Mumbai: Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications Inc has been chosen by business process outsourcing company,  Aditya Birla Minacs to upgrade its global communications network to enhance management capabilities and achieve greater cost efficiencies.

The company has implemented a fully managed Verizon Private IP solution to link its Indian headquarters with operations in Canada, Germany, Hungary, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The fully managed Verizon Business Private IP network is designed to deliver secure, reliable high-bandwidth connectivity across the organisation's key operational sites. Quality of service is supported by Verizon Business' industry-leading service level agreements.

"Our partnership with Verizon Business gives us flexibility to focus on other critical aspects of our company's IT infrastructure that are necessary to support our future growth," said N  Gajapathy, chief information officer, APAC, Aditya Birla Minacs.

"With multiple sites around the world, a secure, reliable global platform is absolutely business-critical. Verizon Business is a truly reliable business partner and was able to offer us the experience and expertise to optimise our infrastructure for scalability and growth,"  Gajapathy added

John Samuel, president of Verizon Business India, said, "Aditya Birla Minacs needed a highly reliable communications network and a dependable partner with the experience to support its growth. Verizon Business' expansive global IP network and proven managed services capabilities, coupled with our in-depth understanding of the needs of expanding multinationals, made us the perfect choice to support the company in achieving its global business ambitions."

Aditya Birla Minacs, is part of the diversified $24-billion Aditya Birla Group, was formed in 2006 when Canada's leading BPO company Minacs was acquired by TransWorks, the BPO arm of Aditya Birla Group.

The $350 million BPO arm of the Adity Birla Group employs over 12,000 people across 28 locations in Europe, North America and Asia. The company has established successful industry practices with clients in  financial services, automotive, technology, telecom, retail and e-services companies.

It is among the top 15 global BPO players and ranks in the top three in India.

Verizon Business provides advanced IT solutions including voice and data networking, end-to-end management, hardware and maintenance solutions and to large business and government organisations globally. The company operates through more than 320 offices across 75 countries in the world.