WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen
Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced that it was recently
selected by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to strengthen and
modernize its network services that support more than 32,000 post
offices and mail processing sites around the country.
Lumen will provide the USPS with secure, highly resilient
broadband, wireless access, software-defined networking and managed
network services that enhance how these locations connect,
collaborate and interact with approximately 900 critical
information technology applications.
"The U.S. Postal Service has an essential mission to provide the
nation with reliable, affordable and universal mail service, and
they chose Lumen to deliver secure, best-in-class network services
to thousands of locations," said Zain Ahmed, senior vice president
of Lumen public sector. "Lumen is helping the U.S. Postal Service
accomplish its mission by bringing innovative solutions to optimize
its network availability, performance and cost efficiency while
providing real-time network monitoring and analytics."
This task order was awarded under a new USPS multi-vendor,
indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract vehicle.
Lumen supplies government agencies with innovative adaptive
networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration
solutions over its carrier-class, global fiber network. By playing
a critical role in today's communication and technology ecosystem,
Lumen offers a government-grade platform for IT modernization
solutions that delivers the security and reliability agencies need
to advance their important missions.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about NASA entrusting us with more network
connectivity business here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-06-30-NASA-Entrusts-CenturyLink-With-More-Network-Connectivity-Business
- Learn more about the U.S. Department of Interior awarding us a
$1.6 billion network services
contract here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-01-16-U-S-Dept-of-the-Interior-Awards-CenturyLink-1-6-Billion-EIS-Network-Services-Win
- Learn more about how Lumen is supporting the public sector
here:
https://www.lumen.com/public-sector.html
- Learn more about CenturyLink's transformation to Lumen
here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-09-14-CenturyLink-Transforms-Rebrands-as-Lumen-R
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:
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/lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen public sector
capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at
@lumenpublicsector. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered
trademarks of Lumen Technologies, LLC in the United States.
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