Benzinga | Jul 28, 2021 08:41AM EDT

Verizon Public Sector Granted $78.8M Air National Guard Contract For 'Digital Modernization'

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Verizon Public Sector a $78.8M Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order to provide advanced network modernization services to the Air National Guard (ANG) Readiness Center. Once exercised, the ANG network will expand to include roughly 140 locations. The order expands Verizon's existing partnership to include Internet Protocol (IP) voice services and managed network services to help the ANG achieve its mission.



Voice modernization from legacy Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM)-based platforms to IP/Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) solutions is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of Defense. Verizon's managed services and innovative network solutions expertise will enable the ANG to successfully navigate this digital transformation.

"Verizon's managed services solutions are tailor made to support the modernization of the Air National Guard to IP-enabled voice services," said Jennifer Chronis, Senior Vice President for Public Sector at Verizon. "This award enables the Verizon Public Sector team to build on the innovative work we've been performing throughout DoD and the Air National Guard, helping our customers transition legacy enterprise networks into forward-looking platforms that utilize Verizon's next-generation technologies."