Verizon Business has launched a new single-source model for the procurement of customer premises equipment (CPE) and other support services in 122 countries and territories. The new model boosts and simplifies the services that Verizon Business provides to support CPE from billing and contracting to logistics and financing.
Additionally, the company has reached an array of global agreements with seven leading equipment manufacturers, distributors and resellers, thus enabling enterprise customers to take full advantage of volume discounts and other advantageous terms.
Nancy Gofus, senior vice president global business products, Verizon, stated, "In the past, obtaining customer premises equipment and related services was often a time-consuming, fragmented process, requiring large businesses and government entities with global networking requirements to negotiate several contracts, often on a country-by-country basis."
Gofus added, "Our new approach eliminates many of these obstacles and enables us to deliver global solutions with a local touch, supporting the networks of today and the applications of tomorrow. By offering customers a simplified way of doing business around the world, we are providing one more example of how we are helping organizations do more with less today."
Brian Ahearn, vice president global service provider sales, Avaya, stated, "Avayas new global agreement with Verizon Business strengthens the long-standing relationship between our two companies. Global organisations require global communications solutions, and this agreement will help ensure that the advanced equipment required to power customer networks is available where it is needed and with the adequate and necessary support."
Verizon Business also offers a standardised set of more than 50 professional-service capabilities in 30 countries around the globe. Delivered through 2,700 specially trained and experienced consultants in five key practice areas like security services, IT services, network integration and engineering, IP communications and contact center services, these services help customers successfully deploy and manage advanced networks and technologies.
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