BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud
Platform customers can for the first time access Level 3
Communications' (NYSE: LVLT) content delivery network services
through CDN Interconnect, part of the Google Cloud Interconnect
family of products. CDN Interconnect offers Cloud Platform
customers the ability to use Level 3's CDN to distribute
cloud-based content as close as possible to end users – increasing
speed and quality of delivery, and improving the overall end-user
experience.
Key Facts:
- Google Cloud Platform customers now have an easier and faster
way to deliver content to end users by using Level 3's CDN, which
is directly connected to Google Cloud Platform's Edge network.
- Traffic from Google Cloud Platform to Level 3's CDN travels
through high-performance links from Google's edge points of
presence (PoPs) to Level 3's Origin Servers. Content is then
distributed to global edge caching locations. This allows end users
to access content from the caching location closest to them,
providing a lower latency experience.
- Google Cloud Platform is already part of Level 3's global Cloud
Connect Solutions ecosystem, which provides enterprise-grade
connectivity from enterprise offices, data centers and other
network resources directly to Google Cloud Platform in North America, Europe, Latin
America and Asia.
About Level 3's CDN Solution:
Level 3's CDN is known for providing fast, secure and reliable
delivery of content worldwide. The benefits of Level 3's CDN
include:
- Scalability: As bandwidth demands change, Level 3's global
network has the ability to scale with content volatility and can
deliver a resilient storage server solution for publishing live
content taken in from a live encoder
- Flexibility: The configuration of the network is designed to
create a high-quality user experience through its ability to
deliver content in multiple formats, including: HTTP, HTTPS, HLS,
HDS, DASH and Smooth Streaming
- Security: Through the use of Geo and IP Blocking, Token and
User Authentication, SSL and DDoS mitigation, accelerated delivery
and performance is supported by comprehensive content security
Key Quote:
Anthony Christie, Chief Marketing
Officer, Level 3
"With the continued rise in online and mobile applications has
come the explosion of bandwidth-heavy content such as HD video,
image-filled Web pages and streaming music, making it even more
critical for content companies to use the right infrastructure to
provide smooth and fast delivery. Through Level 3's collaboration
with Google, customers of Google Cloud Platform now have a seamless
way to deliver content to their end users using CDN Interconnect
and Level 3's global CDN network."
Key Resources:
- Level 3's CDN solution for Google
Cloud Platform customers
- Google Blog on CDN
Interconnect
- What is a CDN?: Video providing a quick overview of what
a CDN is and how it works.
- Level 3 Video Cloud: A comprehensive overview of how
Level 3 delivers broadcast and Internet Video.
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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3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
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.
Contact Information
Media:
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Investors:
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Francie
Dudrey
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Mark
Stoutenberg
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+1
720-888-5434
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+1
720-888-2518
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francie.dudrey@level3.com
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mark.stoutenberg@level3.com
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SOURCE Level 3 Communications, Inc.