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Public Sector

Advance your mission with secure, AI-ready connectivity, cybersecurity and communications built on one of the world’s most advanced networks.

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Lumen

Public Sector

Advance your mission with secure, AI-ready connectivity, cybersecurity and communications built on one of the world’s most advanced networks.

Mission-ready technology with proven benefits

Empower your agency with the secure, modern foundation it needs to keep people and services connected when it matters most—across infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and next-generation communications. Our network services and SD-WAN solutions customers saw:

66%

increase in available bandwidth¹

66%

increase in available bandwidth¹

35%

reduction in network costs¹

35%

reduction in network costs¹

49%

more efficient security operations team²

49%

more efficient security operations team²

36%

fewer instances of impactful network security events per year²

36%

fewer instances of impactful network security events per year²

Why Lumen?

Our deep public sector expertise and secure, high-performance infrastructure help agencies modernize with confidence and deliver on mission priorities.

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Public sector solutions

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Public sector solutions

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Next-generation network cryptography program

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Next-generation network cryptography program

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Building AI-ready networks: A public sector guide to Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠ (PCF)

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Building AI-ready networks: A public sector guide to Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠ (PCF)

Serving all public sector

Wherever you are in the public sector landscape, Lumen has solutions and services catered to your segment and agency needs.

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Federal Government

Serve your employees and citizens effectively with modern solutions that enable you to deliver on your mission.

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Federal Government

Serve your employees and citizens effectively with modern solutions that enable you to deliver on your mission.

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Defense and Intelligence Community

Leverage a robust, secure digital infrastructure built for today’s dynamic defense and intelligence requirements.

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Defense and Intelligence Community

Leverage a robust, secure digital infrastructure built for today’s dynamic defense and intelligence requirements.

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State and Local Government

Enable maximum performance and security for your organization’s most important mission.

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State and Local Government

Enable maximum performance and security for your organization’s most important mission.

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Public Safety

Transform public safety with Next‑Gen 9‑1‑1 solutions that deliver real‑time response and secure, reliable connectivity.

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Public Safety

Transform public safety with Next‑Gen 9‑1‑1 solutions that deliver real‑time response and secure, reliable connectivity.

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Higher Education

Invest in technology for your college or university to support student success and keep the campus connected.

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Higher Education

Invest in technology for your college or university to support student success and keep the campus connected.

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Public Healthcare

Enrich public health services and provide secure, connected care with a proven IT partner.

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Public Healthcare

Enrich public health services and provide secure, connected care with a proven IT partner.

Customer stories

PIMA COUNTY

Building a network for real‑time emergency response

Pima County, Arizona, needed to upgrade nine legacy public safety answering points for a modernized emergency response system. Learn how they partnered with Lumen for a managed, end‑to‑end Next‑Generation 9‑1‑1 solution to maximize public safety.

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PIMA COUNTY

Building a network for real‑time emergency response

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Federal Infrastructure

Enabling innovative data security solutions

A federal agency sought to replace an end‑of‑life NetFlow solution and boost their defensive perimeter. See how scalable, Lumen‑hosted solutions allowed for rapid adoption to meet their evolving needs.

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Federal Infrastructure

Enabling innovative data security solutions

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Lumen public sector

Modernizing legacy infrastructure

PCF provides a secure, high-performance backbone for mission-critical services. Explore how digital transformation helps agencies manage resources and adapt to evolving demands.

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Lumen public sector

Modernizing legacy infrastructure

PCF provides a secure, high-performance backbone for mission-critical services. Explore how digital transformation helps agencies manage resources and adapt to evolving demands.

South Dakota

Upgrading public safety with Next‑Gen 9‑1‑1

South Dakota needed a statewide overhaul of its 9‑1‑1 system. See how Lumen provided reliable cloud connectivity and hosted call handling apps to streamline emergency response infrastructure.

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South Dakota

Upgrading public safety with Next‑Gen 9‑1‑1

South Dakota needed a statewide overhaul of its 9‑1‑1 system. See how Lumen provided reliable cloud connectivity and hosted call handling apps to streamline emergency response infrastructure.