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Tag: CenturyLink
Brightspeed Eclipses One Million Fiber Locations Mark
Brightspeed’s fiber internet is now available to over 160 communities in 20 states, with 2 million more passings coming down the pipeline.
New CEO Shares Brightspeed’s Origin Story and How the Company Plans to Invest That $2B in Its Network
Brightspeed has a lot at stake in the BEAD rural broadband funding program, CEO Tom Maguire told us. The reason is that
Lumen Sells CDN Customer Contracts to Akamai
Akamai Technologies has received content delivery customer contracts from Lumen Technologies, which said it can better focus on
CenturyLink to Use McAfee Home, Small Business Security
A new CenturyLink McAfee deal calls for McAfee security technology to protect CenturyLink modems for new residential and small business
CenturyLink Closer to Meeting CAF Buildout Requirements, But Still Behind in Some States
CenturyLink has missed deployment targets for several CAF buildout deadlines. In a confusing letter to the FCC, the company said that…
Frontier, CenturyLink Again May Have Missed CAF II Deadlines for Rural Broadband Buildouts
Frontier and CenturyLink may have missed CAF II deadlines for some of the states they serve. The companies were supposed to deploy
CenturyLink Rebrands as Lumen, Sort Of
CenturyLink unveiled a new brand with Lumen, although the CenturyLink brnd will remain. The company also has a new brand for its FTTH service
CenturyLink Again Tops VSG Carrier Ethernet Rankings
Seven companies have U.S. carrier Ethernet market share of at least 4%, according to Vertical System Group VSG carrier Ethernet rankings. The
CenturyLink Turns to Fixed Wireless to Meet CAF II Deadlines
CenturyLink fixed wireless should be faster than the fiber-fed DSL broadband the company had planned to use to meet CAF II deployment…
CenturyLink Completes Fiber Construction Project: Brings Faster Speeds to Boulder Residents
The CenturyLink network is keeping pace with the increased demand and growing – recently connecting more than 14,000 additional…
CMO: We Need to Start Bragging More About CenturyLink Edge Computing, Now Available to 95% of U.S.
CenturyLink edge computing taps 100 central offices to which the company is adding bare metal and storage. Initial customers are…
CenturyLink Building Fiber and Delivering Faster Internet to More Consumers and Businesses
Through various fiber builds, CenturyLink enabled an estimated 300,000 additional homes and small businesses with faster internet speeds…
CenturyLink Asks FCC for CAF Deployment Deadline Extension, Citing COVID-19 Issues
Even a modest CAF deployment deadline extension would help carriers with pandemic-related challenges, CenturyLink said.
Report: AT&T, Verizon, Hughes Have Highest Carrier SD-WAN Market Share
The companies at the top of Vertical Systems SD-WAN Leaderboard all had SD-WAN market share of at least 2%. Beyond the top three, other companies with
CenturyLink Connects Emergency Healthcare Facilities During COVID-19
CenturyLink installed and donated high-speed connectivity to the hospital ship U.S. Naval Ship Mercy just hours after it arrived at the…
CenturyLink to Build High-Speed Fiber Ring in Tennessee
CenturyLink Tennessee plans include linking new fiber facilities in Collierville with existing infrastructure to create a 59-mile ring that will link
CenturyLink Simplifies Cloud Networking with Self-Service Connectivity to IBM Cloud
Through IBM Cloud Direct Link services, businesses gain the secure and reliable connections they need to accelerate…
CenturyLink Launches Automated Threat Detection and Response Feature
CenturyLink tracks 3.6 million threats per day for a comprehensive understanding of the global threat landscape.
Frontier, CenturyLink Miss CAF II Deployment Milestones for Rural Broadband
Frontier and CenturyLink missed CAF II deployment milestones for certain states. Carriers were supposed to deploy broadband to 80% of target locations in a state by . . .
U.S. Dept. of the Interior Awards CenturyLink $1.6 Billion EIS Network Services Win
CenturyLink Engage Allows Bring Your Own Internet for Unified Communications
CenturyLink Engage is a voice and communications platform that provides advanced call routing, audio, video, instant messaging…
Top Broadband Stories of 2019 – and What They Mean for 2020
The top broadband stories of 2019 involve every major provider on both the wireline and wireless side. They touch on technology, policy and competitive market developments such as . . .
Internet2 Chooses CenturyLink Fiber Network
The Internet2 CenturyLink deal calls for CenturyLink to provide the research and education network with low-loss optical fiber connectivity that is optimized for a high bit rate coherent system. The deal extends until . . .
CenturyLink WiFi 6 Move is Latest Carrier Embrace of Next Generation WiFi
CenturyLink WiFi 6 aims to enhance the broadband experience, particular for customers choosing higher-speed service. It uses…