São Paulo, February 6, 2017 –Indigo, a world leader in the management of parking spaces, selected Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) as its provider for dedicated internet access with 100 MB of capacity, in addition to web monitoring and router rental in Brazil.
Challenge:
Indigo needed internet services for its more than 16,000 employees around the globe and to serve customers selecting from more than 140,000 parking spaces in 16 Brazilian states. The company, headquartered in France, also needed to increase the speed of its transactions throughout its Indigo group operations and optimize its national internet camera monitoring system, Connecpark.
Solution:
Given its geographic expansion, Indigo chose Level 3’s dedicated internet access to execute its routine transactions and web monitoring in a secure, reliable and efficient manner.
The implementation of the new service was seamless, and Indigo’s internet access has increased the speed of its transactions throughout the Indigo group operations.
Level 3’s Dedicated Internet Access and Reach:
Level 3’s dedicated internet access provides global reach and scalability over its diversified network, with connectivity in more than 60 countries and 500 global markets.
Level 3’s global IP backbone capacity is more than 42 terabits per second (Tbps). Additionally, its network features more than 200,000 miles of fiber optic and market reach in more than 60 countries, with broad, off-net access solutions in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Key Quotes:
Marcos Malfatti, Senior Vice President of Sales, Level 3 Brazil
“Supporting the business growth of companies such as Indigo is the main objective of Level 3; we are committed to connecting and protecting the networked world. We continually seek to offer high-quality services. With Indigo’s dedicated internet access service, the company and its customers benefit from better access and availability of its services.”
Helmar Almeida, Superintendent of Technology and Project Management, Indigo Brazil
“We hired Level 3 with the objective of optimizing internal connectivity between our central office in São Paulo and our parking spaces located in more than 16 states. Through our national monitoring center, Connecpark, we maintain remote operational management and control, which demands high performance from a dedicated link. In this process, Level 3 has proved to be extremely efficient, both in managing the relationship and in its knowledge about both national and international markets.”
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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Forward-Looking Statement
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