Verizon Wireless 2010 Annual Report Download - page 13

Promoting
Sustainability
Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of global communication and collaboration
solutions, like Cisco TelePresence®, a high-definition video conferencing service.
Making a Difference:
You probably don’t think of Verizon as an energy company. But when you think about how our
high-IQ networks help drive energy efficiency, you’ll realize we’re at the heart of the clean
economy.
Verizon is focused on bringing environmentally sustainable communications to the
marketplace, and we believe the opportunities for innovation are endless. From downloading
books and movies on smartphones to remotely controlling energy consumption in homes,
intelligent broadband networks, devices and applications have the potential to make our
planet greener.
Our goal is to make sustainability an integrated part of how our employees do their jobs
every day. We strive to operate our business responsibly by minimizing the impact of our
operations on the environment. For example, we’re rolling out eco-friendly wireless devices
and FiOS set top boxes, promoting paperless billing for our customers and deploying
alternative fuel vehicles within Verizon’s fleet.
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industry is still in the early stages of this
revolution, but cloud services will be a
dramatic shift in how content and services
are delivered to our connected world.
Verizon is well positioned to deliver
a full range of communications solutions
tailored to key industries. Our network
capabilities are backed by our leading man-
aged and professional services. In addition,
we have a great opportunity to extend our
global reach and scale through our partner-
ship with Vodafone, especially in the area
of global mobility. We are working to align
our technology roadmaps, gain efficiencies
through joint procurement, and unify our
account teams to better serve enterprise and
multinational corporations. With the talent
and resources of our two companies, there
are tremendous opportunities to deliver
superior services for global customers,
expand into high-growth vertical markets
and deliver greater value for shareowners.
This global presence positions us to be a
leader in the next great era of computing, in
which everything – media, communications,
personal data, network intelligence, security
protocols and more – will be stored in the
cloud and delivered globally.
With our data centers, global IP
backbone and service portfolio, we are well
positioned to capitalize on this fast-growing
market by delivering any content to any
device, anywhere, with all the network quality
and reliability our customers have come to
associate with the Verizon brand.
Looking ahead, Verizon is working, on our
own and with partners, to take advantage of
all the opportunities our networks are helping
create. We’re working on a mobile commerce
joint venture that will let users pay for items
using their cell phones. We’re partnering with
utility companies to create smart grids, with
hospitals to create a smarter health care
system, and with educators to use technology
to improve performance in science,
technology and engineering.
We believe that this new era of
connectivity is a global phenomenon with
Verizon at the epicenter, creating growth
and opportunity on a massive scale.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 2010 ANNUAL REPORT