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

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Cross-campus leadership is essential to success

For education to continue to evolve, it requires the right blend of cultural and technological approaches from all stakeholders.

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Broadband expansion and how Private Connectivity Fabric℠ (PCF) can help

Explore the comprehensive strategies that agencies use to enable statewide broadband expansion, leveraging secure, future-ready networking solutions like Lumen® PCF℠.

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Technology foundations of student success

From AI to the cloud, the technologies required to help students succeed are quickly evolving. Learn how a SASE framework with solutions like SD‑WAN can help you keep your campus connected.

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Why connectivity is critical to higher education success

Discover how Lumen solutions provide the essential infrastructure to power more effective teaching, learning and critical research nationwide.

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Unleash powerful technology with proven benefits

Discover the benefits of digital transformation in higher education. Here’s how Lumen has helped our networking solutions customers achieve operational excellence.

66%

more bandwidth for improved efficiency¹

61%

fewer instances of unplanned network downtime¹

40%

faster application performance¹

Solutions designed for higher education

Our expertise combines networking, cybersecurity, edge cloud and collaboration for secure, real-time experiences on campus and beyond.

Ethernet Fabric Connect

Get private, consumption‑based Ethernet that connects sites, data centers and clouds while scaling bandwidth in minutes to meet demand.

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Ethernet Fabric Connect

Get private, consumption‑based Ethernet that connects sites, data centers and clouds while scaling bandwidth in minutes to meet demand.

Lumen® Intelligent Internet

A programmable digital internet experience that combines term‑based cost predictability with elastic capacity that can be activated and scaled in minutes, giving organizations control over bandwidth, performance, and spend.

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Lumen® Intelligent Internet

IP VPN

Connect your locations to a flexible global network with the capacity and self‑service features to respond fast.

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IP VPN

Connect your locations to a flexible global network with the capacity and self‑service features to respond fast.

IP VPN On‑Demand

Create real‑time private data connections over multi‑service ports for fast, reliable Network‑as‑a‑Service (NaaS) with Lumen® IP VPN On‑Demand.

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IP VPN On‑Demand

Create real‑time private data connections over multi‑service ports for fast, reliable Network‑as‑a‑Service (NaaS) with Lumen® IP VPN On‑Demand.

SD‑WAN

Coordinate workloads across the full range of connectivity types on a single, automated platform with centralized visibility and control.

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SD‑WAN

Coordinate workloads across the full range of connectivity types on a single, automated platform with centralized visibility and control.

Vyvx Broadcasting Solutions

Air live events and on‑demand video with end‑to‑end digital transmission from acquisition to delivery.

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Vyvx Broadcasting Solutions

Air live events and on‑demand video with end‑to‑end digital transmission from acquisition to delivery.

Wavelengths

Deliver high‑availability apps and services reliably and cost effectively on a custom designed network offering up to 400G available bandwidth.

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Wavelengths

Deliver high‑availability apps and services reliably and cost effectively on a custom designed network offering up to 400G available bandwidth.

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Black Lotus Labs

The threat research and operations arm of Lumen, Black Lotus Labs® leverages unmatched network visibility to help protect your business and keep the internet clean.

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Black Lotus Labs

The threat research and operations arm of Lumen, Black Lotus Labs® leverages unmatched network visibility to help protect your business and keep the internet clean.

DDoS Mitigation

Protect your digital environments and minimize downtime with multi‑layer DDoS mitigation.

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DDoS Mitigation

Protect your digital environments and minimize downtime with multi‑layer DDoS mitigation.

Managed Endpoint Detection Response

Prevent compromised endpoints from enabling hackers to access your organizational assets, data and infrastructure.

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Managed Endpoint Detection Response

Prevent compromised endpoints from enabling hackers to access your organizational assets, data and infrastructure.

Managed ZTNA with Zscaler

Provide fast, secure access to the applications and data people need without putting your network at risk—and let Lumen experts manage and monitor it for you.

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Managed ZTNA with Zscaler

Provide fast, secure access to the applications and data people need without putting your network at risk—and let Lumen experts manage and monitor it for you.

Professional Security Services

Reduce threat management overload and shrink attack surfaces while increasing defense alertness.

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Professional Security Services

Reduce threat management overload and shrink attack surfaces while increasing defense alertness.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Fortify your defense perimeter at scale while simplifying network operations.

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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Fortify your defense perimeter at scale while simplifying network operations.

Zero Trust for Public Sector

Our experts can integrate the required security services and help create the policies to achieve Zero Trust compliance for your agency.

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Zero Trust for Public Sector

Our experts can integrate the required security services and help create the policies to achieve Zero Trust compliance for your agency.

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Next‑Gen Voice

Compare voice solutions and find the right fit to evolve your legacy voice and calling.

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Next‑Gen Voice

Compare voice solutions and find the right fit to evolve your legacy voice and calling.

Contact Center and UC&C Consulting

See how Lumen experts can help accelerate your contact center transformation to deliver agility and innovation.

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Contact Center and UC&C Consulting

See how Lumen experts can help accelerate your contact center transformation to deliver agility and innovation.

Solutions for Contact Center – Genesys Cloud

Create a flexible, all‑in‑one cloud contact center solution for exceptional, real‑time customer experiences.

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Solutions for Contact Center – Genesys Cloud

Create a flexible, all‑in‑one cloud contact center solution for exceptional, real‑time customer experiences.

Solutions for Contact Center – Talkdesk

Empower productive interactions by leveraging a contact center solution with advanced AI capabilities and scalable technology.

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Solutions for Contact Center – Talkdesk

Empower productive interactions by leveraging a contact center solution with advanced AI capabilities and scalable technology.

Solutions for Microsoft Teams

Provide high‑quality, cloud‑based voice communication across channels easily and cost effectively on the Lumen network.

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Solutions for Microsoft Teams

Provide high‑quality, cloud‑based voice communication across channels easily and cost effectively on the Lumen network.

Solutions for Webex

Optimize collaboration with a holistic, subscription‑based UC&C platform that integrates the secure and reliable Lumen network, hosting and communications architecture.

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Solutions for Webex

Optimize collaboration with a holistic, subscription‑based UC&C platform that integrates the secure and reliable Lumen network, hosting and communications architecture.

Solutions for Zoom for Government

Engage constituents and employees with reliable uptime, low ownership costs and dedicated support.

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Solutions for Zoom for Government

Engage constituents and employees with reliable uptime, low ownership costs and dedicated support.

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Data Centers

Give your business the infrastructure and security of a dedicated data center with minimal maintenance and upfront costs.

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Data Centers

Give your business the infrastructure and security of a dedicated data center with minimal maintenance and upfront costs.

Network Storage

Keep your data close to the action with distributed low‑latency storage at the edge and predictable, pay‑as‑you‑go pricing.

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Network Storage

Keep your data close to the action with distributed low‑latency storage at the edge and predictable, pay‑as‑you‑go pricing.

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Lumen Tailored Managed Network Services

Drive your agency and IT transformation with flexible, end‑to‑end managed services for everything from app deployment to network provisioning.

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Lumen Tailored Managed Network Services

Drive your agency and IT transformation with flexible, end‑to‑end managed services for everything from app deployment to network provisioning.

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Review procurement contract options

Lumen has several national and regional contracts through which higher education and K‑12 customers can purchase services. Let our experts help you navigate which to utilize to achieve your digital transformation goals.

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