Level 3 Announces Support Amazon Web Services as AWS Partner Network Technology Partner

Level 3 Communications, Inc.

today announced support for Amazon Web Services

as an AWS Partner Network (APN) Technology Partner. For enterprises addressing the complexities of establishing and optimizing cloud-based services, this partnership leverages the suite of Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions across the global Level 3 network to create a more efficient and reliable cloud operating environment with improved application performance and network security. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130415/LA93971-b) As an APN Technology Partner supporting AWS Direct Connect, Level 3 offers private network connections to every AWS Direct Connect location. Support for new Ethernet and VPN hosted connections delivers direct access to leading cloud services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud. The combined network infrastructure provides an easier migration path for enterprises to effectively establish and scale connectivity between remote office locations, data centers and AWS to create a cloud ecosystem with greater flexibility to address evolving IT requirements. The partnership reinforces the recently announced portfolio of Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions, which offers extensive fiber-based routes with latency guarantees between enterprises and AWS to improve