Level 3 expands MEF 2.0 Carrier Ethernet Services into Europe

Level 3 Communications has expanded its Ethernet services product portfolio to 27 locations across Europe. Level 3's award-winning Ethernet platform powers flexible network solutions that offer the quality and assurance enterprises require to help meet today's business challenges and to adapt with evolving technologies such as virtualization or software-defined networking.

Tuesday, 8th March 2016 Posted 8 years ago in by Phil Alsop

With Level 3 Ethernet solutions, enterprises can benefit from private connectivity, scalable bandwidth and custom configuration options ideal for secure, high-speed connections between corporate headquarters, public and private data centers and public, private and hybrid cloud environments.

Level 3 Ethernet services are currently available in nearly 250 markets across North America and EMEA, of which 27 are located in EMEA with expansion to an additional 15 EMEA locations targeted for later this year.

This expansion marks the next step toward Level 3's goal of delivering a single, ubiquitous Ethernet platform across its global network and bolsters Level 3's global SDN deployment.

Vertical Systems Group (VSG) recently released an analysis of dynamic Ethernet connectivity services naming Level 3's Dynamic Capacity one of the top dynamic Ethernet services for retail customers.

Level 3 employs the greatest number of MEF CE Certified Professionals (MEF-CECP) of the nearly 220 MEF member companies around the world, according to the MEF Certification Registry.

At the 2015 MEF Ethernet Excellence Awards, Level 3 received more service-related awards than any other provider, taking home the top honors in 5 of 31 total awards, including: Retail Service Provider of the Year for the Global, North America and CALA regions, and Wholesale Provider of the Year in North America and CALA.