Verizon landed a $678.5 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security
May 14 to deploy and manage a secure global IP network. The deal
requires Verizon to combine the multiple separate wide area networks of
the DHS' 22 agencies into one common IP network.
Over the life of the 10-year agreement, Verizon will also implement
a security operations center for DHS' more than 5,000 global sites. In
addition, Verizon will employ Emergency Communications Services, a new
service available under the Networx Universal system to help agencies
prepare for emergency responses to man-made and natural disasters.
"The Department of Homeland Security has entrusted Verizon Business
to support its critical mission of protecting our country and its
citizens," John Killian, president of Verizon Business, said in a
statement. "The advanced network that we deploy will serve as the
vital springboard for the department's evolving requirements going
forward."
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