platform while also enhancing security across the
network.”With guaranteed throughput and latency at speeds of up to
100Gbps and even 400Gbps, multidisciplinary teams can be brought
together in near real time to develop and test big data analyses,
artificial intelligence, machine learning and simulations, helping
to tackle complex problems from climate change and pandemic
response to next generation autonomous defense systems.Through
Verizon Public Sector’s DREN4 solution, the network will move
beyond the challenge of recurring investment and high effort
technology revolutions so that multidisciplinary teams may consume
technical enhancement and innovation on a continuous, evolutionary
basis with increased transparency to day-to-day operations. Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000
and is one of the world’s leading providers of technology,
communications, information and entertainment products and
services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around
the world, Verizon generated revenues of $128.3 billion in 2020.
The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on
its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’
demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and
control.
VERIZON’S ONLINE MEDIA CENTER: News releases, stories, media
contacts and other resources are available at verizon.com/news.
News releases are also available through an RSS feed. To subscribe,
visit www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/.
Media contact: Geoffrey
Basyegeoffrey.basye@verizon.com(202) 748-1882
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024