The FCC has approved the sale of Lumen local exchange carrier operations in 20 states to Apollo-managed funds. The deal is expected to close early in the fourth quarter. FCC approval was the final hurdle in obtaining regulatory approvals for…

The FCC has approved the sale of Lumen local exchange carrier operations in 20 states to Apollo-managed funds. The deal is expected to close early in the fourth quarter. FCC approval was the final hurdle in obtaining regulatory approvals for…
Quantum Fiber, a brand of Lumen Technologies, is expanding to 20 communities in 12 states, the company has announced. Quantum Fiber offers symmetrical gigabit speeds, all digital ordering and subscription based billing and includes no contracts, bundles or data caps….
The speed race continues as Lumen Technologies announces Quantum Fiber service that offers symmetrical speeds of 8 Gbps using fiber broadband in three markets. The new service is available now to residents and businesses in cities near Denver, Minneapolis and…
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently selected Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) to provide the mission-critical communications, internet connectivity and network services that support the law enforcement agency’s systems and facilities across the nation and abroad. Speed Read:…
DENVER, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Black Lotus Labs, the threat intelligence arm of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), today announced that it discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) called ZuoRAT, which targets remote workers via their small office/home office (SOHO) devices. It is…
Brightspeed continues its quick news pace with the announcement of plans for a Texas initiative that eventually will pass more than 280,000 addresses with fiber broadband. The service provider says the first phase of the project will be to pass…
Just two days after announcing the markets where it plans to build in North Carolina, Brightspeed has made a similar announcement for Virginia. The company says that it will pass 130,000 addresses in the Commonwealth during the next several years,…
Brightspeed has announced the specific markets — all in North Carolina — where it initially will deploy fiber broadband. The goal is to complete the buildouts, which will reach 300,000 locations, by the end of next year. The company plans…
DENVER, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The state of New Jersey recently selected Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) to help it transition to a next generation 911 platform. The move will use the company’s network, software defined IP network, applications and call routing services to deliver a…
Lumen Cloud Communications, a new service that aims to help businesses migrate their communications services to the cloud, offers voice services, team messaging, video conferencing, mobile applications, and specialty lines. Platform highlights include: Centralized management that generates analytics. Automated provisioning…
Lumen Technologies and Disney Streaming are working with other companies under the umbrella of the Streaming Video Alliance (SVA) to make streaming more efficient by standardizing content delivery network (CDN) configuration metadata and application programming interfaces. SVA is comprised of…
Apollo Management’s acquisition of Lumen operations in 20 states isn’t expected to close until the second half of the year, but just a few months after the deal was announced in August, Apollo Management announced the creation of a new…
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