Control your network with Lumen Wavelength Solutions (1:30)
Award-winning solutions and innovation
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)
Customer Stories
FAQ
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.
Resources
¹Vertical Systems Group, Mid-2024 U.S. Wavelength LEADERBOARD, 2024.
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