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Lumen Technologies, Inc.
Lumen Technologies provides integrated digital networking, communications and technology services to enterprise and wholesale customers in domestic and global markets, and broadband and other services to domestic residential and small business customers. Its Business segment serves enterprise and commercial customers through Large Enterprise, Mid-Market Enterprise, Public Sector, Wholesale, and International and Other channels. Offerings include fiber and conduit access, internet and optical services, cloud access, voice, managed security, SD-WAN, unified communications, Ethernet, VPN data networks, and legacy voice and private line services. The Mass Markets segment provides fiber and copper broadband, voice and other services; Lumen completed the sale of its Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home business in 11 states to AT&T on February 2, 2026. Lumen operates under the Lumen, CenturyLink and Black Lotus Labs brands. It earns money by providing network access, communications, broadband, security, cloud and related services, as well as selling and installing communications equipment and providing managed and professional services. Lumen is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.
Lumen Technologies unveiled three initiatives to advance intelligent networking for AI and quantum computing. The company is collaborating with Emerald AI to optimize AI workload routing based on energy availability. Lumen is also investing in quantum connectivity research at The Ohio State University and plans to introduce quantum-resistant security capabilities by 2027. These efforts aim to address AI energy challenges, future quantum connectivity, and emerging security threats.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) is expanding its quantum network capabilities through a partnership with Ohio State University to research non-classical light transmission in commercial fiber and by integrating Fortinet’s post-quantum cryptography into its SASE solution to mitigate HNDL risks. The company also announced a pilot with Emerald AI for dynamic AI workload management.
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Lumen Technologies unveiled three initiatives to advance intelligent networking for AI and quantum computing. The company is collaborating with Emerald AI to optimize AI workload routing based on energy availability. Lumen is also investing in quantum connectivity research at The Ohio State University and plans to introduce quantum-resistant security capabilities by 2027. These efforts aim to address AI energy challenges, future quantum connectivity, and emerging security threats.
Lumen Technologies (LUMN) is expanding its quantum network capabilities through a partnership with Ohio State University to research non-classical light transmission in commercial fiber and by integrating Fortinet’s post-quantum cryptography into its SASE solution to mitigate HNDL risks. The company also announced a pilot with Emerald AI for dynamic AI workload management.
Wedbush upgraded DoorDash (DASH) to Outperform with a $230 price target, citing record Q3 results and Instacart (CART) acquisition. Jefferies upgraded Rivian (RIVN) to Buy, expecting EV demand recovery. Rosenblatt upgraded Monolithic Power (MPWR) to Buy with a $1,700 target. Oppenheimer upgraded Incyte (INCY) to Outperform with a $144 target. MoffettNathanson upgraded Lumen (LUMN) to Neutral. Oppenheimer, KeyBanc, and Citizens downgraded Reddit (RDDT).
Lumen and Emerald AI are collaborating to enable AI workloads to shift locations based on power availability, cost, and other factors. Lumen is also investing in quantum research with The Ohio State University and plans to introduce quantum-resistant security capabilities through its Fortinet-based SASE solution by 2027. The initiatives aim to address AI energy demands and prepare for future quantum threats.
Lumen's Black Lotus Labs linked four zero-day campaigns targeting Versa Director, N-able N-central, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, and VeloCloud Orchestrator to Volt Typhoon. The campaigns exploited five vulnerabilities, with N-able and Cisco releasing patches. The attacks used compromised devices and targeted various sectors, including critical infrastructure.
AST SpaceMobile partnered with Brazilian operators for satellite direct-to-device services. Orange Liberia launched its first 5G network. Pilot Fiber raised $330M to acquire Boldyn's NY-NJ fiber network. Lumen introduced Dual Path optical network service with 99.99% availability guarantee.
Lumen Technologies amended CEO Kate Johnson’s severance agreement, consolidating its severance arrangements. The new terms include 104 weeks of base salary plus target bonus for non-change-of-control severance, and 2.5 times base salary plus target bonus for change-of-control severance, with no excise-tax gross-up and removal of non-compete covenant. The changes were effective October 22, 2026, according to the company's SEC filing.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (e) Adoption of the Lumen Executive Severance Plan In an effort to simplify the administration of its executive and broad-b
Global telecom capex rose 5% in H1 2026, with 145 operators investing $72.9B in Q2. AT&T plans $23B-$24B for 2026, while Verizon targets $16B-$16.5B. Chinese operators focus on AI computing. NTT and Deutsche Telekom prioritize network modernization. Charter, Orange, and others continue fiber investments. Indian operators show mixed trends, with Bharti Airtel growing capex 21% and Reliance Jio declining 8.8%. Emerging-market operators like Globe and MTN increase spending.
Lumen Technologies and Snowflake plan to collaborate, combining Lumen's programmable network with Snowflake's AI Data Cloud. The goal is to help enterprises securely move and manage data for analytics and AI, leveraging Lumen's infrastructure and Snowflake's Data Connectivity Proxy. Both companies aim to simplify data connectivity across hybrid environments, with existing integrated capabilities and plans for further development.
