Automated and AI-driven network control with Lumen Wavelength Solutions (1:30)
Award-winning solutions and innovation
Best for
Businesses with known endpoints and bandwidth needs seeking accelerated deployment
Businesses with unique performance, routing or compliance requirements that benefit from tailored connectivity
Provisioning
Quick and transparent quoting and fast delivery on predefined RapidRoutesSM, with industry-leading 20-day SLAs
Collaborative design process with delivery aligned to specific business and technical requirements
Route flexibility
Fixed, optimized routes with known capacity for fast deployment
Flexible path design tailored to your unique routing, redundancy or compliance needs
Capacity options
Standard 100G and up to 400G options available
Performance insights via Network Visibility Dashboard in Lumen® Control Center
Design and engineering
Predefined, ready-to-go network paths with no design work needed
Expert solution design support from Lumen engineers to meet your architecture and business goals
Ordering experience
Streamlined self-service via the Lumen digital marketplace, or work with our sales team if preferred
Personalized, consultative engagement designed for complex or evolving requirements
Proactive notifications
Built-in proactive notifications and options for added routing stability and network management visibility
Built-in proactive notifications and options for added routing stability and network management visibility
AI-powered network control tools and automations
- Topology viewer
- Laser network diagnostics
- 310+ automated workflows for streamlined provisioning, repairs and change management
- Optical layer encryption
- Service Availability SLAs
- Topology viewer
- Laser network diagnostics
- 310+ automated workflows for streamlined provisioning, repairs and change management
- Optical layer encryption
- Service Availability SLAs
Protected Wavelengths
Unprotected
Protected and unprotected
Customer control
Optional controls for grooming and path stability
Full routing control and customization to align with operational priorities
Scalability
Repeatable deployments ideal for rapid growth across multiple locations
Designed to scale with evolving business complexity and specialized connectivity needs
Customer stories
FAQ
Unlike shared or packet-based services, Lumen Wavelengths offer dedicated, point-to-point connectivity at Layer 1. This allows for fast data transmission, low latency and optimized security—ideal for applications/workloads requiring consistent, high-throughput performance.
Lumen offers connectivity speeds of 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps and 400 Gbps based on customer requirements and route availability.
Absolutely. Lumen Wavelengths provide direct, high-performance connectivity to major cloud providers across their North American availability zones—including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and more—via Lumen® Cloud Connect solutions.
Lumen provides customers with monitoring tools for visibility into performance metrics, as well as advanced diagnostic capabilities through the control portal and APIs.
Lumen facilitates seamless migration from shared network services to dedicated wavelength connectivity, providing expert guidance, tailored solutions and flexible deployment options to meet your organization’s evolving needs.
Our Wavelength Solutions are engineered for maximum uptime, offering service level agreements (SLAs) for service availability. Customers typically build their network with multiple, diverse wavelengths to achieve the level of resilience they require out of their network. The network’s design includes redundant paths and automatic failover capabilities to maintain continuous service even in the event of a disruption.
Yes, Lumen offers tailored wavelength solutions to meet the unique requirements of various industries, including finance, healthcare, media, technology, public sector and more. These solutions can include specific routing, bandwidth allocations and security measures to align with industry regulations and performance standards.
Lumen Wavelength Solutions are designed to be highly scalable. Customers can start with bandwidth as low as 10 Gbps and scale up to 400 Gbps or more, depending on their evolving needs, allowing the network to grow alongside the business.
Absolutely. Lumen provides options for both diverse routing and protection to enhance network resilience. Protected routes offer automatic failover in case of a path failure, while diverse routing keeps multiple paths from sharing the same physical infrastructure, minimizing the risk of simultaneous outages.
Resources
¹Vertical Systems Group, Mid-2024 U.S. Wavelength LEADERBOARD, 2024.
²Offer available Sept. 8-Dec. 31, 2025 to qualifying business customers for new services at select on-net locations [see site list here] require a minimum one-year term agreement. Offer excludes installation, taxes, fees and optional add-ons. 20-business-day service installation offer (to receive up to one-month credit for 100 and/or 400 Gbps on-net wavelength services only) starts from the date Order and Order Addendum are fully executed and received by Lumen. Early termination fees apply as set forth in Customer Agreement. Customer must remain in good standing. Offer may terminate upon any change to account. Offers above cannot be combined with other offers. Bandwidth may vary and is not guaranteed. Metro access charges may apply for customer locations outside major data centers and Lumen gateways. Lumen may change, cancel or substitute offers and services or vary them by service area at its sole discretion without notice. Additional terms and conditions apply, including “Excused Delay”; see Customer Agreement and Order Addendum. Industry-leading claim based on publicly available SLAs and service installation data for major U.S. wavelength providers, and market share data from the July 2024 Atlantic-ACM North American Business Connectivity Survey SLAs may vary by provider, location, and contract terms.
Not all products and services are available in all regions and countries; please contact a representative near you for details.
