Verizon launched a long-haul IP VPN service aimed at large business, education and government customers. The launch is part of Verizon's Enterprise Advance initiative.
Verizon's new service is available now in select Northeast and mid-Atlantic areas and will expand through the summer to Verizon markets in the South and West. Verizon is offering two service quality options -- basic and premier. Verizon also supports IP-VPN service with service-level agreements (SLAs) for both the local and long-haul portions of the company's network.
Verizon said its new IP-VPN service supports standard industry routing protocols, as well as Cisco's proprietary Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP). The company has spent $15 million to deploy an automated provisioning processhttp://www.verizon.com
- Last month, Verizon announced the completion of its national IP MPLS backbone, which provides the basis for its "Enterprise Advance" growth initiative. Since announcing the Enterprise Advance growth initiative in November 2002, Verizon has completed construction on nine regional rings connecting the company's local networks and launched national services. The MPLS network consists of some 200 routers deployed in 56 markets. The core network has routers in 13 cities across the country.
