CenturyLink

CenturyLink Took Down 3.5% of the Internet Trying to Block a Single IP Address

When CenturyLink, one of the world's biggest internet backbone providers, faced a mystery issue on August 31 at 10:04 GMT,…

CenturyLink/Level 3 Outage: A Botched Response to a DDoS Attack?

September 2: Read our updated story with the RFO and more details here.  A major CenturyLink/Level 3 outage on Sunday…

CenturyLink Blames Faulty Network Management Card for Outages

The US’s CenturyLink has blamed a faulty network management card for a crisis that knocked out internet services for users…

Data Centre Outage Cripples 911 Call Centres

The US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has opened a major public investigation after a data centre outage left several states…

1 in 4 would trust robots for insurance advice

Be it car, pet, home or life insurance, one in four UK adults would trust an automated robotic service to…

CenturyLink delivers automation solution for SAP applications management

CenturyLink is rolling out enhanced automation for infrastructure management in SAP applications. This will be delivered in partnership with both…

CenturyLink & Level 3 get the go ahead for combined merger

Shareholders of CenturyLink and Level 3 Communications have approved the companies’ proposals towards a joint merger. CenturyLink, which delivers communications…

CenturyLink data centre business gets a new name after $2.8bn buy out

The new owners of CenturyLink’s former data centre business have renamed the business Cyxtera Technologies. The new owners, BC Partners,…

What is CenturyLink?

CenturyLink is a US provider of high speed internet, phone and TV services. The company is the one of the…

Centurylink funds Level 3 buyout with 57 data centres sell off

US telecoms giant Centuryink entered a definitive agreement to sell 57 data centres and its colocation business to a consortium…