BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) has been named an
Advanced Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network
(APN) delivering AWS Direct Connect, a network service providing
enterprises secure access to the AWS Cloud. Level 3 Cloud Connect
Solutions deliver secure and reliable dedicated network connections
as part of Level 3's membership in the APN to bolster enterprise
and public sector access to the AWS Cloud infrastructure and
services. Attaining Advanced Partner status in the APN further
demonstrates Level 3's capabilities and expertise in delivering the
secure, reliable and flexible solutions enterprises need today as
they connect to AWS for their cloud-based business
applications.
Key Facts:
- Level 3 provides cloud connectivity to more than 20 percent of
Fortune 50 companies.
- In 2014 and 2015, Level 3 provided dedicated network
connectivity to re:Invent, AWS' annual show, supporting live demos,
powering AWS developer boot camps and demonstrating Direct Connect
tools on-stage directly into the AWS cloud before more than 18,000
attendees.
- Level 3 is a leading connected global network service provider
offering AWS Direct Connect. Customers can access any AWS region
through Level 3's high-performance network via the following AWS
locations: Ashburn, Dublin,
Frankfurt, Las Vegas, London, Los
Angeles, New York,
San Jose, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
- Level 3 enables enterprises to access Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) from anywhere around the
world.
- Level 3 offers new network consumption models with its Adaptive
Network Control solutions so customers have the flexibility to
change network capacity to support their changing workload
requirements.
Key Quote:
Brian
Hoekelman, VP Business & Cloud Ecosystem Development for
Level 3
"We are proud to have achieved this level of
partnership with AWS via the APN. Global enterprises rely on
Level 3's Cloud Connect service to access AWS for safe, secure and
high-performance connectivity to and from the AWS Cloud. By working
with Level 3, our customers benefit from the years of experience
we've had developing unique networking solutions that make the
cloud perform better. Level 3 is excited about our success working
with AWS and promoting Direct Connect as a best practice in cloud
adoption."
Additional Resources:
- VIDEO: Accelerating Business Through the Cloud
- INFOGRAPHIC: How You Connect to the Cloud Matters
- BLOG: Is Your Cloud Connection Mission-Critical Ready?
- AWS Advanced Partner Status Requirements
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 Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
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.
Contact
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