BASF Corporation signs three-year, multi-million dollar managed services agreement with BT

BASF Corporation signs three-year, multi-million dollar managed services agreement with BT

BT announced today that BT Americas Inc. has entered into a three-year, multi-million dollar managed services agreement with BASF Corporation (NYSE: BF), the world’s largest chemical company, to deliver and manage a wide area network (WAN) service infrastructure for its North American region (United States, Canada and Mexico).

Under the terms of the contract, BT will transform BASF’s existing WAN environment to a state-of-the-art, Internet Protocol (IP)-based network to support BASF’s expanding business. BT’s Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure solution will provide a flexible and secure communications platform that will enable BASF to prioritize different types of traffic according to importance or need and reduce its total cost of ownership.

BT won the contract against strong competition. Important factors in the decision were BT’s technical expertise and experience supporting BASF’s European requirements as well as its extensive support and network infrastructure in North America. Once implementation is complete, BT’s Global MPLS network will connect BASF sites in more than 40 countries across North America, Latin America and Europe.

Chuck Pol, President, BT Americas, commented, “We’re pleased to be able to provide BASF with the right solutions for its business. Today’s announcement further underpins BT’s commitment to being an innovator focused on meeting the needs of global businesses in the Americas.” “BT is committed to providing multinational businesses the managed networked solutions they require to be competitive in the Digital Networked Economy,” added Pol. “We are delighted to have been selected by BASF to provide managed network services to its sites in North America and beyond.”

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