BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced Google Cloud
Platform has joined the Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions ecosystem.
Google Cloud Platform enables developers and enterprises to build,
test and deploy applications on Google's highly-scalable and
reliable infrastructure. Enterprises can access Google Cloud
Platform via Google Cloud Interconnect (GCI), which works with
network service providers including Level 3 to provide
enterprise-grade connections to Google's network edge.
Organizations are often confronted with performance challenges
when moving applications and workloads from physical locations into
the cloud. With Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions and GCI, customers
can move private and public workloads to Google Cloud Platform with
greater reliability.
As part of GCI, Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions provides
connectivity from enterprise offices, data centers and other
network resources directly to Google Cloud Platform in North America, Europe, Latin
America and Asia. By
leveraging Level 3's network services and its multiple diverse
high-bandwidth connections with Google, Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions can provide enterprises with greater performance and
reliability than a standard Internet connection. The solution gives
customers the ability to be more agile by providing rapid service
provisioning, dynamic bandwidth and usage-based billing – allowing
them to direct their focus on developing and delivering core
business applications in the cloud. In addition, Level 3's private
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network and comprehensive
security portfolio enable organizations to build secure,
high-availability wide area networks with Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions access to Google Cloud platform.
"The network is a critical link in enabling cloud computing, and
the combination of Google Cloud Platform and Level 3 reinforces our
commitment to offering our customers more choice and flexibility
when it comes to making the important decisions around their cloud
needs," said Anthony Christie, chief
marketing officer at Level 3. "What makes Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions unique is our ability to provide secure local connections
from enterprises to leading cloud service providers like Google
Cloud Platform globally, while supporting all of their public and
private networking needs regardless of the network architecture or
bandwidth required."
Customer benefits include:
- Improved Performance: Customers can deliver cloud-based,
mission-critical applications more quickly and without interruption
with Level 3's highly redundant fiber network, low latency
capabilities and virtual network class of service guarantees.
- Greater Security: Level 3's private network connections
are physically isolated from the Internet, and its suite of
security services enhance protection of IT environments.
- Greater Efficiency and Flexibility: Customers can choose
the cloud services and data centers that meet their needs, while
tapping into bandwidth dynamically, paying only for what they
consume.
- Global Connectivity: Level 3 customers can connect
offices around the world to the local cloud and data center
resources needed to run mission-critical applications.
Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions offers multiple ways to connect
enterprises with cloud and data center services, including
Dedicated Internet Service, High Speed Internet Service,
MPLS/IPVPN, Virtual Private Line
Service, Ethernet Virtual Private Line, Ethernet Private
Line and Wavelength services. Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions
supports enterprise customers from a range of industries including
healthcare, retail, research and manufacturing. For more
information about Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions, visit
www.level3.com/cloudconnectsolutions.
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
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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; 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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