Verizon Business elevates fixed-wireless offering with new management portal and security solutions

Rhea-AI Summary

Verizon Business is enhancing its fixed-wireless business internet offering with new native security features and a cloud-based router management dashboard. The solutions are accessible from anywhere and can be added to Verizon fixed-wireless plans without additional installation or IT support. The Verizon Business Internet Portal allows businesses to monitor and manage their fixed-wireless connections, while Verizon Business Internet Security provides cybersecurity protection. The security solutions come in two paid tiers and offer features like ransomware protection and phishing prevention.

Positive

• Verizon Business is enhancing its fixed-wireless business internet offering with new native security features and a cloud-based router management dashboard. The solutions are accessible from anywhere and can be added to Verizon fixed-wireless plans without additional installation or IT support.

Negative

• The cost of cyberattacks like business email compromise and ransomware is on the rise, which could pose a threat to small and medium-sized businesses. However, Verizon Business Internet Security provides protection against these vulnerabilities.

What you need to know:

• Verizon Business Internet Portal allows customers to view and manage their fixed wireless connections, router configurations, and native security features via one easy-to-use cloud-based dashboard, accessible from virtually anywhere and at no additional charge to fixed wireless plans.
• Verizon Business Internet Security solutions offer immediate cybersecurity protection with no installation or IT support required. Available in two paid tiers.

NEW YORK, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Business is elevating its fixed-wireless business internet offering with all new native security features and a cloud-based router management dashboard, giving customers remote self-service capability to address performance, security, and visibility needs in one centralized location. The solutions are available to businesses of all sizes as simple-to-add enhancements to Verizon fixed-wireless plans, with nothing to install and no special equipment or in-house IT support necessary.

Verizon Business Internet Portal
At no additional charge to Verizon Business Internet customers, the Verizon Business Internet Portal allows businesses to monitor and self-manage their entire portfolio of fixed-wireless connections, without relying on service calls or IT experts. The Portal is accessible from virtually anywhere via verizon.com and using a customer’s existing My Business credentials. The cloud-based interface means large enterprises can centrally monitor and control vast device deployments, and small and medium businesses can easily scale up as they grow, without depending on IT support to manage connections.

Verizon Business Internet Portal capabilities include:

• Performance monitoring and diagnostics for all routers, regardless of manufacturer: router online/offline status, signal strength, speed testing, and Wi-Fi health check with performance management, including historical data reporting, performance improvement recommendations, and equipment upgrade capabilities
• Critical network-management features: remote Wi-Fi password management, device rebooting, and enhanced view and management of devices connected to your network, including IP addresses
• Advanced settings: local administration lock, save/restore router configurations, IP passthrough, firewall settings
• Bulk configuration management for customers with multiple Verizon Business Internet lines
  

The Portal’s remote accessibility is also a significant advantage for hybrid or highly distributed work environments. Firms can manage equipment spanning their own physical locations and the work-from-home/WFX deployments afforded to remote employees. Beyond being able to monitor and make network-critical changes through the Portal, organizations can also order replacement devices for routers needing to be upgraded.

Verizon Business Internet Security
Housed in the Business Internet Portal, Verizon Business Internet Security comes in two tiers of service as a paid enhancement to LTE or 5G Business Internet plans. The embedded, network-native security features can be activated immediately with nothing new to install, and management is clear and intuitive via the Verizon Business Internet Portal. The two tiers of VBIS service are:

• Verizon Business Internet Security Plus ($10 per line per month), which includes ransomware protection, phishing prevention, anti-malware, malicious website blocking, security insights and reporting via the Verizon Business Internet Portal, and more.
• Verizon Business Internet Security Preferred ($20 per line per month), which includes all Plus features plus enhanced, customizable protections such as content filtering, block/allow for specific URLs, block/allow for specific IP addresses, and advanced security configuration enablement via the Verizon Business Internet Portal.

Verizon Business Internet Security solutions offer protection for devices on the same router and can block fixed devices from visiting malicious websites or downloading malicious content, a common challenge for small and medium businesses especially. By placing a layer of security at the Internet gateway, threats can be intercepted before ever reaching the end device. The Verizon Business Internet Portal logs and reports blocked threats, so you can see your Verizon Business Internet Security solutions at work for you every day.

Executive and Analyst Comments

Debika Bhattacharya, Chief Product Officer, Verizon Business, on the Verizon Business Internet Portal and Verizon Business Internet Security:
“With these enhancements, Verizon Business' fixed-wireless offering has never been more compelling or more distinguished in the marketplace. The Verizon Business Internet Portal and Verizon Business Internet Security make management and cybersecurity simple, easy to use and accessible for our business customers. There's no installation, no IT support, and no headaches, and users gain more control and better visibility into the security and performance of their connections and devices, all on one dashboard.”

Debika Bhattacharya, on Verizon Business Internet Security:
“Verizon Business Internet Security can benefit companies of any size. Large enterprises can secure vast deployments of equipment with an embedded layer of defense that can be activated immediately and seamlessly. But these solutions are especially beneficial for small and medium-sized businesses, which don’t always have the resources or internal expertise to manage their security. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report released earlier this month revealed that the cost of cyberattacks like business email compromise and ransomware are on the rise, with the latter doubling over the last two years. This is especially worrying for small and medium-sized businesses, considering they are more likely than large businesses to have their credentials stolen (54% to 37%), resulting in other malicious actions like ransomware. Verizon Business Internet Security helps head off these vulnerabilities at the pass by taking the guesswork out of cybersecurity set-up and offering protection the second our customers turn it on.”

Jason Leigh, Research Manager for Mobility & 5G Services at IDC:
“Business fixed wireless access [FWA] connections are expected to grow at a 39% CAGR over the next five years, reaching 5.3 million business FWA lines in use by 2027, with much of that growth coming from multi-location businesses, such as banking, healthcare, construction, and retail. Yet for those businesses utilizing multiple FWA lines, deployment and oversight of FWA has previously been a case-by-case, site-by-site process. A singular, cloud-based management portal allows a business, no matter the size of its IT operations, to easily monitor and configure the entire scope of its FWA connectivity remotely — from router passwords to policy management — and is essential to realizing the flexibility, scalability, and ease of use promise that FWA offers,” says Jason Leigh, Research Manager for Mobility & 5G Services at IDC. “And incorporating a network-native security service streamlines the ability of businesses to secure their operations, and further accelerates the value that businesses can realize through the adoption of FWA.”

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services. Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $133.6 billion in 2021. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.

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FAQ

What enhancements is Verizon Business making to its fixed-wireless business internet offering?

Verizon Business is adding native security features and a cloud-based router management dashboard to its fixed-wireless business internet offering.

Can businesses easily monitor and manage their fixed-wireless connections?

Yes, businesses can use the Verizon Business Internet Portal to monitor and self-manage their fixed-wireless connections.

Does Verizon Business Internet Security provide cybersecurity protection?

Yes, Verizon Business Internet Security offers cybersecurity protection, including features like ransomware protection and phishing prevention.

Are there different tiers of Verizon Business Internet Security?

Yes, Verizon Business Internet Security comes in two paid tiers: Verizon Business Internet Security Plus and Verizon Business Internet Security Preferred.