MONROE, La., Dec. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan
has named CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) winner of the 2018
Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award in the U.S.
MPLS/IP-VPN Services Market.
The well-known industry analyst firm recognized CenturyLink as a
leading provider of MPLS/IP-VPN services in the U.S. market. "To
achieve excellence in competitive strategy is never an easy task,
but it is one made even more difficult considering today's
competitive intensity, customer volatility, and economic
uncertainty," wrote Frost & Sullivan analyst Roopa Honnachari
in the award analysis. "Within this context, CenturyLink's receipt
of this MPLS/IP-VPN services award signifies an even greater
accomplishment."
CenturyLink has a strong Ethernet portfolio that, when combined
with its MPLS footprint, positions the company favorably in the
marketplace. CenturyLink's network capabilities include
approximately 450,000 global route miles of fiber, with services in
more than 60 countries and over 100,000 connected buildings,
including connectivity to more than 2,200 public and private data
centers across the globe.
"CenturyLink is honored to be recognized for innovation and
leadership by industry expert Frost & Sullivan," said
Adam Saenger, vice president,
networking solutions, CenturyLink. "This award attests to our
ability to leverage the power of our global network and advanced
networking solutions to better serve our customers' growing
connectivity needs."
MPLS service delivers global any-to-any connectivity in a
secure, cost-effective, and cloud-friendly way that allows service
providers to apply class of service (CoS) on the bandwidth. This
has resulted in a high attach rate of voice over internet protocol
(VoIP) and session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking services,
along with MPLS/IP-VPN services. While the industry average
attachment rate has been in the 50 to 55 percent range, CenturyLink
reports an above-average rate of VoIP/SIP attachment with its MPLS
at 85 percent.
CenturyLink's dynamic network management capabilities to create
and scale MPLS, Ethernet, and internet connections and bandwidth on
demand have also attracted increased interest in its complementary
cloud networking offerings. It is this combination of private and
public networking (hybrid networks) that allows customers to
optimize network paths, reduce latency, and deliver better
application performance and data privacy while moving workloads
between public clouds and private data centers, or accessing these
resources for business consumption.
"The emergence of SD-WAN has caused quite a ripple in the MPLS
market," wrote Honnachari. SD-WAN is a critical component to
customers' hybrid networking solutions, whereby the marriage of
SD-WAN with the underlying network connectivity, commonly a
combination of private networking (MPLS) and public networking
(dedicated internet, broadband, or wireless), enhances business
agility, supports customer growth, and adds a level of resiliency
by leveraging multiple methods of connectivity.
CenturyLink offers managed SD-WAN services in more than 30
countries across North America,
EMEA, and APAC, and is seeing increased demand for its MPLS
services from new SD-WAN customers.
Key Facts
- CenturyLink has received the 2018 Competitive Strategy
Innovation and Leadership Award in the U.S. MPLS/IP-VPN Services
Market from Frost & Sullivan.
- CenturyLink is among the top service providers in the U.S.
MPLS/IP-VPN market.
- CenturyLink SD-WAN, a key component in hybrid networking
solutions, is now available in more than 30
countries.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about CenturyLink's advanced business solutions at:
MPLS/IP-VPN, Cloud Networking, Ethernet, and Managed SD-WAN
services.
- See how CenturyLink delivers additional value with managed
services and IT consulting expertise.
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.
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