Verizon Business lands $2.5B DOD contract

Verizon Business continues to steadily post big wins, as it landed a Department of Defense contract worth up to $2.5 billion. The contract is the latest in a series of federal customers the company has collected.

Under the Defense Information System Network Transmission Services - Pacific II (DTS-P II) contract, Verizon Business will provide telecommunications services at military installations and other government sites located in the Asia-Pacific region, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, the Middle East and the United States.  The contract term is 10 years if all options are exercised, and it has a maximum value of $2.5 billion.

Services Verizon Business will provide range from individual 64 Kbps circuits to 10G wavelength over fiber, along with managed data services, including native IP, Ethernet and Internet. 

Verizon Business had previously provided network services under the DTS-P contract. The DTS-P II network will be managed by Verizon Business on a 24x7x365 basis and supports many aspects of U.S. military operations around the globe, as well as other Department of Defense requirements.

For more:
- Verizon Business release.

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