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Fast network capacity means getting high-bandwidth connectivity in days instead of months. Lumen delivers it through pre-defined wavelength routes with capacity already validated on high-demand corridors. Because the engineering is done in advance, quoting is simplified and qualified sites carry a 20-business day delivery SLA. Speeds run at 100G and up to 400G.

Lumen RapidRoutes delivers pre-defined 100G and 400G wavelength routes. Lumen Intercity and Metro Wavelengths add capacity as volumes grow, including stacking multiple waves on one route. Lumen Wavelength Cloud Connect provides direct optical paths to the largest hyperscalers for east-west traffic between clusters, storage, and clouds.

Organizations with a deadline the network can’t slow down. Think of teams standing up AI or machine learning clusters, connecting data centers, adding cloud on-ramps, or expanding into a new market. It’s a common fit when another provider can’t meet a committed date or when design cycles are holding up a project. Typical buyers are CIOs, VP of IT infrastructure, and network architects across Neoclouds, Datacenters, Hyperscalers, Large Enterprises and Public Sector organizations.

Lumen pre-builds and validates capacity on high demand routes before customers ask for it, so there is not site survey or custom engineering cycle. Simplified quoting and self-service modeling tools shorten the ordering step. On qualified sites, installation carries a 20-business day SLA measured from the date you order and the order is fully executed and received by Lumen.

A standard wavelength is custom-engineered for your route, which can takes months to quote and provision. Fast network capacity, through Rapid Routes, uses confirmed capacity on routes already built, so the design step is already complete. This is not bandwidth on demand but is fast capacity. The underlying optical service is identical – dedicated capacity, a predefined path, and the same SLA-backed performance. What changes is simply the speed of ordering, not the service or performance.

Lumen RapidRoutes covers more than 300 locations across 25 metro markets in the U.S. with additional markets being added. Start by sharing your endpoints and required speed so we can confirm availability and qualifications during quoting. This way, you’ll know whether your route carries the 20-business day SLA before you sign.