Integrated solution to help small to medium-size businesses
increase revenue and improve customer service
MONROE, La., Sept. 19, 2017 /CNW/ -- CenturyLink,
Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today launched CenturyLink®
Business Wi-Fi, a bundled offering that enables businesses with up
to 250 employees to leverage advanced network capabilities combined
with Cisco Meraki wireless technology to deliver an improved
customer experience and grow their business. CenturyLink Business
Wi-Fi offers these businesses a secure, easily managed Wi-Fi
solution that includes real-time monitoring and analytics to help
them better connect with their customer base.
"This solution provides an economical option for businesses with
limited IT resources to harness the power of their Wi-Fi networks
to more effectively engage with their customers and employees,"
said Vernon Irvin, senior vice
president, CenturyLink. "We remain committed to empowering small
and medium-size businesses by helping them securely connect to the
power of the digital world."
"At Cisco Meraki, our mission is to deliver technology that is
easy to deploy and manage. And nowhere is IT simplicity more
important than with smaller businesses," stated Todd Nightingale, senior vice president and
general manager, Cisco Meraki. "By teaming with CenturyLink, we're
removing complexity for small businesses and allowing them to focus
on running their business."
CenturyLink Business Wi-Fi provides an enterprise-grade Wi-Fi
solution with fast deployment, simple administration and increased
visibility into network users, all from a single provider. In
addition to network transport, CenturyLink provides Cisco Meraki
access points and software licenses (eight access points per
location for up to five locations), access to Meraki's cloud-based
dashboard and 24/7 operational support. Through the dashboard,
customers can view their networks and configure SSID
authentication; segment guest traffic from secure traffic, as well
as prioritize and throttle specific applications; issue SSID name
and password changes; monitor wireless health and connectivity; and
leverage client- and location-based analytics to better serve
connecting clients.
These integrated analytics provide actionable insights to
businesses, which can be leveraged to deliver increased value to
their customers.
CenturyLink Business Wi-Fi is also available to the company's
Alliance program partners.
This offering further confirms CenturyLink's commitment to
delivering solutions specifically designed for small to medium-size
businesses. On Aug. 1, CenturyLink
launched CenturyLink® Business VoIP for small business
customers, a plug-and-play service that delivers premium phone
features for a flat monthly service rate. On June 13, CenturyLink introduced
CenturyLink® Managed Enterprise with Cisco Meraki, a
fully-managed solution designed, configured, monitored and
maintained by CenturyLink that allows single or multi-site
customers to more efficiently and securely connect their workers
and locations, while also allowing them to monitor Wi-Fi networks,
security, wireless, phone, video surveillance and SD-WAN services,
through a single administrative dashboard.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global
communications and IT services company focused on connecting its
customers to the power of the digital world. CenturyLink offers
network and data systems management, big data analytics, managed
security services, hosting, cloud, and IT consulting services. The
company provides broadband, voice, video, advanced data and managed
network services over a robust 265,000-route-mile U.S. fiber
network and a 360,000-route-mile international transport network.
Visit CenturyLink for more information.
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