Verizon Chosen For Homeland Security Network
Verizon Business has been chosen to supply the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a secure global IP network.
The network will link thousands of the department's sites under a new Networx Universal task which was awarded to the company this week.
Communications provider Verizon was awarded the contract for an estimated $678 million over the course of the next ten years.
Verizon Business will be the main service provider under the DHS OneNet program.
It will see multiple separate wide area networks set up on one common and secure IP network.
Commenting on the deal, John Killian, president of Verizon Business, said: "The Department of Homeland Security has entrusted Verizon Business to support its critical mission of protecting our country and its citizens.
"The advanced network that we deploy will serve as the vital springboard for the department's evolving requirements going forward. We look forward to being a trusted partner of theDepartment of Homeland Security for many years to come."
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Last Updated: 15/05/2008 17:00
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