BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced the expansion of
its global data center network with the opening of its newest
facility, located at 524 Van Buren Street in Herndon, Virginia. The new facility achieves
Level 3's highest rating as a Premier Elite data center by offering
fully redundant, high-density power and cooling systems, multi-tier
security and direct connectivity to the global Level 3 network.
These features provide enterprise and government customers with the
necessary capabilities to manage rapid data growth and ensure
business continuity – key elements to deliver today's
mission-critical business applications in a secure and efficient
operating environment.
Level 3 operates more than 350 data centers worldwide, comprised
of Premier Elite, Premier Select and Premier facilities. Premier
Elite data centers deliver the highest level of service, designed
to meet the most stringent operating requirements and connectivity
demands of business customers around the world. The Northern Virginia data center is one of three
Premier Elite facilities in North
America. Additional Premier Elite facilities are located at
200 Paul Avenue in San Francisco
and 6805 Pine Street in Omaha.
Level 3 operates another 17 Premier Elite data centers throughout
Europe and Latin America.
Level 3's global data center footprint offers a streamlined
solution with direct connectivity to its high-availability global
fiber network, metro market reach and comprehensive services
portfolio to provide customers data networking performance across
North America, Europe and Latin
America. From these locations, customers also have access to
the Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions ecosystem with secure, private
connections to public, private and hybrid cloud platforms,
including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
"The Northern Virginia market
is one of the top three data center markets in the world according
to Ovum's global data center tracking information," states
Mike Sapien, principal analyst from
Ovum Global Enterprise Services. "Enterprise customers are seeing
improved economics in using outside data centers, as well as
avoidance of the capital to upgrade their aging private data
centers. The use of external third-party data centers are necessary
to address expanding their global coverage, increased use of cloud
services, and improving application performance."
"Cloud-based services and mobile applications are increasingly
critical to an organization's ability to focus on core initiatives
while driving efficiency and growth. Successful use of these new
technologies requires a thoughtful network strategy with direct
access to networked data center facilities as a core component,"
said Paul Savill, senior vice
president of Core Product Management for Level 3. "Level 3's
Premier Elite data center facilities offer an ideal off-site space
to house power-intensive applications, support business continuity,
and grow an organization's global IT footprint with minimal capital
investment and reduced operating costs."
Additional benefits offered by the Level 3 Premier Elite data
center include:
- Global Connectivity – Direct connectivity to the global
Level 3 network spanning 500 markets in 60 countries
- Carrier Neutrality – Carrier neutral facility that
provides access to multiple global network operators, enabling
customers to more effectively manage communications and data
management between worldwide partners and locations.
- Cloud Services – Access to Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions offers private network access to leading cloud services
to deliver critical enterprise applications and information with
greater performance, security and flexibility than the public
Internet or other networks.
- On-site Security – 24 x 7 alarm monitoring and dual-mode
secured access systems to address security and compliance
requirements.
- Managed Technical Support – Skilled on-site technicians
continuously maintain data systems and safeguard access to global
carriers and critical cloud-based applications, ensuring efficient
response times and adherence to service level agreements.
To learn more about Level 3's data center solutions, visit
http://www.level3.com/en/products-and-services/cloud-and-it/data-center-services/data-center-management/.
- Level 3 Data Center Service Matrix:
http://www.level3.com/~/media/Images/charts/datacenterlevels.ashx
- Level 3 Data Center Maps:
http://www.level3.com/~/media/Assets/maps/datanetworks_datacentermaps.ashx
- Level 3 Herndon Data Center Video – Virtual Tour:
http://your.level3.com/PremierEliteDataCenterHerndonVA?cid=201408
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 across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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Communications, Inc.
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: manage risks associated with continued
uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from its
services to realize its targets for financial and operating
performance; 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; manage the
future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain
competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights;
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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