MEET THE PLATFORM MAKING 4IR POSSIBLE
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Lumen is an enterprise technology platform for deploying data-intensive workloads needed in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). It unifies global network assets, cloud edge investments, security expertise and collaboration services into an advanced application architecture.
One platform to run cloud and edge applications
Our platform is built to deliver the scale, speed and intelligence that cloud and edge applications require, making it easy to run, rev and respond faster.
Cloud
Seamless and scalable connections to public and private clouds enable application virtualization, cloud hosting of IT services and data, more efficient capacity utilization and faster response.
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Edge
100+ edge market nodes help deliver 5ms or better latency to power near-real time response for latency sensitive, data intensive applications, 5G and other distributed compute demands.
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Connected Security
Intelligent and automated threat detection and response that's built-in to the network to proactively safeguard data and applications.
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Edge Cloud
Low-latency edge compute and cloud connectivity that deliver high-performance data and application experiences closer to where data is used.
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Adaptive Networking
Globally scalable, high-bandwidth connectivity that intelligently adjusts to real-time capacity needs to seamlessly deliver applications and data.
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Collaboration
Easy-to-use, all-in-one voice, video, chat and call center solutions that drive greater business productivity and customer engagement.
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Fiber backbone
140,000 global route miles of owned fiber with 170,000 on-net fiber locations in over 60 countries and over 120 global PoPs.
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Cloud connectivity
Seamless hybrid managed cloud access to top providers, including AWS, Azure, Google, IBM and Oracle.
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Seamless and scalable connections to public and private clouds enable application virtualization, cloud hosting of IT services and data, more efficient capacity utilization and faster response.
Learn more
100+ edge market nodes help deliver 5ms or better latency to power near-real time response for latency sensitive, data intensive applications, 5G and other distributed compute demands.
Learn more
Intelligent and automated threat detection and response that's built-in to the network to proactively safeguard data and applications.
Learn more
Low-latency edge compute and cloud connectivity that deliver high-performance data and application experiences closer to where data is used.
Learn more
Globally scalable, high-bandwidth connectivity that intelligently adjusts to real-time capacity needs to seamlessly deliver applications and data.
Learn more
Easy-to-use, all-in-one voice, video, chat and call center solutions that drive greater business productivity and customer engagement.
Learn more
140,000 global route miles of owned fiber with 170,000 on-net fiber locations in over 60 countries and over 120 global PoPs.
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Seamless hybrid managed cloud access to top providers, including AWS, Azure, Google, IBM and Oracle.
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Accelerate results with a modern architecture
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Hear from experts on our platform and infrastructure
“Customers can use the Lumen Platform to drive benefits from global cloud core to distributed cloud edge, including increased performance, controlled costs, faster time-to-value and partner co-innovation on our open and interoperable standards.”
David Shacochis, VP of Enterprise Strategy
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“By managing enterprise connectivity, edge connectivity and cloud connectivity, the Lumen Platform can allow the network to flex as application usage demands fluctuate. If a customer needs more bandwidth or lower latency, the network provides it. You specify your intent, and the network takes care of it.”
Andrew Dugan, Chief Technology Officer
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Resources
1IDC, CenturyLink Adaptive Networking Solutions Enable Enterprise Customers to Optimize Network Costs and Performance, March 2020.
2Nemertes, Employee, Customer Experience Transformations Deliver Measurable Value, Q3 2020.
3Quadrant Strategies, Global Poll: Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution, July 2020.
* Platform claim based on Lumen’s unique combination of assets and services with the lowest network latency on the majority of the MSA routes, threat detection, data scrubbing center capacity and end-to-end protection.
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