AT&T drinks to $18m Allied Domecq deal

Drinks company Allied Domecq has signed an $18m deal with AT&T to deploy an IP virtual private network (VPN) across 150 sites in five continents.

The three-year deal will consolidate Allied Domecq's previous four network providers into one global network infrastructure, with AT&T deploying a significant new infrastructure in Spain, which represents 80 per cent of the company's European business.

Allied Domecq's brands include Courvoisier, Tia Maria, Beefeater gin, Kahlua and Dunkin' Donuts.

The secure network will enable Allied Domecq to deploy proprietary and mission-critical applications on its corporate network that can be accessed by staff across its 150 locations.

Maggie Neal, global IT commercial director at Allied Domecq, said in a statement: "For a global company with a highly sophisticated infrastructure, this agreement is key in developing the network flexibility and reliability essential to Allied Domecq's future plans."

AT&T will provide the IP VPN service over its global multi-protocol label switching based infrastructure.