Lumen Waco 1

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Texas

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South Central US

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United States

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North America

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Americas

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Lumen Waco 1

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1417 Airbase Rd.

Lumen Technologies Sites

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Sites within 15 miles of Lumen Waco 1

Distance	Site	About
4.35 miles	Cipher Digital: McLennan	Cipher Mining intends to establish cryptocurrency mining operations on a 293-acre property outside Waco, Texas.
4.64 miles	DataBank Waco ACT1
6.37 miles	Infrakey: Waco Data Center Park	The Waco Data Center Park is a landmark $10 billion digital infrastructure project located on 520 acres in McLennan County, Texas.
12.28 miles	Cipher: Riesel, Texas	Cipher Digital’s proposed campus, code-named "McLennan," marks a strategic pivot for the developer from cryptocurrency mining to high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure.
13.14 miles	RidgeInterested in this information?Contact us	Crypto LLC's next major venture is another site in Texas that will use stranded gas to power mining hardware.

Operating Company

The combined company of CenturyLink and Level(3) has one of the largest networks in the world.

The combined company of CenturyLink and Level 3 is a patchwork of data centers that span over Europe, North America, and Latin America. The data centers came through acquisitions that include Global Crossing (2011) and TW Telecom (2014).

A Timeline of Level 3 Acquisitions

2020: CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen Technologies
2017: CenturyLink acquired Level 3's data centers and network for $34 billion
2015: Black Lotus (for Level3's DDoS mitigation product)
2014 Level 3 acquired TW Telecom for $5.7 billion
2012 Level 3 acquired Voxility
2011 Level 3 acquired Global Crossing (GX) for $2.0 Billion
2007: Level(3) acquired Broadwing for $1.4 billion
2006: Level(3) acquired Progress Telecom for $137 million
2006: Level3 acquired Looking Glass Networks for $96 million
2006: Level3 acquired Telcove (Adelphia Business Solutions) for $1.2 billion
2006: Level3 acquired ICG Communications for $163 million
2005: Level 3 acquired WilTel for $680 million
2002: Level3 acquired Genuity for $242 million

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