- Level 3's Cloud-based Content Delivery Solutions Help Improve
Quality of Online Streamed and Broadcast Content
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced its Level 3 Video
Cloud has been selected by Satellite Information Services (SIS), a
provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and
broadcast industries. Level 3 will be working to power existing and
future rights-based online streaming and live TV broadcasts, which
will be sent to SIS' clients around the world.
SIS has been in the global betting and broadcast industries for
more than 25 years and is rapidly developing its business in the
digital space. By working with Level 3, the company will be able to
increase available services from its traditional channel offering
to include digital broadcast products and services where customers
can subscribe to specific events or races. This additional offering
will not only create a new revenue stream for SIS, but also will
allow it to expand its customer base.
SIS is using a number of services within the Level 3 Video
Cloud, including content delivery network (CDN), video encoding,
Vyvx broadcast and security services. Working with Level 3, SIS
will be able to deliver optimum quality content for clients in the
UK, Germany, Spain, the UAE, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Australia, the Caribbean islands, Greece and Cyprus.
Paul Baker, SIS's director of
Strategic Development, said: "We were impressed by Level 3's track
record in delivering superior quality streamed services globally.
As we roll out new digital services, it is important for us to have
a reliable partner who is capable of providing the efficient and
secure content delivery solutions necessary to grow our business.
That's why we've selected Level 3 to operate as our primary online
services provider."
Tim Passingham, senior vice
president, Enterprise Business, EMEA at Level 3 said: "With the
evolution of connected devices, low latency and scalability are
crucial for any online video offering. These were key
considerations for SIS in selecting Level 3 Video Cloud in
launching a new service to market, and the company needed to be
confident that it could offer the reach and user experience
demanded by its customer base. We look forward to working more
closely with the SIS team in the coming months and supporting its
market growth within betting and broadcast media."
The Level 3 Video Cloud is a full suite of IP-based video
services designed to support content delivery throughout its life
cycle, from signal acquisition to delivery to viewers. Services
include live Vyvx broadcast video acquisition, encoding and
transcoding, global delivery via the Level 3
CDN, as well as comprehensive, self-service analytics and
reporting. For more information on Level 3's content-based
solutions, visit www.level3videocloud.com.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries over a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. Level 3 services are provided by
subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc. For more information,
please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook
and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements
made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are
based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These
forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and
are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from
achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the
company's ability to: successfully integrate the tw telecom
acquisition or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits thereof;
manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global
economy; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and
maintain effective business support systems; manage system and
network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network
and computer system security measures; develop new services that
meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage the future
expansion or adaptation of its network to remain competitive;
manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other
personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively
manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other
risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international
operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and
meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations.
Additional information concerning these and other important factors
can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be
evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no
obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to,
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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