Lumen details its strategic partnership with Alkira, emphasizing the extension of its programmable network into the East-West segment to enhance cloud and data center connectivity.
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How did Lumen describe Alkira’s role in extending its programmable network?
Lumen framed Alkira as the key software addition that extends its programmable networking platform into the East-West segment—complementing Lumen’s existing strength in North-South connectivity—so customers can get broader, unified control across clouds, data centers, and partner networks. 12
Lumen said Alkira is “expected to extend and enhance our programmable network” specifically into the fastest-growing enterprise networking segment: East-West, and that Alkira would establish the control plane for cloud connectivity in that domain. 1
Lumen described the combined offering as enabling “comprehensive coverage of North-South and East-West connectivity,” including both on-net and off-net scenarios, delivered “in a single programmable system.” 1
In the Q&A, Lumen emphasized Alkira’s functional role as “the brain of that control plane” with the “ability to connect those things together” and to move workloads “from anywhere to anywhere.” 3
Lumen noted it had already been making “strong progress” in the North-South portion of the market through Lumen Connect and NaaS, providing “API-driven on-demand access” to its network. 2 Lumen then positioned Alkira as filling the East-West side so the overall platform can span both directions of traffic and interconnection. 12
Lumen repeatedly connected Alkira’s East-West control-plane role to the end-user outcome: “one network, every cloud, total control globally.” 34 After closing, Lumen also described Multi-Cloud Gateway (together with Alkira) as bridging North-South and East-West traffic to deliver that unified “one network” experience for customers. 56
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This discussion highlights Lumen Technologies' strategic use of Alkira's platform to enhance its programmable network capabilities as of Q1 2026.
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