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PRIVATE CONNECTIVITY FABRIC

Win the AI innovation race

Get to AI at scale now with our fully digital infrastructure solutions for AI

Lumen is the backbone of the AI economy

As businesses and government agencies embrace generative AI, the demand for rapid data movement is unprecedented, requiring a network that can handle the load with agility and speed. Lumen is that network.

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Designed to be #1

provider of AI‑ready infrastructure

‑25% optical loss

vs. competition<sup>1</sup>

≤5ms of latency

at the edge designed to cover up to 97% of U.S. business demand

60% more capacity

vs. legacy fiber

Explore Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠ (PCF℠)

A staggering 86% of CIOs don’t think their enterprise networks are prepared for the AI revolutionvs. competition<sup>2</sup>. PCF℠ solutions allow you to design a custom, AI‑ready network architecture giving you the flexibility, scalability, and security needed to meet today and tomorrow’s demands.

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PCF for Hyperscalers

Enables ultra‑low latency and high‑speed connectivity for real‑time global services and large‑scale cloud operations.

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PCF for Data Centers

Provides secure, high‑speed and scalable connectivity between data centers, enabling reliable and non‑contention‑based transmission of data.

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PCF for Enterprises

Supports industry‑specific collaborative environments with secure, high‑bandwidth connectivity, optimizing production and innovation through resource sharing and coordinated efforts.

PCF AI‑ready architecture solutions

Our modular approach allows you to build a network fabric tailored to your unique needs. Services can be digitally activated and modified allowing for seamless and efficient network management.

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Colocation

Lumen Colocation and Data Center Services simplify your infrastructure by providing secure, scalable environments with direct access to high-speed networking, enabling faster deployments and optimized performance.

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PCF for Data Centers

Provides secure, high‑speed and scalable connectivity between data centers, enabling reliable and non‑contention‑based transmission of data.

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Implementation Management Services

Simplify your large, multi‑technology implementations and get the skilled support to empower business success using our certified cloud and network project managers.

The foundation of AI innovation

The vast Lumen network is built to power AI initiatives. Lumen expects to end 2025 with 16.6M intercity fiber miles and for that total to increase to 47M intercity fiber miles by the end of 2028. We give you the capacity to handle massive data in motion, combined with near‑zero latency edge fabric and the unsurpassed ability to fully control every layer of your network architecture.

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Future‑ready infrastructure is here

Learn why an advanced network architecture is essential for a successful AI strategy. In this webinar, Lumen leaders discuss how your network is the foundation to meet the multi‑cloud requirements needed for future business innovation.

What others are saying

Matt Garman, CEO of AWS

“Together, AWS and Lumen will enable high‑performance network connections that ensure customers across every industry can build and deliver compelling, secure, and reliable AI applications at scale.”

Erin Chapple, Microsoft’s corporate vice president, Azure Infrastructure

“Lumen has the expansive network and the digital services to create a reliable and scalable infrastructure that prepares us for the next generation of applications and services and ensures we remain at the forefront of the AI revolution.”

Peter Chahal, Research Director at IDC

Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric enhances security and addresses current cloud challenges but also positions businesses to leverage AI capabilities effectively, driving digital transformation and operational efficiency.”

Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated

“This is the first outside‑plant deployment of Corning’s new gen‑AI fiber and cable system that enables Lumen to fit anywhere from two‑to‑four times the amount of fiber into their existing conduit.”

Resources

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2024 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award

Lumen recognized as a Competitive Strategy Leader in the North American Network Services Industry.

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Private Connectivity Fabric overview

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Private Connectivity Fabric

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2024 NaaS Service Provider of the Year – North America

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The future of networking: Embracing AI and cloudification with Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠ (PCF)

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Building AI‑ready networks: A Public Sector guide to Private Connectivity Fabric℠

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IDC: Lumen’s PCF gains momentum with multiple hyperscaler wins

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Top use cases for AI enabled networks

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How to future proof your network

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The urgency of high‑performance edge‑to‑data center connectivity

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Microsoft and Lumen partner to power the future of AI

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Lumen and Meta partner to drive AI network expansion 

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Lumen and AWS partner to unlock generative AI

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Lumen recognized as a Competitive Strategy Leader in the North American network services industry

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Lumen partners with Google Cloud to drive AI innovation 

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