MONROE, La., Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink,
Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has been named the 2016 BizConnect Carrier Managed
Services Partner of the Year by Ciena® in recognition of
CenturyLink's significant growth and innovation in managed services
across several verticals, including healthcare, financial services,
and federal, state and local government. CenturyLink deploys
Ciena equipment to deliver wave and Ethernet services to enterprise
customers.
"CenturyLink is honored to be recognized by Ciena for delivering
low latency, highly available, reliable network services to many of
the largest enterprise customers in the world," said Bill Corbin, senior vice president, strategic
partnerships and channel operations, CenturyLink. "As one of
Ciena's diamond level partners, we are providing the right
combination of services to help enterprise customers grow and
achieve success in today's digital world."
Ciena also recognized CenturyLink for having more than 75
employees receive carrier Ethernet and optical industry
certifications through Ciena's BizConnect partner program.
Additionally, CenturyLink was recognized for growing its customer
premises equipment (CPE) business, especially with its government
and education customers.
"CenturyLink is a strong BizConnect partner and has consistently
met all of our compliance program requirements which include robust
business planning, training and go-to-market strategy execution,"
said Jason Phipps, general manager
and vice president, North America,
Ciena. "Additionally, the company's innovative approach and
thorough testing of new services ensures they are prepared to meet
the evolving needs of today's enterprises and provide a path for
continued success in the managed services space."
CenturyLink is taking a leadership role in creating an
end-to-end network platform with SDN and NFV capabilities, and is
developing virtual network services based on Ciena's Blue Planet
software and carrier Ethernet hardware solutions.
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.
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