The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded Louisiana-based telecom Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) an order worth more than $1.2 billion to modernize the agency’s IT services. Specifically, Lumen will deliver a fully integrated wide area data transport service with secure remote access, contact center and cloud connectivity solutions to more than 9,500 USDA locations both here and abroad.
The solutions will enable nearly 100,000 USDA employees to effectively manage vital farming, food and nutrition, forestry and rural economic development services, according to the telecom. The Lumen platform’s edge computing architecture and fiber connectivity will help the USDA securely acquire, analyze and act on data closer to where it is collected at the edge of the network, reducing latency and saving bandwidth.
Lumen will provide the USDA with managed network, managed security and voice solutions that support speeds up to 100 Gps. “One of America’s largest cabinet agencies chose Lumen to securely modernize its network and IT services. We’re excited to help the USDA benefit from today’s digital technologies that are transforming farming into precision agriculture,” said Lumen Public Sector SVP Zain Ahmed.
The 11-year order has an initial term through September 30, 2022, with 10 one-year options. It was awarded to Lumen under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program.
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