That is the future direction, where the company sees the greatest potential for growth and new revenues. But Andrews emphasized that residential and small business consumers will still deal with CenturyLink, a brand executives believe still has value two decades into the new century.
CenturyLink Field in Seattle will retain its name. Another new entity, Quantum Fiber, will handle the residential and small business transition to digital as the company rolls out more fiber-optic connections directly to homes and businesses. The company added capacity to reach about , homes and small businesses last year with gigabit service and plans to reach another , this year, according to Fierce Telecom.
By Aldo Svaldi asvaldi denverpost. On many of its earnings calls with analysts and investors, the company has emphasized its enterprise business. The company's corporate headquarters will continue to be in Monroe, Louisiana, but Denver is the most important hub to Lumen, Morche said. Most of its senior staff is in the Denver metro area, as its technology hub.
Lumen has 40, employees globally, and a little more than 5, in the Denver area. Morche said that telecommunications infrastructure will just be a piece of what Lumen offers. On top of that infrastructure will sit a tech platform that will provide a higher level of performance for global customers appropriate for the data-driven world we live in, Morche said. When the company says platform, it means added capabilities that go beyond providing just internet service. That includes things like an adaptive network, connected security and collaboration capabilities.
For example, a customer can decide when its peak hours are, rather than its telecom company prescribing peak hours. The customer can increase its on-demand capacity as needed for those peak hours, then turn it right back down when they no longer need it. Practically, the evolution from telecom company to tech company means hiring more on the tech side of the business, as well as in sales.
There had been clues to the rebrand over the past few years, as the company continued to focus on profitable revenue growth and continue to invest in its enterprise segment. Because miracle worker is not an official job title! C-Suite executives play an important role; they are in the business of recognizing opportunities, identifying, and managing risk, achieving profitable growth and being a vital leader.
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