VERIZON 100G QUALITY TRIAL PROVES RELIABLE SIGNAL PERFORMANCE ACHIEVABLE
Verizon’s 100G signal performance trial, held in late 2008, is another example of the company’s leadership in 100G technology. The trial proved that 100G performance is capable of better tolerance for signal distortion than today’s standard 10G optical transmission, an achievement that is a significant next step toward the commercialization of 100G transmission.Glenn Wellbrock , director of optical transport, network architecture and design for Verizon, discusses the importance of this trial and how each advance Verizon makes with this technology moves the company’s network closer to commercial deployment of reliable higher bandwidth speeds.
Tags: 100G, signal performance trial, optical transmission, Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon
VERIZON 100G TRIAL SETS NEW DISTANCE RECORD
In late 2008, Verizon completed another field trial of 100 Gigabits per second, or 100G, optical networking. This trial successfully transmitted 100G traffic over a distance of more than 1,040 kilometers, setting a new distance record. Glenn Wellbrock, director of optical transport, network architecture and design for Verizon, discusses the significance of this 100G trial and highlights the networking capacity and quality benefits large-business and government customers will realize upon deployment of 100G capabilities in the Verizon network.
Tags: Verizon, 100 Gigabits, optical networking, Glenn Wellbrock
VERIZON COMPLETES INDUSTRY’S FIRST MULTISUPPLIER TRIAL OF CONTROL PLANE TECHNOLOGY.
Control plane technology is the next critical step in the evolution of optical networks. By enabling electronic devices in the network to quickly and easily exchange information, control plane technology simplifies operations and enables near real-time provisioning of communications links. Vishnu Shukla, principal member of the technology staff at Verizon, explains how control plane capabilities reduce the complexity and increase the accuracy of provisioning new circuits to deliver next-generation services such as bandwidth-on-demand.
Tags: Control plane, Vishnu Shukla, Verizon
MERIT: SPECIALIZED VERIZON BUSINESS TEAM RESPONDS TO NETWORK THREATS
Created in 1992, the Verizon Business Major Emergency Response Incident Team, or MERIT, comprises full-time employees with specialized emergency response management training, as well as experience in the repair and maintenance of communications equipment and networks. Located around the United States, MERIT members have been deployed in response to past emergencies, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and the 2001 Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the anthrax contamination of a postal distribution facility, and the Baltimore train derailment. Dick Price, director of business continuance and emergency management, Verizon Business, discusses the MERIT team and its role in protecting Verizon Business’ infrastructure to help ensure customer networks operate efficiently and reliably during good times and bad.
Tags: Verizon Business Major Emergency Response Incident Team, emergency response management, MERIT, Dick Price, Verizon Business
SHERMAN ISD LEVERAGES E-RATE PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
As one of the nation’s leading providers of communications services through the E-rate program, Verizon Business has worked with K-12 educators over the past decade to expand the availability of advanced services. E-rate, a program directed by the Federal Communications Commission, is designed to help school districts and libraries across the United States obtain affordable access to advanced telecommunications and information services, including Internet access and voice over IP. Mignon Plyler, director of technology with the Sherman Independent School District, in suburban Dallas, and Don Spaulding, an E-rate consultant with Verizon Business, discuss ways Sherman ISD is using E-rate to deliver the latest technology to the district’s students, parents and teachers.
Tags: Verizon Business, K-12, E-rate, Mignon Plyler, Don Spaulding, Sherman ISD
VERIZON BUSINESS OFFERS TELEWORKING INSIGHTS
As companies look to equip an increasingly global and mobile workforce, operate more efficiently, and protect the environment,teleworking - keeping employees connected to corporate resources whether working from home or an alternative work location, such as a hotelling site - has become a hot and sometimes heated topic for consideration.Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products for Verizon, discusses market drivers and benefits of adopting a teleworking program, describes types of organizations and employees that fit the teleworker profile, highlights potential challenges companies face when considering teleworking and offers tips for launching a successful teleworking program that can help companies make work an activity, not a location.
Tags: mobile workforce, teleworking, Nancy Gofus, Verizon, teleworker
BILLING TRANSFORMATION MEANS LEANER, CLEANER BILLS FOR VERIZON BUSINESS CUSTOMERS
Verizon Business has undertaken an extensive billing transformation project focused on providing a world-class customer experience for its large-business and government customers. By reducing the number of billing systems, enhancing self-service options and offering a single billing platform across virtually all accounts, the company has raised the bar on billing performance. Dave Landry, executive director - sales support and billing systems, Verizon Business, discusses the positive impact this multi-year project is having on customer satisfaction.
WITH NEW ADVANCED WEB PLATFORM, VERIZON BUSINESS HELPS WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT KEEP CITIZENS INFORMED
Learn how Verizon Business’ application content management service is helping customers, such as the Welsh Assembly Government, quickly, securely and easily update online content through a simple and intuitive Web interface. In this podcast, Arjan Van Proosdij, senior product marketing manager – IT solutions and hosting, Verizon Business, is joined by Stuart Fitzgerald, head of e-communications for the Welsh Assembly Government, to discuss how the Welsh Assembly Government will leverage Verizon Business’ Application Management Service to help inform and impact the lives of approximately 3 million Welsh citizens.
Tags: Application Management Service, Arjan Van Proosdij, Stuart Fitzgerald, Verizon Business, Wales, Welsh Assembly Government
EXPLORING GLOBAL COLLABORATION WITH VERIZON BUSINESS
Collaborative technologies ranging from conferencing, voice-over-Internet protocol and mobility offer large-business and government customers around the globe the opportunity to reduce costs, enhance employee productivity, streamline business processes and decision making and strengthen eco-friendly initiatives. Featuring comments from Verizon’s Denny Strigl, president and COO, and Nancy Gofus, senior vice president – global business products, as well as industry analysts, IT man-on-the-street interviews and others, this podcast explores the opportunities of global collaboration and examines the benefits that are driving organizations to adopt unified communications and collaboration to propel business growth and efficiency.
Tags: Collaboration, Denny Strigl, Global, Nancy Gofus, Unified Communications, Verizon Business
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HELPS KEEP CAMPUS SAFE WITH VERIZON NOTIFICATION SERVICES
Facing the daunting challenge of keeping 31,000 students and 12,000 faculty and staff informed during events that potentially threaten campus safety, the University of Pittsburgh turned to Verizon Business to deploy an automated notification service. Jinx Walton, director of computing services and systems development for the University of Pittsburgh, discusses her organization’s evaluation of several notification platforms and highlights the strengths of Verizon Notification Services, a fully automated and centralized alert notification service that delivers customized, time-sensitive communications through a variety of means, including wireline and wireless phones, faxes, text messaging and email.
Tags: Jinx Walton, Managed Services, Verizon Business, Verizon Notification Services
