MTN

Scaling a global communications provider with fast, reliable connectivity.

MTN

Scaling a global communications provider with fast, reliable connectivity.

Scaling connectivity across land, sea and air.

MTN, a leading communications services provider, needed a networking partner to meet its high-capacity and growing application needs across several industries and verticals. Lumen® Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) helped enable fast and secure connectivity to deliver on MTN’s promise to its customers.

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Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

Scaling connectivity across land, sea and air.

Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

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Challenges

Unpredictable bandwidth requirements for short-term events and government contracts
Latency issues with GEO satellites (600ms+) that impacted real-time applications for critical operations
Need for a terrestrial partner to deliver flexible, high-speed connectivity at global POPs to complement satellite infrastructure

Challenges

Unpredictable bandwidth requirements for short-term events and government contracts
Latency issues with GEO satellites (600ms+) that impacted real-time applications for critical operations
Need for a terrestrial partner to deliver flexible, high-speed connectivity at global POPs to complement satellite infrastructure

Solutions

Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) for flexible, on-demand bandwidth that scales instantly to meet changing needs
Scalable bandwidth enabling move from 20 Mbps to multi-gigabit speeds without hardware changes or long-term commitments
Hybrid connectivity for seamless integration of Lumen terrestrial services with MTN’s satellite infrastructure for operational continuity

Solutions

Lumen Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) for flexible, on-demand bandwidth that scales instantly to meet changing needs
Scalable bandwidth enabling move from 20 Mbps to multi-gigabit speeds without hardware changes or long-term commitments
Hybrid connectivity for seamless integration of Lumen terrestrial services with MTN’s satellite infrastructure for operational continuity

Results

Minimized lead times from weeks to minutes for provisioning connectivity
Aligned expenses with actual usage and reduced spending through a pay-as-you-go model
Transitioned from GEO VSAT (600ms latency, 10–20 Mbps) to LEO + Lumen terrestrial links (30ms latency, 200–300 Mbps)

Results

Minimized lead times from weeks to minutes for provisioning connectivity
Aligned expenses with actual usage and reduced spending through a pay-as-you-go model
Transitioned from GEO VSAT (600ms latency, 10–20 Mbps) to LEO + Lumen terrestrial links (30ms latency, 200–300 Mbps)

What works for MTN

Lumen® Network-as-a-Service

Secure, scalable connections that deploy on demand.

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Lumen® Network-as-a-Service

Secure, scalable connections that deploy on demand.

"With Lumen Network-as-a-Service, we can turn up a port in minutes and scale bandwidth as needed. That flexibility is game-changing for special events and government clients.”

— Brian Govanlu, Director of Engineering

MTN

"With Lumen Network-as-a-Service, we can turn up a port in minutes and scale bandwidth as needed. That flexibility is game-changing for special events and government clients.”

— Brian Govanlu, Director of Engineering

MTN

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MTN

MTN

Scaling connectivity across land, sea and air.

Scaling connectivity across land, sea and air.

Challenges

Challenges

Solutions

Solutions

Results

Results

What works for MTN

Lumen® Network-as-a-Service

Lumen® Network-as-a-Service

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