Level 3 to Provide Blue Bell with IPVPN Services for Corporate Network Applications
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Blue Bell Creameries, an ice cream distributor based in Brenham, Texas, to provide the company with Internet Protocol virtual private network (IPVPN) services in place of its previous frame relay services.
Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Level 3 will provide Blue Bell with IPVPN services, connecting 52 remote sites to facilitate Blue Bell’s critical corporate applications such as product production, shipping and sales fulfillment, and maintenance tracking. Founded in 1907 and serving 19 states, Blue Bell will use Level 3’s secure, dedicated multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network to connect its corporate, manufacturing and distribution facilities. This solution is aimed at improving business agility, application performance and network flexibility in support of the company’s market growth.
“Being in business for over a hundred years has taught us the value of a reliable partnership. Level 3’s local, hands-on approach and desire to meet our specific network challenges were central in our decision to leverage their solution,” said Charles Gaskamp, Blue Bell IT Manager. “We are dedicated to providing our customers the highest-quality product possible, and working with Level 3 will better enable us to facilitate this goal and meet the increasing challenges of our expanding business.”
“In today’s networked business environment, it is crucial to understand the varying challenges that may affect enterprise productivity and to meet those challenges with a local team of communications experts,” said Andrew Crouch, president of Sales for Level 3. “We are pleased that Blue Bell will be able to use our network services to more effectively manage their business and, ultimately, better serve their customers.”
Level 3 leverages its extensive fiber-optic network, metro assets and a locally focused sales and sales support organization to deliver world-class services to enterprise customers and service providers throughout the United States.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) is a leading international provider of fiber-based communications services. Enterprise, content, wholesale and government customers rely on Level 3 to deliver services with an industry-leading combination of scalability and value over an end-to-end fiber network. Level 3 offers a portfolio of metro and long-haul services, including transport, data, Internet, content delivery and voice. For more information, visit www.Level3.com.
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Some of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature. These statements 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. The most important factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the current uncertainty in the global financial markets and the global economy; disruptions in the financial markets that could affect Level 3’s ability to obtain additional financing; as well as the company’s ability to: increase and maintain the volume of traffic on the network; successfully integrate acquisitions; develop effective business support systems; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage system and network failures or disruptions; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; adapt to rapid technological changes that lead to further competition; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; and meet all of the terms and conditions of 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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