Verizon Business Global WAN extends enterprise connectivity across more than 150 countries through international MPLS, internet gateways and direct peering arrangements. Multinational organizations manage all global circuits through a single portal with unified SLAs, consolidated billing and centralized performance monitoring.
The network backbone spans owned infrastructure in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, supplemented by vetted local access partnerships that reach every major commercial market worldwide.
Verizon Business operates one of the world's largest IP backbones, carrying over 30 petabytes of traffic daily across more than 4,500 points of presence in 150+ countries. The Global WAN portfolio includes international MPLS for private multi-site connectivity, internet gateway services for regional internet breakout, direct peering with over 3,000 networks globally, and hybrid WAN architectures that combine MPLS with SD-WAN for cost-optimized international traffic routing. Owned submarine cable capacity across the Atlantic and Pacific provides path diversity for intercontinental circuits. Enterprise clients receive route-specific latency SLAs, 24/7 support from regional network operations centers, and a single contract that covers all international circuits regardless of how many countries are involved.
Extend your domestic private network globally with consistent quality of service, centralized management and route-specific SLA commitments.
Verizon Business Global MPLS stretches the same label-switched private backbone used domestically to international sites. An office in Frankfurt receives the same class-of-service treatment, the same traffic isolation and the same management portal access as headquarters in Chicago. Six traffic classes prioritize voice, video, interactive applications, business critical data, best effort and network management across every international circuit.
Bandwidth options range from 2 Mbps for small international offices to 10 Gbps for major regional hubs. Each circuit carries a route-specific latency SLA. US to London typically runs under 80 milliseconds round-trip. US to Tokyo stays below 160 milliseconds. These commitments are backed by the same automatic service credit mechanism that applies to domestic circuits.
The FCC publishes annual international traffic data that tracks carrier volumes on transoceanic routes, and Verizon Business consistently ranks among the top carriers for international business traffic volume across both Atlantic and Pacific corridors.
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Not all traffic needs to traverse the private MPLS backbone. Cloud-bound traffic, SaaS applications and general internet access perform better when they exit the network close to the user rather than backhauling to a central data center. Verizon Business internet gateways provide regional breakout points in major metro areas across every continent.
Each gateway includes firewall, IDS/IPS and content filtering capabilities managed by the Verizon Business security team. Enterprise IT sets the policy; the gateway enforces it. Users in Singapore accessing Microsoft 365 route to the nearest Azure front door through the Singapore gateway rather than sending traffic across the Pacific to a US-based proxy. The reduction in latency transforms the user experience for cloud-dependent workers.
Gateway placement aligns with cloud provider points of presence. Verizon Business peers directly with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud at exchange points in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. This direct peering eliminates transit hops that add latency and reduce throughput on international connections.
Verizon Business peers with over 3,000 networks at public and private exchange points globally. This peering density means that most internet destinations are reachable within one or two hops from the Verizon Business backbone, keeping latency low and path predictability high. For enterprises that need guaranteed reachability to specific international service providers, Verizon Business arranges private peering sessions with committed bandwidth.
Hybrid WAN architectures combine MPLS with broadband and LTE underlay connections at international sites. The SD-WAN overlay steers latency-sensitive traffic over MPLS while routing cloud and internet traffic through local broadband breakout. This approach can reduce international WAN costs by 30% to 50% compared to MPLS-only designs while maintaining quality of service for critical applications.
According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, international internet interconnection policies directly affect the quality and cost of cross-border enterprise connectivity, making peering relationships a key differentiator among global WAN providers.
Ethernet Services
International networking introduces challenges that domestic deployments do not face. Regulatory requirements differ by country. Local access providers vary in quality and reliability. Currency fluctuations affect budgeting. Time zone differences complicate support coordination. Verizon Business addresses each of these through a structured global service delivery framework.
A single contract covers all international circuits, regardless of how many countries or local access providers are involved. Verizon Business manages the relationship with each local provider, handles escalations, monitors performance against SLA thresholds and provides a single point of contact for the customer's IT team. The customer never needs to negotiate with a telecommunications provider in Kuala Lumpur or Sao Paulo directly.
Billing consolidates into a single monthly invoice in the customer's preferred currency. Cost center allocations, approval workflows and PO references apply to international circuits the same way they apply to domestic services. This consolidation eliminates the administrative burden of reconciling dozens of international invoices from different providers in different currencies.
European operations must comply with GDPR requirements that restrict how personal data moves across borders. Verizon Business Global WAN supports geo-constrained routing that keeps European traffic within EU boundaries when required. The MPLS backbone configuration can prevent packets originating in Germany from traversing US infrastructure if the customer's data protection assessment demands it.
For industries with additional compliance requirements, Verizon Business provides encryption at the circuit level using AES-256 on all international MPLS links. Access logging tracks which users and devices communicated across international circuits. These controls satisfy audit requirements for financial services firms subject to MiFID II, healthcare organizations handling cross-border patient data, and government contractors managing controlled unclassified information.
Verizon Business maintains ISO 27001 certification for its global network operations, and regional data centers carry certifications relevant to their jurisdictions. European facilities hold Cyber Essentials Plus. Asia-Pacific facilities maintain MTCS Level 3. This layered certification approach ensures that every region meets both global and local compliance standards simultaneously.
Three regional network operations centers in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific provide follow-the-sun support coverage. When the US NOC hands off at the end of its shift, the European NOC assumes monitoring responsibility, then transfers to Asia-Pacific. This rotation ensures that an outage at any international site receives immediate attention regardless of when it occurs.
Each enterprise client is assigned a global service manager who coordinates across regions. The service manager conducts quarterly business reviews, presents performance trending across all international circuits, identifies optimization opportunities and manages capacity planning for anticipated growth. For organizations with complex multi-region architectures, the service manager becomes the single thread connecting network operations, engineering and commercial teams worldwide.
Regional breakdown of Global WAN infrastructure, including points of presence count, typical latency to the US mainland and available service types in each region.
| Region | Points of Presence | Latency to US (RTT) | Available Services | Key Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1,800+ | < 45 ms domestic | MPLS, Ethernet, SD-WAN, DIA | US, Canada, Mexico |
| Western Europe | 900+ | 70 – 90 ms | MPLS, Ethernet, Internet Gateway | UK, Germany, France, Netherlands |
| Asia-Pacific | 700+ | 120 – 180 ms | MPLS, Internet Gateway, SD-WAN | Japan, Singapore, Australia, India |
| Latin America | 350+ | 40 – 100 ms | MPLS, Internet Gateway | Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile |
| Middle East & Africa | 200+ | 150 – 250 ms | MPLS, Internet Gateway | UAE, South Africa, Saudi Arabia |
| Eastern Europe | 250+ | 90 – 130 ms | MPLS, Internet Gateway | Poland, Czech Republic, Romania |
Connect with a Verizon Business global network engineer to design international connectivity that meets your performance, compliance and budget requirements. Call (800) 922-0204.
Contact Global Sales Back to HomeThe Verizon Business Global WAN provides connectivity in over 150 countries through a combination of owned infrastructure and vetted local access partners. The network operates more than 4,500 points of presence worldwide, with owned backbone infrastructure across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Local access partnerships extend reach into Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, all managed under a single Verizon Business contract.
Latency on Verizon Business international circuits depends on geographic distance and routing path. US to Western Europe typically runs 70 to 90 milliseconds round-trip. US to Asia-Pacific ranges from 120 to 180 milliseconds. US to Latin America falls between 40 and 100 milliseconds depending on country. All international MPLS circuits include route-specific latency SLA commitments with automatic service credits.
Verizon Business provides fully managed global SD-WAN that overlays international MPLS, broadband and LTE connections. The SD-WAN platform applies application-aware routing, WAN optimization and centralized policy management across all global sites. This hybrid approach uses MPLS for latency-sensitive traffic and internet breakout for cloud-bound traffic, reducing international bandwidth costs by 30% to 50% compared to MPLS-only designs.
Verizon Business maintains direct peering and cloud on-ramp connections with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud at exchange points across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Enterprise traffic routes from international offices through the Verizon Business backbone directly to the nearest cloud region without traversing the public internet. This reduces latency by 30% to 50% compared to internet-based cloud access paths.
Verizon Business Global WAN supports GDPR-compliant data routing for European operations with options to constrain traffic paths within EU boundaries. Data sovereignty controls allow enterprises to specify which geographic regions their traffic may traverse. Additional compliance frameworks including SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS and MiFID II are supported through circuit-level AES-256 encryption, access logging and audit trail capabilities.
Network and connectivity solutions that complement and extend Global WAN deployments.
Domestic MPLS, Private IP and dedicated circuits that form the US foundation of your global network architecture.
EPL, EVPL and E-LAN products providing high-bandwidth last-mile connectivity to international WAN aggregation points.
5G fixed wireless and private 5G as rapid-deployment options for international sites awaiting fiber installation.
Regional edge compute nodes that process data locally, reducing the need for international backhaul of latency-sensitive traffic.
Global threat monitoring and security operations that protect international circuits and regional internet gateways.
Global IoT connectivity for asset tracking and fleet management across international supply chains and logistics operations.
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