Lumen Closes Alkira Deal to Tighten AI Network Control
The acquisition gives Lumen a cloud networking control plane that fills a product gap as enterprises push AI traffic across fragmented hybrid environments.
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The acquisition gives Lumen a cloud networking control plane that fills a product gap as enterprises push AI traffic across fragmented hybrid environments.
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