Dark Fiber | Lumen Technologies
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DARK FIBER

Lumen Dark Fiber Services give your organization dedicated, scalable connectivity for critical apps and services. You use our fiber footprint to build a secure, high-capacity network and keep direct control of your optical network. This supports custom network design and bandwidth growth. It also supports low-latency workloads and links data centers, cloud environments, and disaster recovery sites. Lumen provides the dark fiber, and you install and manage the optical gear to fit your needs.

  • Lumen Dark Fiber Services provide dedicated, scalable connectivity for critical applications with customer-managed optical equipment.
  • Lumen dark fiber gives organizations control of network design and supports bandwidth growth and low-latency workloads.
  • Lumen Dark Fiber supports secure, high-capacity links for data center interconnection, cloud connectivity, and disaster recovery.
  • Lumen Dark Fiber Services fit organizations that need maximum control, scalability, and performance across complex networks.
  • Lumen supplies the physical fiber infrastructure, while customers install optical equipment and define capacity needs.

Take control of your bandwidth

Lumen Dark Fiber solutions give you all the benefits of network ownership without having to construct the network yourself.

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Engineered to accelerate AI at scale

AI-driven enterprises need total control, scale and ultra-low latency. Lumen® Dark Fiber delivers full ownership and design flexibility on the world’s most peered IP network—backed by extensive routes, secure colocation and a future-ready optical backbone. Read the eBook to see why Frost & Sullivan calls it the foundation for smart enterprise networks.

25K+

route miles with low-loss next gen fiber

~163,000

on-net buildings

2,200+

On-net third party data centers

Diverse system of custom and predefined routes

Support high-capacity growth on the largest ultra-low-loss intercity fiber network in North America, with 530+ sites providing up to 400G connectivity.

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Scalable and reliable cloud connectivity

See how AWS designs and operates reliable, scalable cloud and event networks that power global experiences where downtime isn’t an option.

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Expansive North America metro and intercity fiber route miles

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Low Loss Next-Gen Fiber

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Extensive network reach, capacity and diversity

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Running line colocation and power

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World-class operations and maintenance

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Network connectivity options

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Dedicated NOC for managed dedicated fiber customers

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Uptime SLAs

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Fast turnaround on logical moves, upgrades and new meshing

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Detailed, street-level dark fiber designs

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Custom control 

Manage scalability, capacity and network management, technology evolution, reliability and network uptime

Optional add‑on: Managed optical fiber network

  • Dedicated dark fiber
  • Choice of hardware purchased directly from vendor, VAR or Lumen
  • Professional services

Optional add‑on: Professional services

  • Outside plant construction
  • Network architecture, design and engineering
  • Equipment selection and acquisition
  • Network deployment and implementation
  • Network monitoring and management
  • Field tech services

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