AWS (Amazon Web Services)

World-class, low-latency connectivity for AWS re:Invent across Las Vegas.

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

World-class, low-latency connectivity for AWS re:Invent across Las Vegas.

Powering AWS re:Invent with resilient, event-scale networking.

AWS (Amazon Web Services) needed uncompromising, low-latency connectivity to run AWS re:Invent—a pop-up, multi-venue event where downtime isn’t an option. Lumen co-engineered a resilient, city-scale private network across Las Vegas so AWS can deliver seamless registration, demos and live streams for tens of thousands of attendees and viewers across the world.

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Powering AWS re:Invent with resilient, event-scale networking.

AWS (Amazon Web Services) needed uncompromising, low-latency connectivity to run AWS re:Invent—a pop-up, multi-venue event where downtime isn’t an option. Lumen co-engineered a resilient, city-scale private network across Las Vegas so AWS can deliver seamless registration, demos and live streams for tens of thousands of attendees and viewers across the world.

Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

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Lumen powers AWS re:Invent with city-scale connectivity (2:59)

Challenges

  • Scaled a temporary multi-venue network with zero downtime tolerance
  • Met surging traffic needs during global events and citywide disruptions
  • Supported ~50K peak wireless devices across seven venues

Challenges

  • Scaled a temporary multi-venue network with zero downtime tolerance
  • Met surging traffic needs during global events and citywide disruptions
  • Supported ~50K peak wireless devices across seven venues

Solutions

  • Lumen® Dark Fiber to build a resilient, multi-venue metro backbone
  • Lumen® Wavelength Solutions for high-capacity 10G transport to AWS (Amazon Web Services)
  • Private Connectivity Fabric℠ + Ethernet Services for flexible capacity

Solutions

  • Lumen® Dark Fiber to build a resilient, multi-venue metro backbone
  • Lumen® Wavelength Solutions for high-capacity 10G transport to AWS (Amazon Web Services)
  • Private Connectivity Fabric℠ + Ethernet Services for flexible capacity

Results

  • Moved ~430 TB of traffic with 23+ Gbps peak throughput
  • Delivered no customer-impacting outages over 10+ years
  • Enabled seamless connectivity for ~50,000 concurrent Wi‑Fi users

Results

  • Moved ~430 TB of traffic with 23+ Gbps peak throughput
  • Delivered no customer-impacting outages over 10+ years
  • Enabled seamless connectivity for ~50,000 concurrent Wi‑Fi users

What works for AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Lumen® Dark Fiber

Dedicated fiber for control, scale and resiliency across venues.

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Lumen® Dark Fiber

Dedicated fiber for control, scale and resiliency across venues.

Lumen® Wavelength Solutions

High-capacity optical transport for predictable performance.

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Lumen® Wavelength Solutions

High-capacity optical transport for predictable performance.

Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠

On-demand connectivity with AWS Direct Connect integration.

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Lumen® Private Connectivity Fabric℠

On-demand connectivity with AWS Direct Connect integration.

Lumen® Ethernet Services

Redundant, burstable 10G Ethernet to handle traffic spikes.

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Lumen® Ethernet Services

Redundant, burstable 10G Ethernet to handle traffic spikes.

Description: Text quote placed inside an orange gradient box with rounded edges and a quotation mark in the upper left corner. Text: “The network connectivity is like oxygen: you trust it’s there, and you never even think about it. Our team is responsible for the critical network infrastructure planning at AWS events and Lumen helps us ensure no one notices because it always works.” – Brian Searcy, Principal Technical Program Manager for Networking, Amazon Integrated Security

“The network connectivity is like oxygen: you trust it’s there, and you never even think about it. Our team is responsible for the critical network infrastructure planning at AWS events and Lumen helps us ensure no one notices because it always works.”

 

— Brian Searcy, Principal Technical Program Manager for Networking, Amazon Integrated Security

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

“The network connectivity is like oxygen: you trust it’s there, and you never even think about it. Our team is responsible for the critical network infrastructure planning at AWS events and Lumen helps us ensure no one notices because it always works.”

 

— Brian Searcy, Principal Technical Program Manager for Networking, Amazon Integrated Security

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

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