-- Level 3 CDN Uses IP-based
Technology to Deliver Enhanced Quality and Cost Savings to
Broadcast Networks
LONDON, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced Southern Cloud,
an over-the-top (OTT) platform provider specialising in premium
diaspora content, has selected Level 3 to provide Content Delivery
Network (CDN) services. The Level 3
CDN will distribute high-quality, paid content via Southern
Cloud's International TV platform, Cloudio TV, over multiple
devices such as set-top boxes, Connected Smart TVs and Blu-ray
players.
The combination of the Level 3 CDN
with its global Internet Protocol (IP) and fibre network enables
Southern Cloud to migrate satellite subscribers to an IP-based
delivery model. This provides a combination of quality enhancements
and cost savings, allowing broadcasters to offer an improved
subscriber package for consumers in targeted diaspora communities
around the world to view popular content from their native
countries. These new capabilities will allow broadcasters to
improve their overall cost structure, which can translate into
lower entry points for end-users.
"We are looking forward to building a strong working
relationship with Level 3. Its global CDN allows us to offer
broadcasters a significantly larger reach than national OTT
players, connecting them to their target diaspora groups around the
world," said David Vargas-Racero,
CEO at Southern Cloud and Cloudio TV. "Our shift to IP-based
content delivery provides our broadcast customers with access to
locations where traditional satellite distribution is not
available. It ensures improved quality and increased cost
efficiencies of up to 50 percent."
"Level 3 offers a global communications network to address the
complex technology demands of enterprises worldwide," said
Andrew Crouch, Regional President,
EMEA, Level 3 Communications. "Our network reaches more than 500
markets in 60 countries, and will allow Southern Cloud's customers
to securely and efficiently deliver video content, regardless of
location."
In 2013, Level 3's CDN delivered 10 Exabytes of data –
equivalent to more than 12 billion movie downloads per year or
approximately 33 million per day (assuming 4 Gigabytes per movie).
To learn more about Level 3's CDN solution visit:
http://www.level3.com/en/products-and-services/data-and-internet/cdn-content-delivery-network/.
About Southern Cloud and Cloudio TV
Southern Cloud is a turn-key, modular and full service TV solution
provider, focused on online, 24/7, fully interactive TV
environments for own and third party customers, including a number
of in-house and third-party services like content management,
subscriber management and viewer statistics. Southern Cloud
is known for its diaspora and special interest content expertise
and off-the-shelf, rapid go-to-market white label OTT solution.
Cloudio TV, the international TV OTT platform, acquired the
exclusive European and Middle East
rights for the largest Indian media group as well as rights to the
largest Brazil media group,
transferring all their customers from satellite to OTT, including a
pan-European network of resellers who provide a stable and
continuous fast growing customer base.
For more information, visit www.SouthernCloud.net &
www.cloudiotv.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 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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Level 3 Communications, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo are either
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Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
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herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
The information contained under the caption "About Southern
Cloud and Cloudio TV" has been provided by Southern Cloud, which is
solely responsible for its content.
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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