WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced that it was recently selected by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to strengthen and modernize its network services that support more than 32,000 post offices and mail processing sites around the country.
Lumen will provide the USPS with secure, highly resilient broadband, wireless access, software-defined networking and managed network services that enhance how these locations connect, collaborate and interact with approximately 900 critical information technology applications.
“The U.S. Postal Service has an essential mission to provide the nation with reliable, affordable and universal mail service, and they chose Lumen to deliver secure, best-in-class network services to thousands of locations,” said Zain Ahmed, senior vice president of Lumen public sector. “Lumen is helping the U.S. Postal Service accomplish its mission by bringing innovative solutions to optimize its network availability, performance and cost efficiency while providing real-time network monitoring and analytics.”
This task order was awarded under a new USPS multi-vendor, indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract vehicle.
Lumen supplies government agencies with innovative adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration solutions over its carrier-class, global fiber network. By playing a critical role in today’s communication and technology ecosystem, Lumen offers a government-grade platform for IT modernization solutions that delivers the security and reliability agencies need to advance their important missions.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about NASA entrusting us with more network connectivity business here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-06-30-NASA-Entrusts-CenturyLink-With-More-Network-Connectivity-Business - Learn more about the U.S. Department of Interior awarding us a $1.6 billion network services contract here: https://news.lumen.com/2020-01-16-U-S-Dept-of-the-Interior-Awards-CenturyLink-1-6-Billion-EIS-Network-Services-Win
- Learn more about how Lumen is supporting the public sector here:
https://www.lumen.com/public-sector.html - Learn more about CenturyLink’s transformation to Lumen here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-09-14-CenturyLink-Transforms-Rebrands-as-Lumen-R
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen public sector capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at @lumenpublicsector. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of Lumen Technologies, LLC in the United States.
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