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The Americas
Initiatives by Region
MARKET
TRENDS
INITIATIVES
GOING
FORWARD
Market Trends
The IT market in the Americas in 2010 is
expected to grow 5.0% year on year,
reversing the 3.2% contraction in 2009.
That contraction stemmed from the sharp
decline in the economy that followed the
financial crisis sparked by the collapse of
the subprime mortgage market.
The IT services market is expected to
gradually recover, rising 2.0% year on year.
This does not indicate that market condi-
tions have returned to their pre-crisis state,
however—much of the growth is due to
gGRAPH 2
Initiatives Going Forward
In April 2009, Fujitsu merged three of its
North American subsidiaries to establish
Fujitsu America. This strengthened the
links between platforms, ICT services,
system integration and application ser-
vices, and laid the foundation for a total
solutions business in North America. The
integration of administrative divisions also
streamlined duplicated functions, and
reduced costs considerably.
Fujitsu America will play a central role
as Fujitsu strengthens its vertical solutions
business in North America to provide
Verizon Communications is a US$107 billion global leader in delivering broadband
and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business,
government and wholesale customers. As one of the world’s leading providers of
communications services and global network transport services, Verizon needs its
entire regional, national and global networks to be extraordinarily versatile, reliable
and resilient. Critical to this goal is a system able to handle multiple protocols while
supporting customers of all sizes. One of its key partners and strategic suppliers
Verizon turned to to get the job done was Fujitsu.
“Our global network must have the flexibility to support both mission-critical
business applications and mass market high-definition video, Internet access, and
advanced voice services,” said Ihab Tarazi, vice president of global network planning
for Verizon. “With the launch of our multiyear packet optical transport platform strat-
egy, Verizon is creating a single, higher-capacity intelligent network that combines
optical transport with advanced packet-switching technology. Our network invest-
ment in packet optical transport platforms will allow us to create one of the most
robust and diverse communications network foundations in the world.”
Verizon is deploying the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking
Platform, along with other packet-enabled systems, to provide support for its strate-
gic services and IP-based solutions for the future. By consolidating existing SONET,
Ethernet and wavelength network technologies into a single platform to limit the
number of touch-points in the network, new services can be deployed faster while
achieving a significant reduction in network infrastructure and provisioning costs.
Verizon’s investment in the FLASHWAVE 9500 platform continues a 20-plus year
alliance with Fujitsu, which has resulted in significant broadband service advance-
ments for consumer and business customers, and operational and capital efficiencies
for Verizon.
Verizon Communications
Creating a Single, Higher-Capacity Intelligent
Network for Advanced Packet-Based Services
CUSTOMER
SOLUTION
PROFILE
FLASHWAVE 9500
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