The Justice Department has given CenturyLink the green light to sell certain metro network assets of Level 3 Communications in Boise, Idaho, to fiber-optic networking services provider Syringa Networks. Monroe, Louisiana-based CenturyLink said Tuesday the sale is still subject to other customary closing conditions and comes nearly five months after the telecommunications firm completed its $34 billion acquisition of […] More

Matt Gutierrez, a more than 17-year veteran of Level 3 Communications, has been appointed senior managing director of CenturyLink‘s Asia-Pacific business. CenturyLink said Tuesday Gutierrez will manage the company’s operations, sales and marketing functions in the region as well as work with government, enterprise and wholesale customers to help address their digital transformation goals. His career at […] More

SecurityFirst has partnered with three other technology companies in a push to help government and enterprise customers protect assets with a data-based security platform. CMA, Sengex and First Nation Corp. will resell the DataKeep security software through the SecurityFirst Partner Program, SecurityFirst said Thursday. The program offers marketing support, sales enablement and channel pricing discounts meant […] More

Hughes Network Systems has received a subcontract from Level 3 Communications to offer a suite of managed network services to federal customers through the General Service Administration‘s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. Hughes said Tuesday it aims to help customer agencies modernize legacy information technology networks with the HughesON managed services offering as partner of Level 3. Level 3 is one of 10 companies […] More

Level 3 Communications has received a five-year, $79 million contract from the government of Pennsylvania to deliver backbone network, internet and managed network security services. The company said Wednesday the contract covers managed dedicated fiber, ethernet, virtual private local area networks, private line, multi-protocol label switching virtual private networks and wavelengths. Level 3 will also facilitate direct connections […] More

Victory Media has given a Gold-Level Military Friendly Employer award to Windstream for the company’s work to meet six criteria on advancement rates, hiring, military employment application, promotion, turnover and National Guard and Reserve policies. Windstream said Friday it worked on its military hiring program in 2015 with the appointment of Angel Ramos, retired command sergeant major, who […] More

Raytheon has received a potential 10-year, $63 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture encryption devices in an effort to help protect military tactical data transmissions across various platforms. The Navy intends for the Link Level Communication Security 7M encryptor to secure the Link 22 tactical radio system the U.S. military and allies use to […] More

Harris has secured a potential 14-year, $700 million contract to provide a communications network that will work to connect public safety and law enforcement agencies, public schools and other government organizations across the state of Florida. Harris said Monday its teammates on the MyFloridaNet-2 project are CenturyLink, FPL FiberNet, Level 3 Communications, Southern Light and Verizon. The MFN-2 project […] More

L-3 Communications has introduced an electro-optical/infrared airborne imaging system designed to integrate with small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, light manned ISR aircraft and tactical aerostats. The MX-8 system works to process images in real time and simultaneously support up to four sensors, the company said Monday. L-3’s WESCAM division developed the airborne imaging technology. The 15-pound system has a clearance level of […] More

Inmarsat‘s satellite system was field tested on a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exercise in Alaska that also involved the company’s value added reseller partner L-3‘s global communications solutions business unit. Inmarsat said Monday the test involved L-3 GCS’ Panther II, Cheetah II and Hawkeye III VSAT systems which were tested on the Global […] More

Level 3 Communications will continue to provide internet, virtual private network and cloud services to federal agencies as part of a three-year extension to its Networx Enterprise contract with the General Services Administration. GSA extended the company’s Networx Enterprise contract, which is scheduled to expire in May 2017, through May 2020 in order to provide […] More

An L-3 Communications division has received a contract from Poland’s ministry of national defense and support directorate to provide maintenance and technical services in support of updates on the Polish air force’s F-16 Aircrew Training System. L-3 Link Simulation & Training will also provide repair parts and spares for all training devices under the F-16 ATS program […] More