BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc., (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it has been
honored with the MEF Ethernet Excellence Awards in four categories.
The MEF Ethernet Excellence Awards recognize services, technology,
professional excellence and innovation in the worldwide Carrier
Ethernet community.
These awards are presented annually to companies servicing
North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and in the Caribbean and Latin
America region, and are determined by a judging panel
comprised of global and regional senior analysts from IDC,
Infonetics, Vertical Systems, Gartner, Frost & Sullivan, Ovum,
the Rayno Report and independent judges.
Level 3 took home the "Retail Service Provider of the Year"
award for the Global, CALA and North American regions, as well as
the "Wholesale Service Provider of the Year" award for North America. "Retail Service Provider of the
Year" is given to the provider that best implements CE 2.0 retail
services and other retail services, while "Wholesale Provider of
the Year" is awarded to the provider that best implements Carrier
Ethernet Access Services.
"We'd like to extend our congratulations to Level 3, which has
continued to demonstrate a commitment to providing high-quality
carrier Ethernet services to an increasing number of customers
around the world," said Nan Chen,
president of the MEF. "More and more enterprises are realizing the
value of a strong Ethernet infrastructure, and Level 3 is
delivering that important infrastructure on a global scale. Level 3
also leads the world with 275 MEF Carrier Ethernet Certified
Professionals in its organization."
"Level 3 is proud to be recognized for our commitment to provide
our customers with the global Ethernet reach and service options
they need to best meet their communications needs," said
Anthony Christie, chief marketing
officer for Level 3. "We have a dedicated team of experts who
develop business-critical network solutions for our enterprise
customers, helping them grow their businesses faster in a secure
and efficient networking environment."
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About the MEF
The MEF is the defining body and driving force behind the global
market for Carrier Ethernet services and technologies. MEF's
flagship work is CE 2.0, including specifications, operational
frameworks, and certification programs for services, equipment, and
professionals (MEF-CECP 2.0). An industry alliance consisting of
more than 220 member organizations, the MEF operates through a
powerful collaborative framework of service providers, network
solutions suppliers, and other stakeholders to achieve its CE 2.0
development and globalization objectives.
Building on thirteen years of success and widespread adoption of
CE 2.0, MEF is now focused on defining LSO (Lifecycle Service
Orchestration) with APIs for existing network, NFV, and SDN
implementations, enabling more agile, assured, and orchestrated
services over more efficient, automated networks. The MEF's vision
for the transformation of network connectivity services and the
networks used to deliver them is referred to as the "Third
Network," which combines the on-demand agility and ubiquity of the
Internet with the performance and security assurances of CE 2.0.
For information on the Third Network Vision, based on Network as a
Service principles, download the MEF Third Network Vision &
Strategy White Paper. For more information about the MEF,
please visit www.MetroEthernetForum.org
This information is provided by the MEF, which is solely
responsible for its content.
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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owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
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: 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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