Defense Information Systems Agency Awards Comcast Business $102M, 10-Year Contract for Ethernet Services
June 30 2021 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Comcast Business wins competitive bid to expand
its partnership with DISA across two regions
Comcast Business today announced it has been awarded a 10-year,
$102.8M contract by the United States’ Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA) to provide Ethernet that will enhance connectivity,
improve network performance and manage overall telecommunications
costs throughout the Agency’s Defense Information Systems Network
(DISN), which includes Maryland, Washington, D.C, Virginia, Ohio,
West Virginia and Kentucky. DISA selected Comcast Business after
reviewing proposals from four other bidders.
DISA provides enterprise network and IT infrastructure to
support the requirements of the Department of Defense’s more than
40 military services, combatant commands and support organizations
worldwide, including the President, Vice President and Secretary of
Defense. The Agency is currently undergoing a multi-phase process
of replacing 17,000 legacy, point-to-point public switched
telephone network (PSTN) circuits with Ethernet-based services
across seven regions in the 48 contiguous states and the District
of Columbia. CEG Region 3 provides DISA with the underlying network
infrastructure to enable voice, video, and data services for their
mission partners.
“We are honored that DISA has once again selected – and more
importantly entrusted – Comcast Business for its important
initiative of modernizing its communications infrastructure and
enhancing connectivity with its partners across the military’s
information network,” said Ken Folderauer, Vice President,
Government Sales, Comcast Business. “This contract solidifies
Comcast Business’ position as a premier provider of communications
solutions to government agencies.”
Comcast Business will help DISA establish CEGs by delivering its
Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) service, which offers a
flexible Ethernet solution to meet the Agency’s current and future
demands. Comcast Business’ EVPL service helps improve application
performance across a network with a private, point-to-multipoint
network design between multiple locations. Compared to certain
legacy Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies, EVPL offers a strong
potential for performance improvements and managed costs.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers a suite of Connectivity, Communications,
Networking, Cybersecurity, Wireless, and Managed Solutions to help
organizations of different sizes prepare for what’s next. Powered
by the nation’s largest Gig-speed broadband network, and backed by
24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is the nation’s largest
cable provider to small and mid-size businesses and one of the
leading service providers to the Enterprise market. Comcast
Business has been consistently recognized by industry analysts and
associations as a leader and innovator, and one of the fastest
growing providers of Ethernet services.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at
http://business.comcast.com/social.
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