Lumen takes network resilience beyond the backup plan with AI and built-in diversity

Lumen Technologies (Nasdaq: LUMN) launched Dual Path, a wavelength service giving businesses two physically diverse network routes between the same locations, alongside AI-powered Service Assurance tools, the company announced October 20, 2026. Lumen says more than 380 automated workflows run roughly 5 million times a year and anticipate and resolve 80% of issues, while its GenAI Service Diagnostics deflects 35% of tickets, per Lumen internal data. Lumen's multi-agent assistant AskGreg and customer operations assistant NORA extend that operational intelligence to engineers and customers.

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