One of the largest wholly owned global IP networks in the world

Global Network

• Verizon Business owns and operates one of the most expansive IP backbone networks in the world View map
  
• The Verizon Business data network includes more than 485,000 route miles, including terrestrial and undersea cable, spanning six continents and access to another 187,000 route miles from Verizon Telecom
  
• Verizon Business provides voice, data and Internet services on its state-of-the-art fiber-optic network to customers in more than 2,700 cities and 150 countries
  
• Verizon Business provides high-capacity connections to more than 120,000 buildings around the globe
  
• With more than 1 Terabit of aggregated backbone capacity in North America, the Verizon network carries data traffic up to 10 Gbps in the United States and 2.5 Gbps in Europe
  
• The Verizon Business network is large enough to circle the world 18 times
  
• Verizon Business currently operates eight satellite facilities located throughout the United States, Hawaii and Guam
  
• Verizon Business also operates satellite links to more than 200 teleports worldwide in approximately 110 countries for both government and business customers
  

Speeds

• The Verizon Business network includes OC-192 lines that allow data transfer up to 10Gbps, the fastest commercially available today
  
• Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is deployed on the North American, European and Asian IP backbone networks to improve traffic engineering and management
  

Next-Generation Submarine Cable Network System

• Verizon Business carries IP, data and voice customer traffic on its global IP network, including traffic on more than 65 submarine cable networks worldwide
  
• Verizon Business is the only U.S.-based provider to be a charter member of a new consortium building the Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) optical cable network system that, when completed in 2008, will link the U.S. and the China mainland
  
• Verizon Business is the only U.S. consortium member of the SEA-ME-WE-4 undersea cable network system that spans 20,000 kilometers and reaches 14 countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe
  
• Verizon Business is the first to deploy undersea mesh technology — providing multiple diverse paths for voice and data traffic reliability — to connect three major submarine cable systems traversing the Atlantic Ocean. Verizon Business plans to offer the same mesh diversity for its Trans-Pacific customers
  

Network Operations Centers

• Verizon Business has five major global Network Operations Centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific
  

Data Centers

• Verizon Business supports more than 200 data centers in 22 countries across five continents
  

Enterprise Mobility

• Verizon Business supports 1.7 million global dial modems in thousands of cities throughout the world
  
• Verizon Business offers a combination of IP dial, wireless and DSL access in more than 150 countries
  
• Verizon Wireless owns the the most reliable wireless network in the U.S. Learn more
  
• Verizon Business supports dial services for national, local, or toll-free calls in more than 150 countries around the world
  

IP Leadership

• TeleGeography ranks Verizon Business’ global IP network No. 1 as most connected backbone network for the ninth consecutive year (September 2007). This enables its business customers and ISPs to reach more destinations directly through its global IP backbone than any other carrier.
  
• Verizon Business has a rich heritage developing the commercial Internet from its inception to the present
  

Global Customer Base

• Verizon Business provides communications services for tens-of-thousands of businesses and government agencies around the globe, including 97 percent of Fortune 500 companies
  
• Verizon Business manages more than 3,700 networks in 142 countries and territories, which includes overseeing non-Verizon Business connections from more than 60 network providers globally
  
• Verizon Business has a history of service and innovation in network management, recently exemplified by numerous awards and its patent-pending IMPACT Rapid Fault Isolation capabilities
  

Customer Service

• Verizon Business maintains a 24x7 global VPN Network Operations Center and regional operation centers providing escalation paths for all customer-facing local support staff