<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Verizon	O
Communications	O
based	O
in	O
Basking	O
Ridge	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
,	O
that	O
provides	O
services	O
and	O
products	O
for	O
Verizon	O
's	O
business	O
and	O
government	O
clients	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
formed	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2006	O
and	O
relaunched	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
November	O
2016	O
George	O
J	O
.	O
Fischer	O
was	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
 '	O
President	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Tami	O
Erwin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
Verizon	O
reorganized	O
into	O
three	O
groups	O
,	O
renaming	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
Solutions	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Sowmyanarayan	O
Sampath	O
replaced	O
Tami	O
Erwin	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Kyle	O
Malady	O
replaced	O
Sowmyanarayan	O
Sampath	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
is	O
the	O
division	O
of	O
Verizon	O
Communications	O
that	O
manages	O
Verizon	O
's	O
business	O
and	O
government	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
was	O
established	O
as	O
Verizon	B-Application
Business	I-Application
following	O
Verizon	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
MCI	B-Application
Communications	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
became	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
Basking	O
Ridge	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
provided	O
include	O
advanced	O
communications	O
,	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
,	O
networking	B-Architecture
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
and	O
data	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
,	O
managed	B-Application
security	I-Application
,	O
machine	O
to	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
professional	O
consulting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
's	O
Business	O
operates	O
200	O
data	O
centers	O
in	O
22	O
countries	O
,	O
providing	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
hosting	O
and	O
Internet	B-Application
colocation	I-Application
services	O
to	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
partial	O
ownership	O
in	O
80	O
submarine	O
cable	O
networks	B-Architecture
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
SEA-ME-WE	O
4	O
,	O
Trans-Pacific	O
Express	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Europe	O
India	O
Gateway	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
's	O
Business	O
provides	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
related	O
to	O
networks	B-Architecture
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
machine	O
to	O
machine	O
and	O
mobile	O
technologies	O
;	O
data	O
,	O
hosting	O
and	O
storage	B-General_Concept
;	O
and	O
managed	B-Application
security	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
provides	O
Private	B-Protocol
IP	I-Protocol
services	O
and	O
networks	B-Architecture
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
managed	O
WAN	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
services	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
networking	B-Architecture
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
also	O
operates	O
a	O
global	O
IP	B-Protocol
network	O
that	O
reaches	O
150	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Verizon	O
began	O
its	O
Private	B-Protocol
IP	I-Protocol
Wireless	O
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
4G	O
LTE	O
with	O
Verizon	O
’s	O
MPLS	O
IP	B-Protocol
VPN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
offers	O
cloud	B-Architecture
and	O
data	O
center	O
services	O
through	O
its	O
eleven	O
cloud-enabled	O
data	O
centers	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
owns	O
and	O
operates	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
including	O
NAP	O
of	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
its	O
flagship	O
Internet	B-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
point	I-Protocol
and	O
colocation	B-Application
center	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
colocation	O
and	O
managed	O
services	O
through	O
these	O
data	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CloudSwitch	O
's	O
software	O
allowed	O
Verizon	O
to	O
offer	O
enterprise	O
clients	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
existing	O
applications	O
with	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
is	O
developing	O
its	O
new	O
fabric-based	B-General_Concept
cloud	B-Architecture
infrastructure	O
called	O
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
beta	O
testing	O
for	O
some	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
has	O
two	O
scalable	O
,	O
pay-as-you-go	O
components	O
:	O
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Compute	O
and	O
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Storage	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
differentiating	O
factor	O
between	O
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
and	O
traditional	O
cloud	B-Architecture
technology	I-Architecture
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
capacity	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
data	O
centers	O
support	O
Verizon	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
as	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Secure	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Interconnect	O
(	O
SCI	O
)	O
service	O
allows	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
to	O
connect	O
their	O
private	B-Protocol
IP	I-Protocol
to	O
Verizon	O
's	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
other	O
cloud	B-Architecture
platforms	O
including	O
Equinix	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
 '	O
machine	O
to	O
machine	O
(	O
M2M	O
)	O
client	O
solutions	O
are	O
frequently	O
custom	O
created	O
for	O
business	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
Verizon	O
Enterprise	O
Solution	O
's	O
M2M	O
offerings	O
include	O
solutions	O
for	O
communication	O
,	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
digital	O
signage	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
public	O
safety	O
,	O
smart	B-Device
cities	I-Device
,	O
smart	B-Device
meters	I-Device
,	O
and	O
fleet	O
management	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
asset	O
tracking	O
to	O
remotely	O
monitor	O
data	O
about	O
inventory	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
acquired	O
Hughes	O
Telematics	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
division	O
's	O
M2M	O
capabilities	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
telematics	O
,	O
which	O
deals	O
with	O
vehicle	O
telecommunications	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
automotive	O
industry	O
in	O
areas	O
of	O
navigation	B-Application
,	O
emergency	O
services	O
,	O
diagnostics	O
,	O
data	O
collection	O
and	O
aftermarket	O
telematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
began	O
offering	O
Networkfleet	O
solutions	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
which	O
tracks	O
and	O
analyzes	O
data	O
about	O
commercial	O
vehicle	O
fleets	O
to	O
help	O
customers	O
optimize	O
routes	O
and	O
manage	O
their	O
fleet	O
vehicles	O
and	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
provides	O
security	O
management	O
services	O
for	O
its	O
cloud	B-Architecture
and	O
mobility	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
introduced	O
Managed	O
Certificate	O
Services	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
means	O
for	O
businesses	O
to	O
secure	O
connections	O
and	O
data	O
between	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
machines	O
and	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
offered	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
include	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
voice	O
,	O
FiOS	B-Protocol
and	O
data	O
and	O
Internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
