Lumen addresses the dynamic data and application needs of the 4th Industrial Revolution ( 4IR ): Shawn Draper explains its evolution from telecom to technology

The name is new ; the enterprise is not . Lumen ’ s origins go back to well before WWII as a local telecoms provider in Louisiana , still the location of its HQ . It was to grow into one of the USA ' s largest and most successful providers of telecommunications infrastructure and services , making a large number of acquisitions along the way . One huge competitive advantage it holds lies in its extensive fiber network . A name change to Lumen Technologies from CenturyLink in September 2020 reflected the way the company itself had already successfully integrated the technologies and capabilities it had accrued and developed as a telecoms leader with the ability to serve the needs of large corporations . Another new brand under the Lumen umbrella , Quantum Fiber , is a fully digital platform for delivering fiber-based products and services to residents and small businesses . Lumen continues to extend its existing 450,000-mile fiber network . This is the company ' s outstanding asset , with which few can compete .