Thursday, 17 April 2008

Verizon Introduces Flexible Rates for Enterprise Mobile Services

Verizon Business has introduced a new set of pricing plans which aim to simplify mobile usage patterns for its Multinational Corporation (MNC) customers in Asia Pacific (AP) and Canada.

Offered as part of its Enterprise Mobility Services, the new plans help enterprise customers select the most appropriate services for their specific business needs, the company has introduced flexible flat-rate and usage-based pricing plans for its individual and combined Global Dial and Wi-Fi services.

With these plans, customers can adapt their price plans as required, with automatic billing adjustments in local currency. New advanced reporting tools will enable the customers to keep track of usage patterns and therefore optimize management of their services.

“This is another step in Verizon’s enterprise mobility strategy and shows its intentions to address a major MNCs’ concern for enterprise mobility. A recent survey has shown that the biggest gap between MNCs’ mobility priorities and service providers’ capabilities is on international roaming costs,” said Claudio Castelli, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Asia Pacific, Ovum.

The service includes advanced end-user client software that is centrally administered and ensures all communications to the corporate network comply with customer’s security policies. Additionally, Verizon Enterprise Mobility integrates seamlessly with Verizon Private IP for network-based remote access to a Verizon-provided MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) network.

“The customer’s experience of using our global solutions portfolio should be as simple and productive as possible,” said Mike Marcellin, vice president, global product marketing for Verizon Business.

“Our integrated Enterprise Mobility services enable all constituents of the extended enterprise – whether employees, partners or suppliers – to tap into company resources, collaboration applications and up-to-date information, through both fixed and wireless access.

“Our objective is to enable effective collaboration, no matter where the employee may be. The continued increase in our user base is testament to the strength of our overall Enterprise Mobility service portfolio,” added Marcellin.

Verizon Business today has some 3 million users of its Enterprise Mobility services accessing corporate resources while on the move, highlighting the ongoing importance of access flexibility for business users.