NETWORK‑AS‑A‑SERVICE

Flex your network with NaaS

Maximize productivity with scalable bandwidth and secure connectivity on demand.

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NETWORK‑AS‑A‑SERVICE

Flex your network with NaaS

Maximize productivity with scalable bandwidth and secure connectivity on demand.

Revolutionizing the networking experience

Transform how you connect with Network‑as‑a‑Service (NaaS), a fully digitalized collection of networking services with affordable, usage‑based pricing and on‑demand flexibility. NaaS services are designed to help streamline purchasing and provisioning, simplify network management, enable flexible scalability and deliver secure, reliable connectivity for enterprises of all sizes. In fact, a recent survey of 900+ IT pros showed that 90% plan to migrate to NaaS within three years.1

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Revolutionizing the networking experience

Transform how you connect with Network‑as‑a‑Service (NaaS), a fully digitalized collection of networking services with affordable, usage‑based pricing and on‑demand flexibility. NaaS services are designed to help streamline purchasing and provisioning, simplify network management, enable flexible scalability and deliver secure, reliable connectivity for enterprises of all sizes. In fact, a recent survey of 900+ IT pros showed that 90% plan to migrate to NaaS within three years.1

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Top use cases

Dynamic connectivity

Cloud‑enabled networking delivers high‑performance connectivity services you can deploy, scale and manage in minutes.

Dynamic connectivity

Cloud‑enabled networking delivers high‑performance connectivity services you can deploy, scale and manage in minutes.

Real‑time DDoS protection

Built‑in security lets you connect with confidence and includes 24/7 monitoring and mitigation with industry‑leading threat intelligence from Black Lotus Labs®.

Real‑time DDoS protection

Built‑in security lets you connect with confidence and includes 24/7 monitoring and mitigation with industry‑leading threat intelligence from Black Lotus Labs®.

Internet On‑Demand Backup

Flexible standby 1 Mbps connectivity helps you avoid disruptions from outages by enabling you to quickly switch over and scale up your bandwidth.

Internet On‑Demand Backup

Flexible standby 1 Mbps connectivity helps you avoid disruptions from outages by enabling you to quickly switch over and scale up your bandwidth.

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What’s Next?

Learn more about NaaS

Request a demo to learn how to build and manage connections on demand in our easy‑to‑use portal.

Activate your NaaS port

Step 1: Sign in or sign up to access your Control Center.

Step 2: Simply answer a few questions to order NaaS Port activation at your location. 

Once you finish, a Lumen technician will come to physically activate your port and you’ll be able to start making NaaS connections.

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What’s Next?

Learn more about NaaS

Request a demo to learn how to build and manage connections on demand in our easy‑to‑use portal.

Activate your NaaS port

Step 1: Sign in or sign up to access your Control Center.

Step 2: Simply answer a few questions to order NaaS Port activation at your location. 

Once you finish, a Lumen technician will come to physically activate your port and you’ll be able to start making NaaS connections.

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What's next?

Option 1: NaaS services may still be available at this address. Contact our NaaS sales specialists to discuss your needs.

Option 2: Learn more about available NaaS services in leading third‑party data centers.

Option 3: Connect with Lumen® Dedicated Internet Access.

What's next?

Option 1: NaaS services may still be available at this address. Contact our NaaS sales specialists to discuss your needs.

Option 2: Learn more about available NaaS services in leading third‑party data centers.

Option 3: Connect with Lumen® Dedicated Internet Access.

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    Explore on-demand solutions

    Explore on-demand solutions

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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.

    On‑Demand Services

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

    Ethernet On‑Demand

    Quickly access critical business resources by establishing secure, private NaaS connections between locations, data centers and cloud providers—and pay by the hour for what you use.

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    Ethernet On‑Demand

    Quickly access critical business resources by establishing secure, private NaaS connections between locations, data centers and cloud providers—and pay by the hour for what you use.

    Ethernet On‑Demand

    Quickly access critical business resources by establishing secure, private NaaS connections between locations, data centers and cloud providers—and pay by the hour for what you use.

    Internet On‑Demand

    Rapidly deploy dedicated internet connectivity up to 30 Gbps over multi‑service 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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    Internet On‑Demand

    Rapidly deploy dedicated internet connectivity up to 30 Gbps over multi‑service ports for fast, reliable Network‑as‑a‑Service by the hour, without paying standard monthly rates, regardless of how you use the service.

    Internet On‑Demand

    Rapidly deploy dedicated internet connectivity up to 30 Gbps over multi‑service ports for fast, reliable Network‑as‑a‑Service by the hour, without paying standard monthly rates, regardless of how you use the service.

    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.

    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.

    NaaS for Data Centers

    Deploy and manage connections on demand at leading third‑party data centers with Lumen On‑Demand Services. Spin up network within minutes through our integrated NaaS ports. 

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    NaaS for Data Centers

    Deploy and manage connections on demand at leading third‑party data centers with Lumen On‑Demand Services. Spin up network within minutes through our integrated NaaS ports. 

    NaaS for Data Centers

    Deploy and manage connections on demand at leading third‑party data centers with Lumen On‑Demand Services. Spin up network within minutes through our integrated NaaS ports. 

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    DDoS Hyper®

    Leverage an automated self‑service path to turn up DDoS mitigation in minutes, backed by Black Lotus Labs® threat intelligence and advanced scrubbing center technology.

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    DDoS Hyper®

    Leverage an automated self‑service path to turn up DDoS mitigation in minutes, backed by Black Lotus Labs® threat intelligence and advanced scrubbing center technology.

    DDoS Hyper®

    Leverage an automated self‑service path to turn up DDoS mitigation in minutes, backed by Black Lotus Labs® threat intelligence and advanced scrubbing center technology.

    Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

    Unify network and security management for your distributed enterprise with a centralized, cloud‑based architecture and pro‑ or self‑managed options.

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    Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

    Unify network and security management for your distributed enterprise with a centralized, cloud‑based architecture and pro‑ or self‑managed options.

    Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

    Unify network and security management for your distributed enterprise with a centralized, cloud‑based architecture and pro‑ or self‑managed options.

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    Edge Cloud

    Get flexible access to a distributed edge network to optimize app performance and expense with dedicated bare metal servers on edge nodes designed for 5ms of latency or less.

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    Edge Cloud

    Get flexible access to a distributed edge network to optimize app performance and expense with dedicated bare metal servers on edge nodes designed for 5ms of latency or less.

    Edge Cloud

    Get flexible access to a distributed edge network to optimize app performance and expense with dedicated bare metal servers on edge nodes designed for 5ms of latency or less.

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    How Lumen NaaS 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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    How Lumen NaaS 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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    High-performance fiber network



    99.99% service availability SLA



    Single pane of glass for dynamic network management


    Malicious infrastructure disruption across network


    Deeply peered network


    Built-in network security 



    What people are saying

    Don’t just take our word for it—see what industry leaders think about Lumen On-Demand Services.

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    “Lumen plays an important role in helping content providers move video content to AWS. For example, Fox Sports was able to bring its live sports content to AWS by using an on-demand connection aligned with Lumen’s Network-as-a-Service platform."

    – Evan Statton, Sr. Principal Architect in M&E
    AWS

    “Lumen plays an important role in helping content providers move video content to AWS. For example, Fox Sports was able to bring its live sports content to AWS by using an on-demand connection aligned with Lumen’s Network-as-a-Service platform."

    – Evan Statton, Sr. Principal Architect in M&E
    AWS

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    “Versa is dedicated to delivering top‑tier Unified SASE and cybersecurity services around the clock. This NaaS solution from Lumen is a perfect fit, enabling us to achieve carrier redundancy without overpaying for circuits.”

    – Kumar Mehta, Co‑Founder and Chief Development Officer
    Versa Networks

    “Versa is dedicated to delivering top‑tier Unified SASE and cybersecurity services around the clock. This NaaS solution from Lumen is a perfect fit, enabling us to achieve carrier redundancy without overpaying for circuits.”

    – Kumar Mehta, Co‑Founder and Chief Development Officer
    Versa Networks

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    "NaaS has the potential to empower BlackStar Group to better serve our live event clients with expanded options and flexibility for the expected speed, low latency bandwidth, and quality service for which we’re known.”"

    – Chris Hendrie, Founder & CEO
    BlackStar Group

    Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

    "NaaS has the potential to empower BlackStar Group to better serve our live event clients with expanded options and flexibility for the expected speed, low latency bandwidth, and quality service for which we’re known.”"

    – Chris Hendrie, Founder & CEO
    BlackStar Group

    Current Lumen customer compensated for their endorsement.

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    “Lumen’s customer-first approach to flexible network services holds tremendous promise to improve the way enterprises consume, manage and upgrade their network.”

    – Rohit Mehra, Group Vice President, Network and Telecommunications

    IDC

    “Lumen’s customer-first approach to flexible network services holds tremendous promise to improve the way enterprises consume, manage and upgrade their network.”

    – Rohit Mehra, Group Vice President, Network and Telecommunications

    IDC

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    “Lumen is modernizing its portfolio and migrating its customer experience to be more cloud-like. That means self-service portals, API support, quick service delivery and pay-as-you-go pricing."

    – Craig Matsumoto, Analyst

    451 Research

    “Lumen is modernizing its portfolio and migrating its customer experience to be more cloud-like. That means self-service portals, API support, quick service delivery and pay-as-you-go pricing."

    – Craig Matsumoto, Analyst

    451 Research

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    “Lumen’s cutting-edge Network-as-a-Service solution, combined with our global network of highly connected facilities and orchestration platform ServiceFabric™, revolutionizes the way networks are consumed and managed."

    – Chris Sharp, CTO

    Digital Realty 

    “Lumen’s cutting-edge Network-as-a-Service solution, combined with our global network of highly connected facilities and orchestration platform ServiceFabric™, revolutionizes the way networks are consumed and managed."

    – Chris Sharp, CTO

    Digital Realty 

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    “"I’m thrilled with the work our teams are doing to integrate Lumen NaaS with Equinix Fabric so that our customers can have even more choice for on-demand Internet connectivity to support their hybrid infrastructure.” 

     

    – Arun Dev, Vice President of Digital Interconnection
    Equinix 

    “"I’m thrilled with the work our teams are doing to integrate Lumen NaaS with Equinix Fabric so that our customers can have even more choice for on-demand Internet connectivity to support their hybrid infrastructure.” 

     

    – Arun Dev, Vice President of Digital Interconnection
    Equinix 

    Resources

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    What is NaaS?

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    Network‑as‑a‑Service trends by the numbers 

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    Network‑as‑a‑Service trends by the numbers 

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    Enterprise Networks Have Evolved

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    Enterprise Networks Have Evolved

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    REPORT

    Lumen Takes a Major Modernization Step with Network‑as‑a‑Service

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    REPORT

    Lumen Takes a Major Modernization Step with Network‑as‑a‑Service

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    1Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Network Connectivity Buyer Survey, April 2023. 

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