Network-as-a-Service platform expands to more
locations to serve more businesses
DENVER, Nov. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Disrupting an industry requires a deep
understanding of business needs and an investment in continuous
innovation. Just three months after Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN)
launched its first Network-as-a Service (NaaS) capability, it
has expanded the service from 23 data centers to 136 across
North America. Lumen® Internet
On-Demand is now available to these data center customers and in
Lumen on-net enabled locations. Numerous industries are embracing
this service for its quick, flexible internet connections, helping
them meet their unique connectivity needs.
We continue to build on our vision to
cloudify traditional telecom and disrupt the industry.
"We've created a brand-new customer experience. In just a few
clicks and minutes, businesses are getting an on-demand service in
a simplified and differentiated way," said Andrew Dugan, Lumen CTO. "With every new data
center and on-net enabled business location, we continue to build
on our vision to cloudify traditional telecom and disrupt the
industry. We're seeing customers across key verticals turning to
our consumption-based Network-as-a-Service model to help solve
their most pressing business challenges."
Expanded Customer Reach
Healthcare providers,
technology companies, and government agencies are among the first
customers using Lumen Internet On-Demand to quickly flex their
bandwidth needs and deploy data intensive software. Through data
center partners, Lumen has extended its NaaS reach to Digital
Realty and Equinix Fabric customers in several key markets,
including Ashburn, Va.,
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los
Angeles, Miami,
New York/New Jersey, San
Francisco, Seattle, and
Toronto. This gives thousands of
business customers in some of the largest markets quick access to
on-demand connections.
"BlackStar Group is thrilled to hear about the Network as
a Service offering from Lumen," said founder and CEO, Chris Hendrie. "NaaS has the potential to
empower BSG 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."
"Lumen is focused on enabling customer success by making it
easier to buy, use, and manage network services via NaaS," said
Steve Thomas, senior industry
director, Frost & Sullivan. "This provides scaled, secure, and
on-demand network services with flexible terms offered through
their marketplace."
Upcoming Features and Services
In 2024, Lumen NaaS
plans to add additional features, including port activation and
automation activation. Upcoming new NaaS services will include
Private IPVPN, Ethernet Cloud Connect services and security
services, such as DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) and SASE
(Secure Access Service Edge).
More information on Lumen Internet On-Demand can be found at
https://www.lumen.com/en-us/networking/internet-on-demand.html.
Read what IDC says about Lumen Network-as-a-Service.
About Lumen Technologies:
Lumen connects the world. We
are igniting business growth by connecting people, data, and
applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Everything we
do at Lumen takes advantage of our network strength. From metro
connectivity to long-haul data transport to our edge cloud,
security, and managed service capabilities, we meet our customers'
needs today and as they build for tomorrow. For news and insights
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