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ETHERNET FABRIC CONNECT

Private Ethernet that leaves legacy behind

Scale connectivity on demand and optimize traffic with private AI-ready Ethernet built for predictable performance and direct control.

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The time to evolve your network is now

Data movement across clouds, data centers and sites has outpaced traditional networking. Lumen® Ethernet Fabric Connect is designed for this shift, delivering private connectivity on demand with programmable, API-driven control. Scale as demand shifts, integrate multicloud with ease and accommodate AI workloads with predictable performance.

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2,200+

data centers to extend reach

Up to 100 Gbs

private connectivity for AI scale

125+

North American optical cloud on-ramps for direct cloud access

Lumen + Alkira

The advanced, world-class Lumen Network unites with Alkira's cloud-native control plane to deliver private network performance and reach with on-demand, cloud-like flexibility. One integrated platform. One set of operations. The best of both worlds, finally under one roof.

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Run connectivity on your terms

Shared environments and manual changes can’t keep up with demand. Lumen delivers private Ethernet on demand with API-driven control, aligning capacity to business and AI workloads.

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Scale without complexity

Lumen unifies clouds, data centers and sites into one private Ethernet fabric that simplifies operations, so you can scale efficiently with consistent, low-latency performance.

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Award-winning solutions and innovation

Pricing and features

50 Mbps

starting at
$0.78 per hour*
$318 per month*
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100 Mbps

starting at
$1.01 per hour*
$408 per month*
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1 Gbps

starting at
$2.21 per hour*
$896 per month*
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10 Gbps

starting at
$4.47 per hour*
$1,814 per month*
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100 Gbps

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$14.64 per hour*
$5,939 per month*
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Best for
  • Small sites and emerging locations connecting to the fabric
  • Premises-to-data center or cloud access for light hybrid workflows
  • Pilot connections and targeted paths where private connectivity is needed without overbuying capacity
  • Branch and operational sites with steady day-to-day cloud usage
  • Predictable private premises-to-data center or cloud connectivity
  • Distributed site connectivity with self-service provisioning
  • Core business sites and regional hubs handling growing application traffic
  • Hybrid application connectivity between premises, data centers and cloud on-ramps
  • Premises-to-premises networking for distributed environments and shared services
  • Data center-to-cloud connectivity for data-intensive workloads
  • Data center-to-data center links supporting migrations, disaster recovery and real-time data movement
  • High-concurrency environments requiring scalable bandwidth
  • High-scale data center interconnect and cloud connectivity 
  • Large data movement initiatives, including analytics and AI workloads
  • Organizations standardizing private, SLA-backed Ethernet paths across their ecosystem
Availability
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SSD
32200 GB
32200 GB
32200 GB
32200 GB
32200 GB
Connects to

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Oracle

Equinix

Digital Realty

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Oracle

Equinix

Digital Realty

AWS

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Oracle

Equinix

Digital Realty
AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Oracle
Equinix
Digital Realty
AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Oracle
Equinix
Digital Realty
Usage-based billing model
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On-demand private Ethernet connections
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Lumen Connect® portal insights
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Up to 99.999% SLA
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24/7 chat support
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Optional add‑on: Multi-Cloud Gateway
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