Verizon Business announced Wednesday it will provide network and data services at U.S. Department of Defense installations around the world under a new contract awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The contract term is 10 years, if all options are exercised, and has a maximum value of $2.5 billion.
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 and South America, the Middle East and the United States.
The network services Verizon Business will provide range from individual circuits to fully managed transmission services, for bandwidth ranging from 64kbps to 10gbps wavelength over fiber or satellite, or both. Verizon Business also provides managed data services including IP, Ethernet and Internet services.
Verizon Business previously had provided the network services under the predecessor contract, the Defense Information System Network Transmission Services - Pacific (DTS-P).
