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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
Verizon’s mobility
solutions let you take
FiOS with you whenever
and wherever you go, so
you can program your
DVR remotely, access
your Home Monitoring
and Control system, or
manage movies, music
and photos all from your
smartphone or tablet.
Browse more than 14,000
Verizon Flex View titles
and feel the freedom and
convenience of our
go-everywhere,
watch-anywhere, mobile
entertainment technology.
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Verizon’s cloud services allow businesses to move applications, process-
ing and storage that previously existed on the customer’s network into
our securely managed network servers. These services allow users to
access the same data and applications on any connected device, provid-
ing enriched, real-time information exactly when and where it’s needed.
We are a recognized leader in managed security, one of the key require-
ments of cloud-based solutions. In 2011, we acquired the recognized
cloud leader, Terremark Worldwide Inc., which brings a global network of
data centers and managed IT products to our portfolio of services. Also,
we realigned our enterprise business to provide integrated mobile, cloud
and wireline solutions to large business customers and — as we move
forward — support the disruptive new business models emerging in mar-
kets like nancial services, retail, energy management and health care.
Video Everywhere
In the old days — say, ve years ago — video was synonymous with
“television.” You watched it at a specic time, on a specic appliance,
in a specic place. Video was a one-way medium, with someone else
controlling its creation and distribution. Phones were for talking, the
Internet for e-mailing, with separate devices required for each.
To see how thoroughly our assumptions about video have been trans-
formed, just look around the average home on any given evening.
Someone is watching a high-denition movie on a big-screen TV in one
room while someone else streams YouTube videos on a tablet in another.
A teenager collaborates over the Internet on a video for a school pre-
sentation upstairs while his mother telecommutes via videoconference
downstairs. We expect all of these experiences to be available on what-
ever screen we happen to have at hand. Video is increasingly a two-way
medium, an expected part of communications. Increasingly, all of this
integrated content is being delivered over the Internet, much of it in
streaming form.
Verizon’s high-capacity ber and 4G LTE networks make us a leading
player in this multi-screen universe, and we are developing innovative
new services to address customers’ expectations for anywhere, anytime
content. For example, our Flex View video service gives FiOS customers
the ability to view their content on-demand on a TV, PC, laptop, tablet
or smartphone. They also have access to thousands of on-demand titles,
which are stored in the cloud and can move seamlessly between devices.
Managing our increasingly complex digital lives still isn’t as easy as it
should be and — as networks become more powerful and as more per-
sonal digital content is stored in the cloud — integrated solutions to
customer needs will be the future of media. Verizon will continue to be
in the center of this innovation.