MONROE, La., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc.
(NYSE: CTL) today announced that Highwinds, a global content
delivery network (CDN) provider, has chosen CenturyLink to help the
company continue optimizing its global content delivery platform.
Businesses worldwide depend on Highwinds CDN to stream video,
distribute games, serve advertising assets and deliver software,
apps and websites.
CenturyLink data center hosting services and network
services enable Winter Park, Fla.-based Highwinds to better
focus its resources on continued innovation and customer
service. Since expanding into two CenturyLink data centers nine
months ago, Highwinds has reduced certain hosting costs by
nearly 50 percent. Highwinds chose CenturyLink for its
reliability, security, network diversity and interconnectivity
options across a large, established customer base.
"In media, entertainment, gaming and beyond, Highwinds enables
users to access content immediately, whether it's a mobile app,
online game or rich media," said Jason
Griner, vice president of carrier relations, Highwinds. "We
take this commitment seriously, and CenturyLink helps us continue
to keep all our customer promises."
Highwinds' global, high-capacity CDN delivers content to
millions of end users, all around the world, every day. Highwinds'
agile network needs to support clients' sustained growth, plus
handle huge traffic spikes during game releases, when videos go
viral, and on major online shopping days.
"In today's digital world, businesses and consumers alike have
drastically increased needs for reliable, secure connectivity,"
said David Meredith, senior vice president, global data
centers, CenturyLink. "In order to meet these demands,
organizations must be able to address fast-changing customer
requirements. Highwinds is not only doing this; it's also taking an
innovative approach to stay ahead of the curve."
CenturyLink solutions enable customers to drive their businesses
forward. Through a dedicated network connection, the company
delivers 100 Gigabit Ethernet Optical Wavelength Service to
enterprise customers; research, financial and educational
institutions; and Internet content providers across the U.S. and in
select international cities. CenturyLink's network is a gateway for
enterprises to connect with data centers, service providers and
business locations that are on-net with CenturyLink, enabling
customers to implement a hybrid IT strategy. CenturyLink's expanded
Interconnection Ecosystem delivers connectivity with 99 different
carriers and network providers across the company's 58 data centers
in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific. Robust connectivity options provide access to ISVs,
content-delivery networks, financial matching engines, carrier
hotels and on-net access to more than 260 data center
facilities.
As a leading provider of hybrid IT solutions across colocation,
managed hosting, cloud, network and IT services, CenturyLink is
committed to operational excellence in its data centers, and is the
first company to pursue Uptime Institute's M&O
Stamp of Approval at the global portfolio level.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global
communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling
millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives
through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network
and data systems management, Big Data analytics and IT consulting,
and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice,
video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile
U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport
network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.
About Highwinds Network Group
Highwinds Network Group
is a content delivery, network, and cloud-based IP services
business that offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including
CDN, cloud storage, full site acceleration, security, privacy, and
IP software. The company delivers content over its
high-performance RollingThunder network to millions of global
users every day. Highwinds CDN customers gain unprecedented command
and control with its StrikeTracker console and open
APIs. Highwinds is headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., and maintains data centers
around the world. For more information, visit
www.highwinds.com.
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