Level 3 Provides Video Broadcast Services for EnterPlay

SAO PAULO, April 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Digital content distribution startup EnterPlay is leveraging Level 3 Communications, Inc.‘s (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) infrastructure, network, support and Content Distribution Network (CDN) solutions for delivery of content on users’ mobile devices and the company’s set-top box, EnterPlay TV.

Key Facts:

• The agreement delivers 1.1 Exabytes of data, with more than 1 billion gigabytes dedicated to video cloud broadcast.
• Level 3 provides the ability to stream 30 live channels for EnterPlay’s mobile platform.
• Across all platforms, content is delivered by IP, which is easier and more economical for end users compared to other delivery platforms.

About Level 3’s CDN Solution:

• Level 3’s globally distributed platform supports on-demand growth, and can help to manage peak traffic in a cost-effective manner without affecting quality.
• Level 3’s network includes more than 330,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable worldwide.
• Level 3’s network infrastructure supports fast, efficient, effective content delivery.
• Level 3 offers flexibility to customers. The company’s network structure is designed to provide multiple content formats which can be accessed from different types of devices.
• Level 3 can dynamically scale its network to meet the ever-increasing needs of consumers in our on-demand culture.

Key Quotes:

José Eduardo L. Freitas, Director of Product, Level 3 Brazil

“Level 3 is proud to use its expertise and experience in digital content distribution to serve the needs of EnterPlay. Video transmission requires high quality and reliable services, and Level 3 is ready to deliver it to our customers.”

Beatriz Checchia Salles, Marking Director, EnterPlay

“We chose Level 3 because of their service quality and their flexibility to assemble projects. The company is a market leader and upholds an aligned vision aimed at improving broadband service providers’ segment, as well as providing a high performance, reliable service, something essential to maintain EnterPlay’s success.”

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  

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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SOURCE Level 3 Communications, Inc.