PHASE I — INFRASTRUCTURE

THE BACKBONE FOR AI

Reimagine enterprise networking with exceptional scale, control and simplicity—designed for the demands of the AI-driven future.

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340,000 ROUTE MILES — ONE NETWORK

340K

Owned global fiber backbone — the largest ultra-low-loss intercity fiber network in North America.

340Kfiber route milessource

#1peered global network (AS3356 — CAIDA Jan 2025)source

6diverse transatlantic subsea routessource

47Mintercity fiber miles target by 2028source

Six families. One backbone.

Networking

Power the digital future with cloud-like flexibility, scalability and built-in cybersecurity solutions.

AS3356 backbone
DIA + Ethernet + Wavelength
SD-WAN + IP VPN

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Edge Cloud

Take your applications to the edge of digital interaction to enhance control and extend cloud services.

60+ edge metros
≤5ms latency
Bare metal + private cloud

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Security

We see more so we can stop more.

Black Lotus Labs
DDoS Mitigation
SASE + WAF

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Voice

One of the largest SIP footprints in North America, backed by 30+ years of UC&C expertise.

SIP trunking
Teams Operator Connect
Hosted VoIP

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IoT

Improve experiences with the Internet of Things — sensors, edge, and Connected Security on the Lumen network.

Multi-access connectivity
Connected Security
Lifecycle management

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AI Solutions

Innovate and grow with trusted AI infrastructure.

Private Connectivity Fabric
25% less optical loss
400 Gbps capacity

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PCF

The network powering AI

Lumen is the backbone of the AI economy. Custom, AI-ready network architecture trusted by AWS, Microsoft, Meta and Google Cloud. 25% less optical loss vs. competition, ≤5ms latency to 97% of U.S. business demand, 60% more capacity vs. legacy fiber.

Six diverse transatlantic routes. One of them is Dunant.

BLACK LOTUS LABS

WE SEE MORE. WE STOP MORE.

200B+ NetFlow sessions analyzed per day. ~46K C2 servers monitored daily. 2.3M+ threats tracked per day. ~150 monthly takedowns.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) — re:Invent

“The network connectivity is like oxygen: you trust it's there, and you never even think about it.”
— Brian Searcy, Principal Technical Program Manager for Networking, Amazon Integrated Security

~430 TBtraffic moved

23+ Gbpspeak throughput

50,000concurrent Wi-Fi users across 7 venues

0customer-impacting outages over 10+ years

Trusted across hyperscale, retail, finance, sport.

“At Lumen, we are putting our customers at the center of everything we do, recognizing they want and deserve fundamentally better experiences from telecom companies.”

— Kate Johnson, President and CEO, Lumen Technologiessource