BROWSING: Lumen Technologies
Lumen brings edge network to Europe
5ms latency promised for 70% of customers in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Lumen Technologies has announced the launch of its enterprise edge computing solutions in Europe. The company claims 5 millisecond (ms) latency for 70% of enterprise demand in the UK, France,...
Editorial Webinar: Rural Broadband in the real world
The need for ubiquitous, reliable connectivity was brought into sharp focus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, funding for rural broadband has become a priority for many governments around the world. But the true burden still falls on service providers, which are now...
The Sunday Brief: Q2 Earnings Wrap – ABC (Apple, Broadband, C-Band)
August greetings from Nebraska, Missouri, Louisiana, Iowa, Illinois, and North Carollina. Pictured is the Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles (pre-hurricane pictures here). Yes, those are boards, not an artistic glass mosaic. It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Laura took dead aim on...
Lumen sells CenturyLink ILEC assets to Apollo in $7.5 billion deal
Lumen will sell CenturyLink-branded assets to Apollo across 20 states and retain those in 16 states
Lumen Technologies has agreed to sell a portion of its incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) operations to Apollo Global Management for $7.5 billion. Lumen will retain the CenturyLink-branded assets in 16...
The Sunday Brief: The plight of the resurrected telco
Greetings from Hilton Head Island (SC), Davidson/ Lake Norman (NC) and Omaha (NE). Pictured is a long-time friend and former colleague, Christopher (“Topher”) Wren and I having a terrific conversation and dinner at Stokes in downtown Omaha. Topher is currently the Senior Vice President...
T-Mobile reports ‘beat-and-raise’ Q1 as it executes ‘worst-to-first’ strategy
T-Mobile US this week report a strong first quarter marked by 1.2 million postpaid net subscriber additions and 773,000 postpaid adds. T-Mo reported total revenue of $19.8 billion with net income of $993 million. In what CEO Mike Sievert described as a "beat-and-raise quarter,"...
T-Mobile US combining its 5G network with Lumen’s edge infrastructure
Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, using its fiber and edge assets for enterprise 5G services
According to the "Un-carrier," it wants to double its enterprise market share in the next five years. During a March analyst event, T-Mobile executives discussed the role of 5G in driving...
CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen, focused on Industry 4.0
Centurylink is rebranding itself as an enterprise-focused business named Lumen Technologies and positioning its offerings as a global platform for Industry 4.0.
"With Lumen, we are reinventing and repositioning the company to deliver on a brand new promise: To further human progress through technology," said...