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SECURE NETWORK‑AS‑A‑SERVICE

Security that starts the moment your network does

Lumen® NaaS (Network‑as‑a‑Service) pairs on‑demand programmable connectivity with built‑in protection—so you can protect every port the instant it goes live. Spin up now with an exclusive offer.†

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Scale your network. Not your risk.

Every new connection creates a new attack surface. With Lumen, you don't have to choose between speed and security or stitch together separate vendors, contracts and portals. NaaS gives you on‑demand, programmable connectivity through a single platform—and you can add Lumen Defender ^SM and Lumen® DDoS Essentials through the same portal for added protection.

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Lumen + Alkira. Enterprise networking, radically simplified.

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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Stop threats before they reach you

Block malicious traffic before it reaches your edge with Lumen Defender. Activate it in the same portal you use to manage bandwidth.

Keep critical services online

With DDoS Essentials, you can detect and auto-mitigate volumetric attacks at the network level. No added hardware necessary.

Rapid recovery when it counts

Pair connectivity with threat-resilient Lumen® Network Storage and fully managed Lumen® Data Protect backup to restore critical data quickly after an attack, corruption or loss.

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A Network-as-a-Service use-case diagram for Internet On-Demand with security. A top banner reads Lumen Connect, Self-service, UI & APIs, On-demand, with four captioned icons. On the left, an Internet traffic cloud connects through Lumen AS 3356, Tier-1 internet backbone, with attacked IPs diverted into a DDoS Essentials box, Volumetric DDoS protection that detects and scrubs attacks, and a Lumen Defender Plus box applying threat intelligence to block malicious traffic. Two arrows on the right show traffic discarded: Black Lotus Labs-identified high-volume bot/flood traffic, and Defender-identified malicious traffic. Clean traffic is delivered to an Internet On-Demand box (Provision, Scale, Manage; Elastic capacity, Cost predictability, SLA-backed delivery) and on through a Lumen provider edge to the Customer location.

Advance with confidence. Architect for what's next.

Design, automate and scale secure, high‑performance networks with Lumen NaaS—built for agility, resilience and protection at scale.

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On‑Demand Services

Discover revolutionary network services that provide connectivity, scalability, security and control—all delivered in a simple pay as you go model.

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On‑Demand Services

Discover revolutionary network services that provide connectivity, scalability, security and control—all delivered in a simple pay as you go model.

Lumen® Intelligent Internet

Rapidly deploy dedicated internet connectivity up to 100 Gbps over multiservice ports for fast, reliable Network as a Service by the hour, without paying standard monthly rates, regardless of how you use the service.

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Lumen® Intelligent Internet

Rapidly deploy dedicated internet connectivity up to 100 Gbps over multiservice ports for fast, reliable Network as a Service by the hour, without paying standard monthly rates, regardless of how you use the service.

Ethernet Fabric Connect

Get private, consumption-based Ethernet that connects sites, data centers and clouds while scaling bandwidth in minutes to meet demand.

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Ethernet Fabric Connect

Get private, consumption-based Ethernet that connects sites, data centers and clouds while scaling bandwidth in minutes to meet demand.

IP VPN On‑Demand

Turn up new cloud-based applications and services in real time with private data connections that help shift workloads to when and where they’re needed most, all with predictable costs.

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IP VPN On‑Demand

Turn up new cloud-based applications and services in real time with private data connections that help shift workloads to when and where they’re needed most, all with predictable costs.

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Lumen Defender

Secure your internet connections with proactive blocking and clear visibility with Lumen Defender powered by Black Lotus Labs®.

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Lumen Defender

Secure your internet connections with proactive blocking and clear visibility with Lumen Defender powered by Black Lotus Labs®.

DDoS Essentials

Block common volumetric DDoS attacks with pre‑emptive, multilayered, automated protection.

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DDoS Essentials

Block common volumetric DDoS attacks with pre‑emptive, multilayered, automated protection.

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Network Storage

Get agile data storage with fast and consistent performance that powers your edge-driven business.

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Network Storage

Get agile data storage with fast and consistent performance that powers your edge-driven business.

Data Protect

Scalable backup-as-a-service that protects and recovers critical business data from corruption or loss quickly and easily.

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Data Protect

Scalable backup-as-a-service that protects and recovers critical business data from corruption or loss quickly and easily.

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How Lumen stacks up

With NaaS changing the way enterprises connect, it’s essential to find an experienced vendor to deliver comprehensive solutions for on-demand networking needs.

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Telco providers

Over‑the‑top providers (OTT)

Own and operate the network

Wide on-net presence

Pay for what you need billing model

Activate service in minutes

High-performance fiber network

99.99% service availability SLA

Single pane of glass for dynamic network management

Deeply peered network

Built-in network security

Customer stories

AI2 Incubator

Protecting AI startups with secure NaaS connectivity.

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Atlantic Packaging

Scalable networking with DDoS protection for a major event.

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Seattle Sounders

Game day risk reduction through scalable connections.

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Resources

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REPORT

2026 Threatscape executive summary

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Documentation

REPORTS

IDC: The new cybersecurity equation: risk, response and business outcomes

WEBINAR

Defend and connect: built-in security with NaaS

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IDC: The new cybersecurity equation: risk, response and business outcomes

USE CASE

Secure internet connectivity without added complexity

Technical documentation

Lumen® Intelligent Internet Security Reference Architecture Guide

Defender for Lumen® Intelligent Internet Solution Brief

DDoS Essentials for Lumen® Intelligent Internet Solution Brief

Lumen® Intelligent Internet with DDoS and Defender Technical FAQ

Related products

Lumen® Intelligent Internet

Ethernet Fabric Connect

IP VPN On‑Demand

DDoS Essentials

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