Lumen Technologies will supply necessary network transport and communication services to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command under a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of high-capacity, end-to-end services in support of the Defense Information Systems Network, the telecommunications and tech company said Tuesday. “We’re delivering the always-on […] More

Kate Johnson, a veteran technology executive, will join Lumen Technologies to serve as president, CEO and a board member, effective Nov. 7. She will succeed the retiring Jeff Storey, who will stay with the company through the end of December to facilitate the transition process, Lumen said Tuesday. Johnson spent four years at Microsoft, where […] More

Lumen Technologies received a potential 11-year, $137 million task order from the Customs and Border Protection for communications, internet connectivity and network services. “Customs and Border Protection’s 24/7 mission to protect the American people, safeguard borders and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity means they need a proven network provider that can deliver fast, secure and steadfast connectivity,” Zain […] More

Lumen Technologies will help the state of New Jersey move to a next-generation 911 platform under a seven-year contract to improve the delivery of emergency calls for the state’s 8.9 million residents. The company said Thursday the Lumen NG911 platform is supported by a carrier-class, tier 1 network that connects network management services, emergency call […] More

Lumen Technologies has secured a potential 11-year, $1.2 billion task order from the Department of Agriculture to provide a wide area data transport service. The Louisiana-based company said Thursday the task order will put in place secure remote access, contact service and cloud connectivity services intended to help USDA employees oversee initiatives focused on farming, food […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has tapped Lumen Technologies, a federal information technology service contractor, to provide network modernization services needed to strengthen and support operations in over 32,000 post offices and mail processing locations. Under the task order, Lumen will leverage its adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration capabilities to provide secure networking and managed […] More

David Young, senior vice president of public sector and hyperscaler business at Lumen Technologies and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said public sector agencies should take a holistic approach as they develop plans to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity and deliver secure digital experiences to employees and citizens. Young wrote in […] More

T-Mobile and Lumen Technologies have expanded their collaboration to assist government agencies in leveraging rapidly deployable fixed wireless access services provided by the former’s 5G mobile network combined with the Lumen edge computing platform. The service is now included in the Lumen product portfolio available to federal agencies via the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions […] More

Frost & Sullivan has presented Lumen Technologies with an award for a system designed to facilitate the information handling of 911 emergency calls. Lumen said Wednesday it received the 2021 Enabling Platform Leadership Award in recognition of the company’s NextGen911 platform, which works to boost the situational awareness and management capacity of operators handling 911 […] More

Lumen Technologies has recently won a potential 12-year, task order under the General Services Administration’s (GSA) $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program, to provide secure high-speed connectivity, WiFi, unified communications and managed network services to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. Lumen will operate on an initial one-year term with 11 additional one-year options available to continue work.

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Lumen Technologies has appointed Jason Lish, former chief security, privacy and data officer at Advisor Group, as a chief security officer responsible for leadership, strategic development and oversight for all corporate security functions. The company said Thursday Lish will oversee emergency preparedness, fraud management, physical security, government security services and corporate cybersecurity.

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Lumen Technologies helped IBM integrate the latter's distributed cloud into a platform that allows users to access cloud services at the edge, near real time. The distributed cloud service, known as IBM Cloud Satellite, now operates on the Lumen edge platform through which customers may access cloud services in multiple types of environments, Lumen said Monday.

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