MONROE, La., Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As bandwidth
requirements and the need for flexible, high-capacity solutions
continue to grow, CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has completed a new metro
fiber loop in Greenwich, Conn.
This is the fifth in a series of fiber loop expansions completed
along the East Coast in the last 12 months including Stamford, Conn.; Hartford, Conn.; Norwalk, Conn. and White Plains, N.Y. This new expansion provides
enterprise customers with access to CenturyLink's global product
portfolio, additional business continuity disaster recovery (BCDR)
services, as well as fiber path diversity.
"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," said
Carl Bonitz, CenturyLink general
manager for New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. "Our expanded network provides
businesses in Greenwich with local
network infrastructure and support alongside global connectivity,
creating a gateway for information exchange across the region and
around the world."
Key Facts:
- These route expansions provide business customers additional
network diversity and increased capacity. For example, the metro
fiber loop in Greenwich enables
CenturyLink to add approximately 20 Class A office buildings to its
on-net portfolio.
- This expansion strengthens geographic fiber routes, points of
presence (POP) and carrier diversity. CenturyLink is among the few
companies with operations in this area to provide fiber routes
going north, south and over Long Island Sound.
- As part of this expansion, CenturyLink can deliver up to 100
Gbps speeds for business internet and data in addition to
CenturyLink's full enterprise product and services portfolio which
includes: global networking, cloud, hybrid IT, SD-WAN, security,
voice, video, data, hosting, big data analytics, IT consulting,
managed services and global data centers.
- CenturyLink's global fiber-optic network stretches for more
than 450,000 route miles with connections in 500 major cities
around the globe.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the
second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise
customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense
focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the
world's best networking company by solving customers' increased
demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves
as its customers' trusted partner, helping them manage increased
network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber
security solutions that help protect their business.
Contact:
D. Nikki
Wheeler
CenturyLink Media Relations
Nikki.Wheeler@CenturyLink.com
+1.720-888-0560 (O)
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