Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Centurylink Expands Data Center Interconnection Options

CenturyLink has significantly increased the number of network carriers available for interconnections across its fleet of global data centers.


CenturyLink now provides customers with access to 99 different carriers and network providers across the company's 58 data centers throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. CenturyLink offers an average of seven network carrier connections at each data center, and some facilities offer more than 20 unique providers.

"In today's increasingly digital world, businesses, government agencies and consumers alike face drastically increased needs for connectivity," said David Meredith, senior vice president, global data centers, CenturyLink. "In order to meet this steep demand, organizations must take a hybrid IT approach and maximize the value of their IT assets. By accessing several different data center carriers, CenturyLink customers are better positioned to deliver reliable and secure connections for their clients."  

https://www.lumen.com/en-us/hybrid-it-cloud/data-centers.html