Alkira CEO on Lumen Deal: Lightning Fast Acquisition ‘Made Sense’ Over IPO

Cisco and Viptela veteran Amir Khan also reveals what customers should expect from a more “wonderful” integration than what precedence may dictate

Alkira CEO Amir Khan said the company chose Lumen’s $475 million acquisition offer over an IPO because the deal came together quickly and provided the global reach, investment and infrastructure needed to accelerate Alkira’s growth. Alkira will become the control plane connecting Lumen’s physical network with cloud environments, creating a unified platform for managing east-west and north-south traffic