KAMPALA: Verizon Communications confirmed over the weekend plans to expand its enterprise network platform deeper into Africa and the Middle East. The global telecom giant said its enterprise customers now have private IP services available in Gabon on Africa's western coast, Djibouti and Ethiopia on the Horn of Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe in Eastern Africa and Swaziland in the southern region. Verizon also said its professional consulting services can help customers in these areas design and implement a networking solution that fits their business requirements. The company said in a press statement that “it's able to offer private IP services in these African countries by leveraging its global multiprotocol label switching network and an alliance with Vodacom Business in Africa.” Verizon revealed it now offers its private IP services in 21 African countries. Verizon also announced expanding its enterprise network platform to Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East, where the carrier already offers services in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. “This expansion further demonstrates our commitment to this emerging region and meeting the evolving requirements of our multinational business and government customers,” said Martin Burvill, Verizon's vice president of enterprise sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, in a statement. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/WnC8A Tags: Telecom, Verizon Section: Africa, Tech