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About the Author

Mike Caralis, Vice President, Business Markets at Verizon. As Vice President of
Verizon Business Markets, I lead three critical business units for small and
midsize business customers: network as a service (NaaS), Fios for Business and
our channel program. My team of 1,200+ professionals partner with customers
on their digital transformation journeys, providing innovative managed solutions
for total communications, connectivity, collaboration and security.

Our customer-centric organization delivers 5G technologies, fiber, ethernet,
security solutions, and unified communications solutions such as One Talk
(voiceover IP solution) and Microsoft Teams. As businesses across all segments
and industries anticipate a post-pandemic comeback, they are looking to adopt
5G and its potential to create new opportunities and build new efficiencies and scale their businesses.
Our team also provides Fios for Business, business digital voice, and easy to deploy and use set of
security and collaboration products.

Prior to this, I served as Executive Director of Solution Architect and Engineering. In that role, my team
was focused on the transformation of our technical teams, providing the best-integrated solution designs
and managed services, including broadband, security and collaboration platforms. Earlier in my career, I
served public sector customers at Verizon for four years. Last year, our team delivered critical services
and technology to aid in the pandemic response and enable remote learning for students.

Previously, I served as the Director of Marketing and Operations for Verizon Wireless and partnered with
Apple, Google and Samsung to enable a frictionless customer experience in deploying new technology
and applications. As a result, Verizon was the first carrier in the world to launch Apple Business Manager,
an iconic solution. Later, I led a team that launched Android zero-touch and Samsung Knox Mobile
Enrollment. Prior to Verizon, I worked in various sales roles at Nextel and Sprint.

Mike can be reached online at LinkedIn and at our company website http://www.verizon.com/

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