Vodafone has announced the expansion plan of its internet protocol virtual private network (IP-VPN) services, increasing the number of Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS)-enabled points of presence (PoPs) by three folds to a total of 212 worldwide, including 42 across the USA, Canada, South America and Latin America.
Vodafone said that it will establish an additional 21 PoPs in North America and 12 in South America and Latin America, each of which will be in locations close to Vodafone's major enterprise customer sites, high-density populations and data centre locations. Over the coming months, Vodafone will connect more than 67 countries directly, rising to more than 150 countries via partner networks.
According to Vodafone, the fully managed application-aware global IP-VPN and Ethernet network is designed to meet the demands of complex multinational businesses, and carries a full range of IP-based data, video and voice services to support organisations' transition to unified communications and cloud computing.
"We're putting the very best next-generation infrastructure where our customers need it and investing for the future by giving businesses access to the world's most expansive network by depth and reach. For the first time, multinational customers in the Americas region can benefit from global end-to-end services supplied by a single supplier."
- Vodafone Global Enterprise President of the Americas region, Chuck Pol
