WAVELENGTH SOLUTIONS

High‑capacity connectivity for AI and next‑gen apps

Get secure, award‑winning services up to 400G from the #1 provider in U.S. Wavelength Services.1

WAVELENGTH SOLUTIONS

High‑capacity connectivity for AI and next‑gen apps

Get secure, award‑winning services up to 400G from the #1 provider in U.S. Wavelength Services.1

Dedicated 400 Gbps connectivity that grows with you

Power your cloud‑native workloads with low latency up to 400G connectivity. Lumen® Wavelength Solutions scales and adapts as your needs evolve to enable an agile network architecture that delivers a secure, high‑capacity transport for today and tomorrow.

Dedicated 400 Gbps connectivity that grows with you

Power your cloud‑native workloads with low latency up to 400G connectivity. Lumen® Wavelength Solutions scales and adapts as your needs evolve to enable an agile network architecture that delivers a secure, high‑capacity transport for today and tomorrow.

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~340,000

Global fiber route miles

~340,000

Global fiber route miles

#1 Provider 

in U.S. Wavelength Services for fourth consecutive time1

#1 Provider 

in U.S. Wavelength Services for fourth consecutive time1

~163,000

on‑net buildings

~163,000

on‑net buildings

Why Lumen?

Map of U.S. showing Lumen optical network cities route connections.

Largest ultra‑low‑loss intercity fiber network in North America

With over 400 locations providing 400G connectivity, our expansive route diversity supports high‑capacity growth, delivering the agility your business need.

Largest ultra‑low‑loss intercity fiber network in North America

With over 400 locations providing 400G connectivity, our expansive route diversity supports high‑capacity growth, delivering the agility your business need.

Number one in Wavelength Services 2024 by Frost Radar™

A trusted leader in wavelength services

Ranked #1 in Wavelengths Services in North America 2024 by Frost Radar™  and chosen by leading hyperscalers to deliver the secure, high‑capacity connections essential for AI workloads.

A trusted leader in wavelength services

Ranked #1 in Wavelengths Services in North America 2024 by Frost Radar™  and chosen by leading hyperscalers to deliver the secure, high‑capacity connections essential for AI workloads.

Award-winning solutions and innovation

Features and Specs

Smarter networks start here—see how our AI-powered tools provide visibility and control over your wavelengths experience. 

Features and Specs

Smarter networks start here—see how our AI-powered tools provide visibility and control over your wavelengths experience. 

Wavelengths

Custom pricing

Wavelengths

Custom pricing

Special Offer

Ethernet

Custom pricing

Ethernet

Custom pricing

Dark Fiber

Custom pricing

Dark Fiber

Custom pricing

Best for

Growing high‑bandwidth, low‑latency needs and scalable, high‑performance cloud and data center connectivity

Secure Layer 2 connectivity with low latency, scalable bandwidth and reliable performance across cloud, data centers and multi-site topologies

Massive, scaled use of AI and cloud infrastructure

Bandwidth needs

Individual 10G/100G/400G, up to 5TB+ with multiple wavelengths

Bandwidth speeds from 2Mbps – 30G

Massive capacity needs on individual routes, up to 50TB+ per route

Configuration

Point‑to‑point

Point‑to‑point, point‑to‑multipoint, multipoint‑to‑multipoint

Single point

Management

Lumen managed service providing advanced diagnostics with self‑service options for deeper network insights

Performance insights via Network Visibility Dashboard in Lumen® Control Center

Benefits of network ownership without having to build it themselves

Customer premises equipment

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment can be deployed at the customer edge

UNIs (User Network Interface)

- Transparent

- Multiplex

Dedicated DWDM equipment and fiber

Key features

  • Topology viewer
  • Laser network diagnostics
  • Automated workflows for streamlined provisioning, repairs and change management
  • Proactive notifications
  • Optical layer encryption
  • Service Availability SLAs
  • Protected and unprotected wavelengths

 

  • Secure and private layer 2 network over private 100Gbps backbone
  • Bandwidth flexibility
  • Latency SLAs
  • MEF CE 3.0 industry standards certification for all configurations
  • Three classes of service models – Single-CoS: Basic, Enhanced, or Dedicated, on a per-EVC basis – Multi-CoS: Per-frame basis
  • Dedicated Network Operations Center (NOC) for managed dedicated fiber customers
  • Next-gen low-loss fiber technology
  • Custom control: Managed scalability, capacity and network management, reliability and network uptime
  • Can be combined with Managed Optical Fiber Network (MOFN) for true bandwidth management, scalability and control
  • Uptime SLAs

Diverse routing and custom transparent network design (including private data networks)




Support and service options

Implementation Services

Use certified cloud and network project managers to successfully execute a cloud and network implementation plan.

Implementation Services

Use certified cloud and network project managers to successfully execute a cloud and network implementation plan.

Customer Stories

FAQ

Lumen Wavelength Solutions provide dedicated, high-capacity optical connections over a private Layer 1 network, delivering low latency and secure point-to-point connectivity between data centers, cloud providers and enterprise locations.

Unlike shared or packet-based services, Lumen Wavelengths offer dedicated, point-to-point connectivity at Layer 1. This allows for fast data transmission, low latency and optimized security—ideal for applications/workloads requiring consistent, high-throughput performance.

Lumen offers connectivity speeds of 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps, and 400 Gbps based on customer requirements and route availability.

Absolutely. Lumen Wavelengths provide direct, high-performance connectivity to major cloud providers across their North American availability zones—including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and more—via Lumen® Cloud Connect .

Lumen provides customers with monitoring tools for visibility into performance metrics, as well as advanced diagnostic capabilities through the control portal and APIs.

Lumen facilitates seamless migration from shared network services to dedicated wavelength connectivity, providing expert guidance, tailored solutions and flexible deployment options to meet your organization’s evolving needs.

Our Wavelength Solutions are engineered for maximum uptime, offering service level agreements (SLAs) for service availability. Customers typically build their network with multiple, diverse wavelengths to achieve the level of resilience they require out of their network. The network’s design includes redundant paths and automatic failover capabilities to maintain continuous service even in the event of a disruption.

Yes, Lumen offers tailored wavelength solutions to meet the unique requirements of various industries, including finance, healthcare, media, technology, public sector and more. These solutions can include specific routing, bandwidth allocations and security measures to align with industry regulations and performance standards.

Lumen Wavelength Solutions are designed to be highly scalable. Customers can start with bandwidth as low as 10 Gbps and scale up to 400 Gbps or more, depending on their evolving needs, allowing the network to grow alongside the business.

Absolutely. Lumen provides options for both diverse routing and protection to enhance network resilience. Protected routes offer automatic failover in case of a path failure, while diverse routing keeps multiple paths from sharing the same physical infrastructure, minimizing the risk of simultaneous outages.

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¹Vertical Systems Group, Mid-2024 U.S. Wavelength LEADERBOARD, 2024.