i3D.net Enhances Online Gaming Experience and Supports its Expansion Drive with Level 3

-- Premium Game Server and Managed Hosting Provider Benefits from Level 3's High-Speed IP Network and Brazilian Point-of-Presence

LONDON, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is enabling global managed hosting provider, i3D.net, to enhance the experience of customers worldwide and expand its business into Latin America by connecting to São Paulo, Brazil.

Netherlands-based i3D.net is renowned for its expertise in game-hosting. Almost all of the enterprise-level game publishers work with i3D.net due to its expertise in scalability, mass deployment and ultra-low latency. More than one million people per day play games on i3D.net's 10,000 servers, located at 16 datacenter locations worldwide. The company is focused on delivering the best online experience for gamers wherever they are located, and meeting the growing demand by publishers for game hosting in new markets, including Latin America.

Level 3 is supporting i3D.net in meeting both challenges. By providing High-Speed IP (HSIP) connectivity services to the company, game publishers and their end-users can benefit from enhanced online performance. The company's expansion drive into Latin America is supported by the addition of Level 3 datacenter point-of-presence (PoP) connectivity in São Paulo, enabling i3D.net's customers in the region to access locally-delivered content.

Stijn Koster, CEO, i3D.net explained: "By leveraging Level 3's HSIP services, we can provide our customers with the benefits of locally-delivered services, including reduced latency and increased stability, reliability and performance. Adding connectivity to Level 3's PoP in São Paulo means we can continue our expansion drive and deliver our services to customers in Latin America too."

"As a company, we are dedicated to supporting businesses to meet their objectives around growth, efficiency and security," said Andrew Crouch, Regional President, EMEA and GAM Division, Level 3. "i3D.net is a clear example of how Level 3 customers can benefit from one of the fastest and most connected global IP networks in the world and expand beyond Europe into new markets worldwide."

About i3D.net
i3D.net is a managed-hosting provider based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, serving over 31,000 customers on 10,000 i3D.net servers in 16 datacenter locations worldwide. i3D.net was founded in 2004 in Rotterdam and enjoys a long tradition of award-winning company growth. It is listed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 as the fastest growing hosting company in the Benelux and it is the winner of the FD Gouden Gazellen award as the fastest growing profitable company in 2009-2012. The i3D.net team of highly-skilled technical engineers provides online infrastructure services and managed-hosting solutions to a broad range of organizations. Customers from the government, education, healthcare, sports, gaming, web-shop, hosting and print-media sectors are currently being supported by i3D.net services. It is a fast-growing and financially solid organization. It is AA-rated as measured by independent financial institutions. i3D.net is certified and audited annually on the CDSA (Content Protection & Security) certification.

About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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