BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As bandwidth
requirements and the need for flexible, high capacity solutions
continue to grow, Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) has completed
work on two network expansions in Westchester County, New York. The fiber
sub-loops provide enterprise customers with access to Level 3's
global product portfolio, additional business continuity disaster
recovery (BCDR) services as well as fiber path diversity.
Key Facts:
- The expansions build on Level 3's existing network in
New York, adding a 2.5-mile
sub-loop from Tarrytown to
Hawthorne and a 5-mile sub-loop
through Purchase
- These additional sub-loops strengthen route diversity, further
fortifying BCDR capabilities and providing businesses with a
complete fiber path, additional route diversity and increased
capacity
- As part of the expansion, Level 3 can deliver up to 100
Gigabyte speeds for business internet and data in addition to Level
3's full product and services portfolio which includes SIP,
Security, Cloud, Hybrid WAN
- Level 3's global fiber-optic network stretches for more than
200,000 miles with connections in more than 60 countries and 500
major cities around the globe
Key Quotes:
Carl Bonitz, general manager
New York, Level 3
Communications
As a company, we understand how important it is for businesses
to have safe, secure and reliable network connections that deliver
faster solutions to move their businesses forward. Our investment
and expanded network provide businesses in Westchester County with local network
infrastructure and support alongside global connectivity, creating
a gateway for information exchange across the region and around the
world.
Marsha Gordon, chief executive
officer, Business Council of Westchester
County
We congratulate Level 3 on the completion on this, their latest
expansion. Level 3 continues to demonstrate a commitment to
Westchester County and through
this network expansion is helping to create a technology
infrastructure attractive to businesses in our community.
Westchester is an exciting place
to be. A solid technology infrastructure is essential to the
county's economic future.
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.
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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: 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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