BERNE, Switzerland,
July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
and Swisscom are extending their partnership to take the two
companies' co-operation to a full decade of service. A newly
announced, three-year extension to Swisscom and Verizon's 2008
partnership agreement will enable the continued provision of
enhanced global service and support capabilities to Swiss
multinational companies and companies with operations in the Swiss
market.
The Swisscom and Verizon alliance offers Swisscom customers with
multinational operations seamless access to Verizon's expansive
global network and solutions. Verizon's customers with operations
in the Swiss market benefit from Swisscom's extensive local market
expertise, dense infrastructure and customer service organization.
Working together, Swisscom and Verizon offer customers a
consistent, high-quality experience and a comprehensive suite of
voice and data services, thanks to a worldwide, streamlined service
offering including integrated networks, convergent services,
security, seamless processes and comprehensive customer
services.
Verizon and Swisscom are also planning to leverage their joint
capabilities to deliver innovative next-generation solutions such
as Software Defined Networking and Hybrid networks to customers,
enabling enterprises to redefine their network infrastructure to be
more responsive to their own users, customers and market
opportunities. The two companies are also extending the service
portfolio available to customers, with new offerings now including
managed local area network (LAN) and wireless LAN solutions,
business Wi-Fi, managed wide area network (WAN) optimization and
Verizon Secure Cloud Interconnect.
"Working with Verizon, we have been able to offer our customers
a strong global network and solutions portfolio, yet a single point
of contact," said Urs Lehner,
Swisscom's head of Marketing & Sales for Swisscom Enterprise
Customers. "CIOs are looking for cost effective ways to meet their
increasingly complex global corporate communications requirements,
and strong partnerships, such as this one, enable customers to
benefit from unparalleled global service, without the need to enter
into multiple service agreements."
Swisscom and Verizon's alliance has expanded over the years,
with the two companies jointly offering a series of advanced
initiatives, including cloud and security services. Outside the
scope of the initial partnership, they have also opened a security
operations management center in Zurich.
Adam Famularo, Verizon's vice
president of global channels, commented, "The success of this
alliance demonstrates how two companies can deliver better customer
value by working together with a common purpose. Our joint
objective is to enable our customers to do business better by more
effectively delivering high performance networks and IT solutions
locally, and globally."
About Swisscom Enterprise Customers
Swisscom's
Enterprise Customers division is the biggest provider of integrated
ICT solutions for corporate customers in Switzerland. Its core competencies are in the
provision of integrated communication solutions, IT infrastructure
and cloud services, workplace solutions and SAP services as well as
a comprehensive range of outsourcing services for the financial
sector. With a 4,500-strong workforce, Enterprise Customers serves
some 6,000 customers. For further information, please visit
www.swisscom.com/business.
About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE,
Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New
York, is a global leader in delivering the promise of the
digital world. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable
wireless network, with 109.5 million retail connections nationwide.
Verizon also provides converged communications, information and
entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic
network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers
worldwide. A Fortune 15 company with more than $127 billion in 2014 revenues, Verizon employs a
diverse workforce of 178,500. For more information, visit
www.verizon.com/news/.
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