Lumen Technologies Announces Network Connectivity For AWS Interconnect ? Last Mile

Published: 2026-04-15 10:35:39 ET LUMN

Published on 04/15/2026 at 10:35 am EDT

Lumen Technologies announced it is the first network provider to collaborate with AWS on AWS Interconnect ? last mile using Lumen Cloud Interconnect, leveraging its last-mile and metro network infrastructure to simplify private connectivity between enterprise locations and AWS. With AWS Interconnect ?

last mile, enterprises can establish private, high-speed connections from their branch offices, data centers, or remote sites directly to AWS with just a few clicks through the AWS Console and Lumen Connect portal. Lumen Cloud Interconnect supports those connections behind the scenes, delivering an automated and on-demand experience. By eliminating the need for multiple providers and simplifying manual configuration, organizations can shrink deployment timelines from weeks to minutes, scale bandwidth as needed and deliver the speed and reliability their business depends on.

The collaboration combines the AWS cloud and operational model with Lumen?s digital network platform and extensive network infrastructure, which spans more than 340,000 route miles and connects thousands of enterprise locations and data centers. Together, the companies are enabling a more seamless, unified experience where connectivity is no longer treated as a separate layer, but as an integrated part of how organizations access and use cloud services. Organizations that rely on moving large volumes of data quickly and securely, including those supporting generative AI and machine learning, data-intensive analytics, real-time applications, and hybrid or multi-cloud environments stand to benefit most from this new approach to cloud connectivity.

This includes industries such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and media where performance and reliability are critical. As they adopt a more distributed architecture, the quality of the connection between their environments and the cloud becomes essential to maintaining performance. AWS Interconnect ?

last mile with Lumen Cloud Interconnect is now generally available to enterprise customers in the United States. Customers can now initiate connections through AWS Console and Lumen?s digital platform, Lumen Connect, and monitor availability, latency, and performance across their environments.