U.S. Department of Defense Completes Verizon-Led Unified Communications Integration
June 20 2018 - 3:30PM
Verizon Enterprise Solutions today announced that the U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) has taken a significant step forward in
its Everything Over IP initiative by migrating one if its key
agencies to a unified communications (UC) platform. In doing so,
the DoD replaced two legacy systems with a single next generation
solution.
Federal IT modernization is top of mind for most agencies. For
many, it requires updating legacy or aging communications systems
because they are are increasingly difficult to maintain and can
have limited features and devices for effective collaboration and
communication. This migration process and initial deployment, led
by Verizon, and with the joint efforts of technology lead, Ribbon
Communications; integration collaborator, Black Box; and
engineering lead, Visioneering; was designed for rapid execution,
with little operational disruption, to enable members of every
component to leverage secure real-time UC technology.
The agency can seamlessly integrate voice, video, instant
messaging, presence and conferencing, creating a platform for
constituents and federal employees to efficiently communicate
across channels and embrace a more digital and customized end-user
experience.
“This significant transformation lets the user community operate
using a communications system that addresses their IT needs now –
and is scalable into the future,” said Sonya Cork, Vice President
of Sales for Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “The integration and
migration of the entire system was a huge task, and it speaks to
the tightly coordinated efforts of Verizon and its partners Ribbon,
Black Box, and Visioneering, working closely with the agency’s
leadership.”
The Department of Defense made the decision to move to Unified
Communications to replace its aging infrastructure while still
keeping in mind its unique security demands. Using Ribbon
Communication’s JITC-certified Application Server for the
deployment, the department was able to replace the core of its
communications infrastructure while leveraging its existing
endpoints and using standards-based technology going forward. The
cost and time required to integrate this option were significantly
less than implementing an entirely new solution.
“We have been working closely with the Department of Defense and
our solutions partners for several years to meet the demanding
requirements of DoD deployments,” said Steven Bruny, Executive Vice
President of Global Operations for Ribbon Communications. “It is
very rewarding for our team and our partners to have successfully
completed a migration of this magnitude. We believe it is a
reflection of our commitment to standards and innovation and are
pleased that we could provide DoD a path forward without having to
start over.”
Because the modernization solution was integrated using existing
platforms, the agency could continue to use its more than 60,000
phones. All of these factors helped this DoD agency to more
efficiently execute its mission and continue to provide
constituents with the experience they’ve come to expect.
Verizon has a long history of providing secure communications
enabled services to the Federal Government. With a multifunction
program management team dedicated for Federal government customers,
Verizon has the knowledge of the technologies and Federal processes
required for complex transformational systems integration
projects.
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