Lumen Splashes $475M on Alkira to Become the One Network to Rule Them All

Fierce Network reported that Lumen’s acquisition of Alkira expands the company’s reach into cloud-native networking by combining Alkira’s multi-cloud networking platform with Lumen’s global infrastructure and AI connectivity strategy. The article highlights Alkira’s role in creating a programmable control plane for secure, scalable cloud connectivity, helping enterprises simplify networking across clouds, data centers, and edge...

Light Reading highlighted Lumen’s acquisition of Alkira as a major step toward creating a programmable “control plane” for cloud connectivity, combining Alkira’s cloud-native networking platform with Lumen’s global fiber infrastructure. The article emphasizes how Alkira’s technology enables enterprises to orchestrate secure, scalable connectivity across multi-cloud, data center, and on-premises environments through a unified software-driven platform.

Yahoo Finance reported that Lumen Technologies is acquiring Alkira for $475 million in cash to expand its AI-ready networking and cloud connectivity capabilities as demand for multi-cloud infrastructure accelerates. The acquisition positions Alkira’s cloud-native networking platform as a key component of Lumen’s strategy to simplify secure enterprise connectivity across cloud, edge, and data center environments.