BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As enterprises find
new ways to take advantage of the scale and agility afforded by the
cloud, many find they need a network experience that can match the
flexibility of the virtual environments to which they are
connecting. To meet this demand, Level 3 Communications, Inc.
(NYSE: LVLT) is making available a new self-serve capability as
part of its Cloud Connect Solutions set for customers to maximize
the potential of not just the cloud, but the networks connecting to
it.
The new Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions feature is a scalable
Ethernet offering enabling customers to host multiple virtual local
area networks (VLANs) on a single Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC)
from their data centers to Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the AWS
Direct Connect service, which helps businesses optimize their
cloud-based workloads.
Discover how Level 3 Cloud Connect can make cloud access as
flexible as the cloud:
http://www.level3.com/-/media/files/brochures/en_dataserv_br_elynk.pdf.
Key Facts:
- Level 3 is an AWS Direct Connect partner in the AWS Partner
Network (APN). Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions leverages AWS Direct
Connect to provide private connection to AWS cloud.
- Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions give customers the ability to
add and remove VLANs to AWS, including the connections to their
virtual private clouds in near real-time via the MyLevel3 portal or
API.
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- Customers can also share bandwidth across their Amazon virtual
private cloud (Amazon VPC) instances.
- As a private, direct connection to the cloud, Level 3 Cloud
Connect Solutions provide an additional layer of security for
customers' multi-cloud environments.
- When combined with Level 3 Adaptive Network Control Solutions,
customers gain increased visibility and control, including
granular, real-time reporting and the ability scale bandwidth up
and down as business demands shift.
- Customers can access this scalable Ethernet offering across
Level 3's award-winning Metro 2.0 Ethernet footprint of nearly 290
markets in North America, EMEA and
APAC.
Key Quotes:
Paul Savill, SVP of Core
Products for Level 3
"Enterprises today are looking for any advantage to stay
competitive in our digitally transformed world. Level 3 Cloud
Connect Solutions is the next evolution in making the network
experience like the cloud experience to put greater power and
agility in customers' hands."
Additional Resources:
- Explore The Role of Adaptive Networking in Digital
Transformation
- Learn How You Connect to the Cloud Matters
- Discover the Benefits of Flexible Connections to the Cloud
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company
that provides local, national and global communications services to
enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking
in nature and are based on management's current expectations or
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of
performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could
cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent
Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not
limited to, the company's ability to: increase revenue from its
services to realize its targets for financial and operating
performance; develop and maintain effective business support
systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; avert
the breach of its network and computer system security measures;
develop new services that meet customer demands and generate
acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or adaptation of
its network to remain competitive; defend intellectual property and
proprietary rights; manage risks associated with continued
uncertainty in the global economy; manage continued or accelerated
decreases in market pricing for communications services; obtain
capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its
network with other networks on favorable terms; successfully
integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal,
regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due
to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure
to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions
of its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these
and other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this
press release should be evaluated in light of these important
factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims
any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
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