WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink,
Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced that it recently won contracts to
build fiber that will modernize, update and protect critical
infrastructure at five U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in
Oregon and Washington.
CenturyLink's fiber will provide high-speed data transmission
services to the Ice Harbor, Little Goose and Lower Granite Dams
along the lower Snake River in Washington, and the Foster and Green Peters
Dams along the Columbia River in Oregon, as part of the dam safety program.
These dams serve as multi-use critical infrastructure facilities
that provide flood risk management, hydropower, navigation,
environmental stewardship, fish and wildlife conservation, and
recreation benefits.
The company's ethernet solution will eliminate the need for
specialized high voltage safety protection equipment and the use of
existing copper cable that was old, buried and in many areas,
chewed up by gophers.
"By replacing the legacy copper cables and modernizing the
network with fiber, CenturyLink is helping the Army Corps of
Engineers improve its safety posture and better protect critical
infrastructure at five dams in Oregon and Washington," said David Young, CenturyLink senior vice president,
public sector.
These contracts were awarded over the past year via the General
Services Administration's IT Schedule 70 contract.
Key Facts
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates and maintains
approximately 700 dams nationwide and in Puerto Rico that provide significant, multiple
benefits to the nation—its people, businesses, critical
infrastructure and the environment.
- By supplying cybersecurity, cloud, managed hosting and IT
services over its carrier-class network, CenturyLink provides
government agencies with the security and reliability they need to
carry out their important missions.
- CenturyLink is ranked No. 29 on Washington Technology's 2019
Top 100 list of federal government IT contractors.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about CenturyLink winning a task order to provide
secure connectivity to the U.S. Department of Defense Education
Activity (DoDEA)'s learning network via GSA's EIS program:
http://news.centurylink.com/2020-01-22-CenturyLink-Wins-Department-of-Defense-Learning-Network-EIS-Award
- Learn more about CenturyLink winning a contract to provide data
transmission services to the Defense Information Systems Agency:
http://news.centurylink.com/2016-01-27-CenturyLink-wins-DISA-network-fair-opportunity-awards
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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