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CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

Jul 15, 2019

High Altitude Balloon Network Delivers Connectivity to Tens of Thousands

LIMA, Peru, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Underserved areas in Peru affected by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake were able to access the internet thanks to Loon, a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space designed to extend internet connectivity to people in rural and remote areas worldwide. CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL), in collaboration with Alphabet’s Loon, deployed the solution delivering connectivity to tens of thousands of people cut off by the earthquake.

Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8524353-centurylink-and-loon-collaborate-to-provide-internet-access-in-peru/

“In 2017, Peru was struck by devastating floods and we saw how important an integrated balloon powered network is to communities struggling to recover from the devastation,” said Luis Ladera, data and internet product director, CenturyLink Peru. “The recent earthquake was widespread. Being able to set up ground stations and connect the balloons to our internet backbone to reach areas with complete outages meant those most affected had the ability to communicate with loved ones and to have access to critical information.”

Forty-eight hours after the earthquake, Loon was able to connect balloons to the internet backbone using their ground stations and CenturyLink solutions to deliver service. CenturyLink holds the experimental E-band license in Peru for Loon’s backhaul services, which are still in a testing phase for commercial use. The 71-76 and 81-86 GHz bands, known as “E-band,” are permitted worldwide for ultra-high capacity point-to-point communications.

Key Facts:

  • On 27 May, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit the Amazon region in Peru. At the request of the government of Peru, Loon balloons were re-directed to the area. 48 hours later, the balloons arrived and began serving the community.
  • Leveraging Alphabet’s Loon balloons and CenturyLink’s backbone, affected areas were provided internet access and data capacity.
  • This is the second time balloon-powered internet has connected tens of thousands of people proving challenges in wireless coverage in areas of disaster can be addressed.
  • CenturyLink’s dedicated internet access provides global reach and scalability over its diversified network, with connectivity in more than 60 countries. Its IP backbone capacity is more than 72 terabits per second (Tbps).

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CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

CenturyLink Expands Rio de Janeiro Data Center

Jun 5, 2019

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, May 06, 2019 – Global communications and IT services provider CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) expanded its data center infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro to accommodate broad regional demand from customers for colocation, hosting, cloud computing, security, collaboration and communications services.

“Companies throughout the world are using cloud technology to innovate faster, improve customer experience and deepen their business processes to accelerate the growth of digital business,” said Gabriel del Campo, vice president of data centers, security and cloud for CenturyLink in Latin America.

In order to configure adequate cloud solutions with optimum access times, it was necessary to bring processing capacity closer to users through this expansion. Overall, CenturyLink counts on 18 data centers in Latin America to provide customers with direct connectivity to its global fiber network.

“Because Rio de Janeiro is one of the country’s largest economies and hosts headquarters and subsidiaries of national and multinational companies, we expanded our data center structure to meet the region’s demands,” added del Campo.

Located in the São Cristovão neighborhood, the Rio de Janeiro data center now possesses a total area of 2,000 sq. meters. The data center offers customers processing environment designed to provide high levels of availability, better quality and higher access speeds to the rest of the world through CenturyLink Cloud Connect solutions.

Key Facts:

  • CenturyLink operates three data centers in Brazil and more than 360 globally.
  • The newly expanded structure in Rio de Janeiro counts on 1.5 MW IT charge capacity, 500 TRS of air conditioning and a total of 300 racks.
  • The company launched a new data center in Quito, Ecuador, and expanded its Santiago, Chile data center, both built through a modular system known as eCentre  and customized to ensure that the building meets all local structural requirements.
  • CenturyLink data centers host both CenturyLink and customer environments, managed by a specialized team of technicians.
  • CenturyLink’s data centers in Latin America received several certifications, such as the Tier III, from the Uptime Institute, SAP Hosting Partner, PCI  DSS, ISO/IEC 27017 and ISO/IEC 27001, and the international certification ISO 20000-1:2011 for compliance with IT Services Management Systems, underscoring the company’s commitment to maintaining the high levels of quality established by international standards for data center management.
  • CenturyLink regularly measures and improves its data center and security services. An important part of its ongoing maintenance process includes updating and renewing the certification of its installations, the foundation for its strict information security policies, for traditional and cloud services.
CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

2018 CSR report highlights CenturyLink’s commitment to environmental sustainability on Earth Day and every day

Apr 22, 2019

Initiatives include carbon emissions reduction and reducing, re-using, and recycling equipment waste

MONROE, La., April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Coinciding with Earth Day April 22, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is releasing its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which details how CenturyLink is making a positive difference in the world and in the communities the company serves. The CSR report also highlights the company’s progress toward its long-term targets for greenhouse gas, carbon emissions reduction and how the company manages its impact on the environment.

CenturyLink’s 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility brochure: http://www.centurylink.com/asset/aboutus/downloads/community/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Report.pdf

In 2018, CenturyLink received some of the industry’s most prestigious environmental awards, including:

  • Barron’s Top 100 most sustainable companies in the U.S.
  • EcoVadis Silver Class Company
  • FTSE4Good Index Series
  • CDP’s Climate Change A List of 2018 for the former Level 3 carbon footprint of facilities

“CenturyLink actively works to help ensure the long-term health of the environment. As part of our efforts, we are joining with other technology companies and consumers who are focusing on the sustainable use of resources,” said Michael Beekman, CIH CSP, CenturyLink’s director of global environment, health, and safety. “Through our involvement in efforts ranging from energy efficiency and the use of renewables to minimizing waste through reduction, re-use, and recycling, we further our commitment to improve lives by being a good citizen and neighbor in the communities where we work and live.”

Some of CenturyLink’s environmental initiatives highlighted in its 2018 CSR report include: disclosing the company’s global climate change mitigation activities through the CDP, reducing carbon emissions by purchasing renewable energy and investing in facility efficiency improvements and new technologies around the world, and improving energy efficiency by partnering with other service providers to reduce energy consumption in the products purchased by the company.

The report also includes information about the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation Teachers and Technology grants program, which supports STEM education, an annual food drive to fight hunger and CenturyLink’s diversity, inclusion and belonging programs.

CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

CenturyLink Expands its CDN Service Capability to Support Rising Demand in Latin America

Feb 26, 2019

Scalable, in-country CDN services offer one-stop-shop for companies and other institutions seeking to build presence in Latin America and beyond

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Triggered by the content demand growth in Latin America, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has expanded its content delivery network (CDN) service capabilities in Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

“Throughout Latin America, people are spending more time on the internet enjoying their favorite video content, playing or downloading music and games, reading up on the latest news and making purchases,” said Pablo Yañez, vice president of connectivity, media & IP for CenturyLink in Latin America. “We have a strategic focus around growing our CDN service to address the ever-increasing demand and globalization of online platforms, such as OTT video, gaming and e-commerce.”

In response to the increased demand from entertainment and enterprise customers for fast, reliable and scalable event-based and steady state content delivery, CenturyLink has expanded service capabilities in México and Chile. In addition, the company has added a new point of presence (PoP) in Fortaleza, Brazil, to enhance service performance in the northeast region of the country.

“This current expansion shows our commitment to providing secure, scalable network solutions for customers around the world to grow their businesses and reach audiences worldwide,” added Yañez. “We will continue to extend our reach as it makes sense for our business and our customers.”

Key Facts

  • CenturyLink´s Latin American CDN nodes are located in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza (Brazil), Mexico City (Mexico), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru) and Quito (Ecuador).
  • Some of the largest Latin American TV programmers have leveraged CenturyLink’s global CDN to deliver live feeds of large-scale sporting events, such as the 2018 championship soccer tournament in Russia.
  • Digital transformation has meant that more content providers are digitalizing their workflows while expanding their reach to end users independent of the network operator, through OTT platforms. CenturyLink’s CDN is a critical component in enabling these workflows, and can scale to meet demand, helping deliver a world-class viewer experience.
  • CenturyLink’s CDN:
    • Delivered ~42.8 exabytes of data globally in 2018.
    • Answered 74.4 trillion requests globally for content like videos or photos in 2018.
    • Saw global year-over-year peak traffic growth (from 15.75 Tbps in 2017 to 27.98 Tbps in 2018).
    • Provides 40+ Tbps of total edge capacity across 6 continents in more than 100 major cities.
    • Offers 60 petabytes of storage.

Additional Resources

  • View a short video that provides an overview of CenturyLink´s CDN capabilities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm_lWvo0RCk
  • Read more about CenturyLink’s CDN:https://www.centurylink.com/business/networking/cdn.html
CenturyLink Collaborates with Alphabet’s Loon to Provide Internet Access in Earthquake-Affected Areas in Peru

CenturyLink Receives ISO/IEC 27001 Certification for Seven Data Centers in Latin America and ISO/IEC 27017 Certification for Colombia XV

Feb 21, 2019

SÃO PAULO, Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Global communications and IT services provider CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) received two additional ISO certifications for its data centers in Latin America. Certifications confirm adherence to the strictest information technology policies.

Certifications:

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification for Information Security Management Systems for the services provided in its data centers in Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, Quito and Bogotá (Colombia XV and SUBA).
  • ISO/IEC 27017:2015 Code of Practice for Information Security Controls for cloud services, which includes a compliance statement for the services provided in its data centers in Bogotá (Colombia XV), Colombia.

“These certifications demonstrate CenturyLink’s adherence to strict information security policies and underscore the measures we have implemented to protect data hosted in our environments,” said Gabriel del Campo, vice president of data centers, security and cloud for CenturyLink in Latin America. “The certifications require a comprehensive effort to define the best strategy; adding new roles, functions, processes and procedures; and implementing technology improvements, including extra controls to safeguard our data center services environment.”

Key Facts:

  • These certifications are an extension of the ISO 27001 certificate and ISO 27017 compliance statement issued for São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro data centers in 2016.
  • Valid for one year, ISO/IEC 27017:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 were approved after an audit of data center processes and infrastructure, conducted by TÜV Rheinland, a provider of technical, safety and certification services. TÜV Rheinland evaluated various security controls applied to the services and infrastructure of those data centers.
  • CenturyLink operates more than 360 data centers worldwide, 18 of which are located in Latin America.
  • CenturyLink’s data centers host both CenturyLink’s and customers’ IT environments, and are managed by an on-site team of specialized technicians.
  • CenturyLink´s global data center infrastructure has direct connectivity to its more than 720,000 km of fiber network (450,000 route miles), and serves customers in more than 60 countries.

About ISO/IEC Certifications:

ISO/IEC is the international standard for IT Service Management. It describes an integrated set of management processes that form a service management system for the effective delivery of services to the business and its customers.

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