Level 3 Communications has begun offering content delivery network (CDN)...
Level 3 Communications has begun offering content delivery network (CDN) services to government agencies under its Washington Interagency Telecommunications System (WITS 3) contract. The contract provides negotiated prices for telecom services for all federal agencies within the National Capital Region,…
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Level 3 said Tuesday. Level 3’s addition of CDN services through WITS 3 helps agencies reduce infrastructure costs and comply with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandates like the Cloud First Policy, the company said. Level 3 said its CDN additions also support compliance with OMB’s Open Government Directive by enhancing information-sharing tools like high-performing websites and media streaming. “As the only provider with its own CDN and IP backbone network, Level 3 enables agencies to deliver high-quality, high-bandwidth content -- from video to large file libraries,” Edward Morche, Level 3’s senior vice president for government markets, said in a news release. “Content is delivered to locations across the globe quickly, reliably and in a way that scales to meet unpredictable demand without the burden of owning costly infrastructure” (http://xrl.us/bnodno).