Enabling your digital evolution with powerful, low latency connectivity.
Carrier diversity does not equate to network diversity. We don’t just provide connectivity, we help you design, build, and run low latency, high-capacity network solutions. This enables your digital platform to achieve your business outcomes and the means to evolve the network with a level of agility required to continue down the digital innovation path.
Take control of your network with Lumen® Wavelengths (1:13)
Benefits
Global Network Density - Convenience
One of the largest active Ultra Low Loss (ULL) fiber networks in North America with Dual Gateway+ architecture combined with metro fiber density.
Customer experience and support
We actively invest in our customer’s digital journey. Topology Viewer, Laser, Proactive Notification apps combined with the technical expertise of Solution Engineers, enable a positive customer-defined experience. Account and Customer Success teams assist with your on-going needs.
Network security and simplicity
The threat landscape has increased for data-intensive organizations. Wavelengths provide enterprises with point-to-point, private, dedicated, and secure connectivity. Lumen Wavelengths offer layer 1 encryption enabling full customer control of their traffic to further minimize risk.
Features and Specs
Multiple scalable, high-speed wavelength options
Ethernet speeds: 1, 10, 100, and 400 Gbps
OTU speeds: OTU 2, 2e, 4
Cloud Connect (up to 100 Gbps) to Public Cloud On Ramps - Available to AWS, AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Resiliency Services and Oracle
Enhanced customer experience
Topology Viewer
Proactive Notification of network alerts
Encryption key management
Diverse routing options
Available custom routing and transparent network design, including private data networks
Protected and unprotected solutions
Encryption (layer one)
Latency Guarantee SLAs
Extended On-Net (ILA) design options
Operates one the most expansive and diverse fiber wavelength networks in the world
Serves 15 of the top 20 world's largest financial services companies, 5 out of the top 6 best TV streaming services and, 4 of the top 5 global sports leagues by revenue 2021
Enables 9 of the top 10 software companies
Available in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia with the Lumen network reaching approximately 500,000 fiber route miles with access to more than 76,000 metro fiber and 42,000 subsea route miles
Terrestrial: 3 diverse East-West U.S. nationwide coast-to-coast routes
Subsea: 4 diverse Trans-Atlantic routes, and diverse East and West routes around South America
3.5 million miles of high capacity/ultra-low loss fiber in North America and approximately 190,000 on-net fiber locations
Topology Viewer – ushering in the era of the customer defined business
This application enables new and existing Lumen North American Wavelength customers to design their wavelength services in support of their digital endeavors.
Global retailer with a growing e-commerce business, where speed to market is essential and security is an absolute requirement
Enhancing user experiences
Large content distributor striving to ensure user experience is not disrupted by global security posture.
Outpacing the competition
Large financial institution with consumer website and banking applications that needs to keep pace as new entrants disrupt the market.
Case Studies
Zoom is a leading provider of cloud-based communication solutions, including video and audio calls, virtual meetings, and webcast. They needed a global networking partner to meet its high-capacity and growing application needs. Lumen ramped up secure and reliable connectivity to help Zoom delight its users around the world.
Neterra.TV saw an opportunity to expand its offering into the Pacific region, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Without requiring significant investments in new infrastructure, Lumen enabled Neterra.TV to increase delivery of Full HD and 4K content from 20% to 80% of its customers
The U.S. Census Bureau is the nation’s leading provider of data about its people and the economy. The Census Bureau chose the Lumen® MTIPs Solution along with a cloud-based architecture to expand coverage across the nation.
