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Verizon Business and Extreme Networks Partner to Deliver Connectivity and Network Insights to Large Venues and Stadiums Across the Asia Pacific and European Regions
Verizon Extends Networking Portfolio to Offer Extreme Solutions for International Market SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nVerizon Extends Networking Portfolio to Offer Extreme Solutions for International Market\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nExtreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a leader in cloud networking, today announced a strategic partnership with Verizon Business (Nasdaq: VRZN) expected to create best-in-class connectivity and network insight solutions for large venues and stadiums across EMEA. The partnership was unveiled as part of the launch of Verizon’s International Stadium and Venue Practice.\n\nLeveraging the powerful combination of Verizon’s private 5G solution and Extreme’s Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Analytics solutions, large venues and stadiums will be able to create immersive, next-generation fan experiences, while unlocking network insights to drive better operational and business decisions. The strategic partnership builds on Verizon and Extreme’s joint successes completing deployments for organizations like the NHL®, NASCAR and the NFL in the United States. Extreme also announced today that it has selected Verizon as a deployment partner to roll out connectivity solutions at Old Trafford Stadium for Manchester United.\n\nExtreme’s Chief Operating Officer Norman Rice will join Tami Erwin, Executive Vice President and Group CEO, Verizon Business, and Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Chief Revenue Officer, Verizon Business to discuss Verizon’s new international stadium practice today at 10:15 a.m. BST during Verizon’s private International Media and Analyst Day Event at Verizon’s 5G Lab, based in London.\n\nExtreme solutions have undergone in-depth testing and verification in Verizon labs to ensure they meet the functionality, security and performance expected by Verizon customers.\n\nExecutive Perspectives\n\nScott Lawrence, Group Vice President, Verizon Business Europe\n\n“Our partner ecosystem plays a key role in our International Stadium and Venue strategy, and we are pleased to welcome Extreme into this community. Given our history of success jointly deploying Verizon 5G and Extreme Wi-Fi solutions in some of the world’s largest and most prestigious venues in the U.S., we’ve formalized our relationship into an official strategic partnership that will enable us to continue to deliver that same level of expertise, innovation and impact to large venues across the European and Asia Pacific regions.”\n\nNorman Rice, Chief Operating Office...