Expansion brings high-speed connectivity and increased
network capabilities, further powering digital
business
LONDON, Nov. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To further
power digital business growth in Europe, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has
built new metro networks in Madrid,
Spain and Marseille, France
and is connecting an additional 90 data centers to its network in
six core markets. These strategic expansions, in key hubs of
business and commerce in Europe,
will deliver high-speed connectivity and advanced technology
solutions through CenturyLink's secure, global network.
"Our new fiber expansions in Europe take CenturyLink's network and
technology services deeper and closer to our customers," said
Richard Warley, regional president,
EMEA, CenturyLink. "This puts us where we need to be to meet their
growing and evolving digital business needs, as well as enhance
their customer experience with new technology solutions. This
regional investment reflects CenturyLink's global focus to continue
enhancing our significant fiber network for fueling
innovation."
Madrid
- CenturyLink built a metro network footprint of 40 route miles,
creating a ring that spans major business districts, including the
city center, financial areas, and Madrid's Silicon Alley.
- The infrastructure will connect key enterprise buildings and an
initial five core data centers to CenturyLink for providing fast,
secure networking solutions.
Marseille
- CenturyLink's expansion in Marseille, one of Europe's largest digital gateways, enhances
its ability to deliver both local and international connectivity
services.
- CenturyLink built out a dense metro fiber footprint, creating a
ring that spans major business districts, including multiple
enterprise buildings and, initially, three core data centers.
- The infrastructure will connect key landing stations in
Marseille which will provide
access to strategic sub-sea cables connecting to the Middle East, Far East and East Africa.
- This network foundation will provide enterprise and wholesale
customers with direct access to localized transport and IP services
in Marseille and route diversity
options that maximize network availability and minimize
latency.
Data Centers
- CenturyLink is connecting 90 additional data centers to its
network within the UK and Ireland,
Benelux, DACH, Nordics, Southern
Europe and Eastern
Europe.
- The data centers will be equipped to offer a mix of virtual
network services and applications, as well as deliver
high-performance connections to leading private and public cloud
service providers, including AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft
Azure.
- The network connection of 50 data centers is expected to be
completed by the end of 2019. The additional 40 data centers are
expected to be network connected by mid-2020.
Today's news builds on CenturyLink's announcement earlier
this year that it is creating an extensive 4.7-million fiber mile
intercity fiber network across the U.S. and parts of Europe.
Key Facts
- CenturyLink is expanding its fiber network infrastructure in
Europe. The company built new
metro networks in Madrid and
Marseille and is connecting an
additional 90 data centers to its network.
- CenturyLink's robust global fiber network is one of the most
deeply peered and well-connected in the world, with approximately
450,000 route-miles of fiber, over 2,200 public and private data
center connections and over 150,000 on-net, fiber-fed enterprise
buildings.
- In Europe, CenturyLink
connects to over 400 public and private data centers and more than
2,000 on-net, fiber-fed enterprise buildings.
Additional Resources
- For more information on CenturyLink in EMEA and its business
products and services, please visit: www.centurylink.co.uk
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a
technology leader delivering hybrid networking, cloud connectivity,
and security solutions to customers around the world. Through its
extensive global fiber network, CenturyLink provides secure and
reliable services to meet the growing digital demands of businesses
and consumers. CenturyLink strives to be the trusted connection to
the networked world and is focused on delivering technology that
enhances the customer experience. Learn more
at http://news.centurylink.com/.
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