Winning Networx Enterprise is a relief to Sprint Nextel, which held both of the federal government’s previous contracts, FTS 2001 and FTS 2000. The fourth bidder – Sprint Nextel – was shut out of the Networx Universal program. Networx Universal was awarded in March to AT&T, Qwest and Verizon Business. While Networx Enterprise provides emerging IP services nationally, Networx Universal provides comprehensive network services globally. Networx is divided into two parts: Networx Enterprise and Networx Universal. That was not easily accomplished under FTS 2001, which had a more limited set of. 'We plan to work with them to develop comprehensive solutions for their biggest pain points. 'Agencies will be able to buy a more total solutions package than they have been able to buy in the past,' says Diana Gowen, senior vice president and general manager of Qwest Government Services. Networx is the primary way that federal agencies will upgrade their networks to support such new technologies as VoIP and IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol as well as meet their needs for security, business continuity and disaster recovery.

IBM Internet Security Systems, Unisys and Multimax. Lockheed Martin, Hughes Network Systems and InterCall. and Wire One Communications.ĬSC, Fiber Tower, General Dynamics, HP, IntelSat General, Mindbank, SkyTel, TeleTech, Verizon Wireless and Viack. Bechtel, Cingular Wireless, Electronic Data Systems, Global Crossing, GTSI, Northrop Grumman and SRA International.Īccenture, Akamai Technologies, Bearing Point, Hawaiian Telecom Services, Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent), Science Applications International Corp.

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