European Content Provider Voxility Selects Level 3 to Provide Global High-Speed IP Connectivity

LONDON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) today announced a multiyear contract with European-based content provider Voxility. Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide more than 250 Gbps to Voxility’s three major datacenters, located in North America and Europe, providing a substantial amount of capacity to support the company’s continued global growth.

After a competitive bid process, Level 3’s high-speed IP service was selected to provide high-quality upstream IP connectivity. Level 3 will also provide both an ability to scale globally and international capacity in key markets that enable customer growth.

“Voxility is expanding into new markets, and we required a provider capable of delivering video and bursting cloud traffic on the shortest route to end-users so that we can deliver unparalleled performance to our customers,” said Silviu Sirbu, Managing Director of Voxility SRL.

“Voxility is going through a period of sustained, rapid growth, so the need to have access to a global network which can support this is paramount. As more and more services move to the cloud in this way, the importance of the supporting infrastructure will continue to grow,” said James Heard, Level 3 regional president of EMEA. “Not only can the Level 3 network scale in support of this growth, it can also offer high connectivity and reliable service delivery. This helps customers such as Voxility differentiate their own offering to customers.”

For more information on Level 3’s advanced network and service offerings, visit www.level3.com.

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) 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 450 markets in 45 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.  For more information, visit www.level3.com.

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