May 2, 2007 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Level 3 Communications (level3.com) announced on Wednesday that it has been selected by Linden Lab (lindenlab.com), the creators of 3D virtual world Second Life, to provide high speed Internet access and wavelengths via two 10 gigabits per second ports, connecting Second Life’s data centers in San Francisco, California and Dallas, Texas.
Second Life is a 3D online world with a growing population of users, or “Residents,” that create and build the world around them, which includes homes, vehicles, nightclubs, stores, landscapes, clothing and games. The Second Life Grid is a sophisticated development platform created by Linden Lab to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience, says the company.
“During the past 15 months, Second Life’s population has expanded from 100,000 to more than five million registered users worldwide,” says Joe Miller, VP of platform and technology development for Linden Lab. ”Level 3′s tier 1 infrastructure and 10 gigabit capacity will help us to enable Second Life’s ‘Residents’ to experience fast, reliable access and allow us to increase bandwidth as our needs and user growth dictate.”
Level 3′s operating subsidiary has also purchased certain assets from telecommunications provider AT&T that were ordered divested as a result of the merger between AT&T and SBC Communications.
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