BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:
LVLT) has been recognized in the February
2016 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Wireline Telecom
Services, U.S.1. Nine providers were evaluated on
five use cases reflecting the most common networking scenarios
enterprises are facing, including: Large Enterprise – Managed and
Unmanaged services, Midsize Enterprise, Hybrid Core WAN Network and
Branch Office wireline networking.
Critical Capabilities:
- Gartner's Critical Capabilities is a tool customers can use to
evaluate the technology or service that best fits their needs. The
tool provides a comparative analysis that scores competing products
or services against Gartner's set of critical differentiators.
- Each service provider's product or service is evaluated on a
scale ranging from 1.00 to 5.00, with 1 being a "Poor" rating
defined as "Most or all defined requirements not achieved" and 5
being an "Outstanding" rating defined as "Significantly exceeds
requirements" in terms of how well it delivers and differentiates
on each capability.
- Gartner's Critical Capabilities reports complement their Magic
Quadrant analyses, providing deeper insight into the products and
services offered in a region by multiple vendors.
Key Facts:
- In Gartner's 2016 "Critical Capabilities for Wireline Telecom
Services, U.S.," Level 3 received a 4.05 out of 5 in both
Large-Enterprise Unmanaged and Hybrid Core WAN Network Use
Cases.
- Level 3 is positioned in the Challengers Quadrant in the
January 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant
for Network Services, Global, a report evaluating 12 network
service providers on the completeness of their vision and their
ability to execute on services and strategy.
Key Quotes:
Anthony
Christie, chief marketing officer, Level 3
"As a
global network services provider, we understand the needs of
businesses evolve, but what remains consistent is the desire to
have network solutions that address growth, efficiency and security
while enabling an exceptional customer experience. This is why
Level 3 is committed to making it easy for enterprises to do
business with us by offering secure, agile and efficient
solutions."
Additional Resources:
The Gartner Critical
Capabilities for Wireline Telecom, U.S., February 2016 report is available at:
https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-32WMXHH&ct=160405&st=sb.
About the Gartner Critical Capabilities
Report:
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or
service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise
technology users to select only those vendors with the highest
ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist
of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not
be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose.
1 Gartner, Critical Capabilities for U.S.
Wireline Telecom Services, U.S., February
2016 - Danellie Young,
Sorell Slaymaker. Published:
29 February 2016
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements
made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are
based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These
forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and
are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from
achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the
company's ability to: increase revenue from its services to realize
its targets for financial and operating performance; develop and
maintain effective business support systems; manage system and
network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network
and computer system security measures; develop new services that
meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; manage the
future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain
competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights;
manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global
economy; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market
pricing for communications services; obtain capacity for its
network from other providers and interconnect its network with
other networks on favorable terms; successfully integrate future
acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory,
foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its
substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to
contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of
its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and
other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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