DENVER, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen
Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) recently won a spot as an approved
technology provider on both the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA)
Direct and the California Network and Telecommunications (CALNET)
programs. This means state and local government agencies and
educational institutions in Georgia and California can now access Lumen's technology
services and platform through each state's respective contract
vehicle.
"We know that each state agency, city, town or school has its
own unique needs when it comes to their IT infrastructure. Contract
vehicles like GTA Direct and CALNET make it easier for agencies of
all sizes to capitalize on the latest smart technologies and better
serve their constituents," said Sonia
Ramsey, Lumen vice president for the state and local
government and education market. "We're committed to helping public
sector organizations embrace, transform and thrive in light of the
rapid progression of technology in the 4th Industrial
Revolution."
Research shows that most IT leaders believe a century's work of
technological advancements will take place in the next five years.
To prepare for that evolution, Lumen is committed to working with
public sector organizations and using its technology platform to
help agencies transform how they deliver services to citizens.
As an approved service provider under both the GTA Direct IT
services program and the CALNET contract, Lumen can now offer a
variety of voice, video, data, network and security services that
support agencies in Georgia and
California.
GTA and Lumen
The GTA Direct IT services program provides a quick path to
managed IT services for agencies, local governments, colleges and
universities and boards of education statewide. Lumen was selected
under the initial three-year contract to provide a variety of
technology services, including data circuits for wide area
networks, dedicated internet connections, managed Wi-Fi, ethernet,
network security, voice services and unified communications and
collaboration solutions.
Lumen is already a trusted technology provider in Georgia, with more than 165,000 connections
and 6,000 fiber route miles across the state.
"The GTA Direct program provides a quick path to IT services for
more than 1,200 state government entities," said Calvin Rhodes, state chief information officer
and executive director of the Georgia Technology Authority. "We're
proud of our work to create a transparent, integrated enterprise
where technology decisions are made with the citizen in mind."
CALNET and Lumen
CALNET delivers telecommunications services and solutions to
state and local governments, as well as educational entities. Lumen
was selected to provide fast and secure voice, collaboration tools
such as web conferencing, internet, ethernet and data network
services to the state under the CALNET contract.
Having won portions of the previous CALNET contracts, Lumen
recently won an expanded version that emphasizes the modern Lumen
platform of adaptive networking, integrated security services,
unified communications with contact center and flexible high-speed
internet with speeds up to 100 Gbps. The new contract has a
five-year term and three one-year options.
Lumen already has more than 15,000 fiber route miles and nearly
4,000 on-net buildings with 600,000 connections in California that help it deliver the latest
network and platform for transformation around the state.
By supplying secure cloud connectivity, collaboration tools, and
managed services over its carrier-class fiber network, Lumen
provides public sector organizations with the security and
reliability they need to carry out their mission.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about the State of Arizona Network contract award:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-07-28-CenturyLink-Wins-State-of-Arizona-Network-Contract
- Learn more about the Texas Department of Information Resources
award for managed services:
https://news.centurylink.com/2018-03-01-Texas-Department-of-Information-Resources-awards-managed-services-contract-to-CenturyLink
- Learn more about Lumen being selected as a network provider for
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
https://news.centurylink.com/2017-12-11-CenturyLink-selected-as-network-provider-for-the-Commonwealth-of-Pennsylvania
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that
humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live
and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving
customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most
secure platform for applications and data to help businesses,
government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more
about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and
collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress
through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn:
/lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook:
/lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube:
/lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen's public sector
capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at
@lumenpublicsector.
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