LUMEN + ALKIRA

One network. Every cloud. Total control, globally.

Enterprise networking, radically simplified—one control plane over an advanced, world-class network to connect, secure and operate every clouds, sites and partners with the ability to expand vuirtually anywhere.

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LUMEN + ALKIRA

One network. Every cloud. Total control, globally.

Connect virtually any site in minutes

Lumen + Alkira simplifies multicloud networking with a single, on-demand platform—no hardware, no software management and no capacity planning. Connect clouds, sites, partners and AI workloads with centralized control, consistent policy and cloud-like agility.

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10x

data center growth by 2030¹

10x

data center growth by 2030¹

96%

Faster to add cloud environments²

96%

Faster to add cloud environments²

90%

of enterprises use multiple clouds. Nearly half struggle with complexity.³

90%

of enterprises use multiple clouds. Nearly half struggle with complexity.³

The problem we solve

Current reality

Complexity is outpacing control

Multi-cloud + AI traffic is increasing complexity
Networks are fragmented across clouds, sites and partners
Teams rely on multiple tools, providers and policies
Operations—not infrastructure—is now the bottleneck
Result: slower changes, reactive troubleshooting and limited visibility

Current reality

Complexity is outpacing control

Multi-cloud + AI traffic is increasing complexity
Networks are fragmented across clouds, sites and partners
Teams rely on multiple tools, providers and policies
Operations—not infrastructure—is now the bottleneck
Result: slower changes, reactive troubleshooting and limited visibility

Why Lumen + Alkira

One programmable network. Total control.

Building one platform to connect, secure and operate every site globally
Single control plane across clouds, sites and partners
On-demand connectivity with consistent performance
Manage east-west and north-south traffic in one place
Reduce operational burden while increasing control and agility

Why Lumen + Alkira

One programmable network. Total control.

Building one platform to connect, secure and operate every site globally
Single control plane across clouds, sites and partners
On-demand connectivity with consistent performance
Manage east-west and north-south traffic in one place
Reduce operational burden while increasing control and agility

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Lumen x Alkira

This is a defining move as Lumen, the trusted network for AI, builds out the control plane for global enterprise connectivity. With Alkira, we're modernizing and transforming today's network connectivity across regions, users and clouds.

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Lumen x Alkira

Why Alkira fits

"Lumen brings the physical foundation. Alkira brings the cloud-native control plane. And together, we can deliver a more seamless, software-defined networking experience for customers around the world."

— Jim Fowler, EVP and Chief Technology & Product Officer
Lumen

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Why Alkira fits

— Jim Fowler, EVP and Chief Technology & Product Officer
Lumen

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Doodles with Scott

"The real challenge isn’t just connecting everything. It’s controlling it, everywhere. And that’s exactly what Alkira enables. It provides a global control plane for AI networking, and it sits above everything."

— Scott Yow, SVP of Product
Lumen

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Doodles with Scott

— Scott Yow, SVP of Product
Lumen

Use cases

Multicloud optimization

Every cloud has its own network and policy model, resulting in incompatible, complex configurations across each environment. Lumen + Alkira delivers one governed connectivity model across clouds, data centers and private networks with direct on‑ramps and high‑performance transport unified beneath a single on-demand network.

Multicloud optimization

Instant extranet

Connecting external partners is a one‑off every time, making them slow to stand up, hard to govern and impossible to scale. Lumen + Alkira make partner onboarding repeatable, governed, observable and lifecycle managed from day one, with built‑in segmentation and policy on private, high-reach connectivity.

Instant extranet

Colocation simplification

Colocation architecture has become complex, hardware-heavy hubs that backhaul traffic, inflate cost and slow expansion. Lumen + Alkira collapse the colocation-stack into an on-demand fabric on top of fiber, waves and route diversity, replacing device sprawl and backhaul with virtually any-to-any direct connectivity.

Colocation simplification

A fundamentally different network

Purpose-built architecture unifies the network and control plane—removing complexity from stitchedsolutions and delivering one system to connect, secure and operate globally.

An architecture diagram on a dark teal background titled around the Lumen Connectivity Fabric. At the top, three cloud icons labeled AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure connect down through a Lumen Multi-Cloud Gateway icon. A central panel splits into two halves: Lumen Connect, On-demand networking and cloud/multi-cloud services, and alkira, Software-based policy control, automation, and orchestration. On the left, cloud icons for SaaS providers and neoclouds list logos including Salesforce, SAP, Anthropic, Splunk, F5, Palo Alto Networks, and Aruba. On the right, server and globe icons are labeled Off-net enterprises, data centers, and international. Below the central panel, a Lumen Fabric Port icon connects to building and US-map icons. A legend distinguishes orange lines as Lumen Connectivity Fabric and teal lines as Off-net. Footnotes read that alkira is subject to closing of acquisition and that the diagram is for illustrative purposes only.

Why Lumen + Alkira?

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One control plane, for virtually everything, everywhere

Only Lumen owns the physical fiber underlay and the cloud-native control plane, giving enterprises one integrated operating model and control plane to connect, secure and operate globally.

One control plane, for virtually everything, everywhere

Only Lumen owns the physical fiber underlay and the cloud-native control plane, giving enterprises one integrated operating model and control plane to connect, secure and operate globally.

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Take control of your clouds

Lumen+Alkira gives enterprises the on-demand flexibility to design, connect, route, segment, secure, observe and orchestrate multicloud environments without stitching together separate cloud constructs, appliances, tools and providers.