MySpace Networks With Level 3
August 21, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IP, broadband and colocation service provider Level 3 Communications (level3.com) announced on Friday it has been selected by networking site MySpace (myspace.com) to support the company’s social networking services, including video transmission. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Level 3 will initially provide Level 3 high speed IP service to support MySpaces services in multiple markets.
MySpace, one of the world’s largest online communities, is a social networking site based in California, offering a network of blogs, user profiles, groups, photos, video uploading and downloading and an internal email system.
“We are excited to be working with MySpace to support their high capacity needs and their delivery of video services,” says Brady Rafuse, president of content markets for Level 3. “MySpace is a clear leader in delivering content for online social networking, and this agreement underscores the growth we are seeing in demand for our services in this important segment.”
Level 3 says it has one of the world’s largest IP backbones and provides reliable high capacity to meet growing demand from customers with rich media traffic. The company offers Internet capacity in 82 markets along with a suite of network services designed to serve as building blocks for customer offerings. Level 3 says it has the scalability, performance, and service portfolio to support rich media content delivery solutions as its customers’ network needs evolve.
