Lumen 2025 Analyst Summit: A Dynamic Purpose-Built NaaS Platform for the AI Era

This IDC Market Note analyzes major announcements and topics discussed during the 2025 Analyst Summit in Dana Point, California. Lumen's 2025 Analyst Summit showcased the company's ambitious transformation into a purpose-built network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform for the AI era. Under CEO Kate Johnson, Lumen is modernizing its infrastructure, culture, and operations to deliver high-capacity, programmable, and scalable solutions. With a focus on AI workloads, customer-centric services, and margin expansion, Lumen aims to become a foundational enabler of the digital economy, targeting both large enterprises and midmarket businesses with innovative, cloud-native offerings.