Implementing and managing a scalable and robust backbone network involving multiple markets can be challenging. You need to accommodate a wide range of bandwidth requirements, reduce the risk of outages and scale your network in an environment that demands a rapid growth response while planning for long-term network evolution. To effectively meet these needs, you need more than a vendor – you need Level 3 Communications® as your trusted provider.

The Level 3® Intercity Private Line service offers physically diverse, fully protected, high-speed, dedicated bandwidth between two or more customer-specified locations. This service is supported as a point-to-point transport solution with industry-leading service guarantees. Level 3 Intercity Private Line service also supports a variety of Private Line Hub configurations across a wide range of bandwidth options and interfaces.

Service Details

  • Facilities-based Network – We own and operate one of the largest facilities-based networks, so we have direct control over performance and quality.

  • Speeds – We offer several speeds, including DS-1; DS-3; OC-3/3c and STM-1; OC-12/12c and STM-4/4c; OC-48/48c and STM-16/16c; and OC-192/STM-64.

  • Comprehensive Services – We can design, build and operate your network using our suite of end-to-end metro and long-haul transport solutions that includes private line, wavelength and Ethernet private line services.

  • Proven Support – We have a proven track record in providing exceptional backbone solutions to some of the world’s most sophisticated customers.

Benefits

Ensuring Quality and Performance
The diversity of our underlying physical network, as well as our fully mirrored 24 x 7 Network Operations Centers in three different time zones, enables us to deliver consistently high availability.

Investing in Growth and Network Evolution
Significant, ongoing investments in network scale make Level 3 a provider that can support your growth. In fact, we expect to double our backbone capacity every two years to support growth across a range of services.

Committing to Your Success
Your dedicated team of network architects is the same group responsible for designing the Level 3 Network. Whether you’re launching a next-generation data service or expanding an MPLS-based service internationally, we’re committed to collaborative network design.