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• Earlier this week, Lumen Technologies launched its Lumen Defender Advanced Managed Detection and Response with Microsoft Sentinel and joined Meter in announcing an integrated WAN-to-LAN networking solution tailored for AI-driven enterprises.

• These developments underscore Lumen’s commitment to expanding its digital security and connectivity ecosystem through deeper integrations with industry leaders and innovative platform offerings.

• We’ll examine how the Microsoft Sentinel-powered cybersecurity launch enhances Lumen’s transformation story and investment considerations.

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To be a Lumen Technologies shareholder, you need to believe in the company’s pivot toward enterprise fiber networks, digital security, and AI-driven connectivity as offsetting its legacy declines. This week’s cybersecurity and AI networking launches bolster Lumen’s platform credentials, but they do not materially shift the most important near-term catalyst: successful enterprise revenue scaling, nor do they reduce the biggest risk of persistent legacy revenue contraction and financial strain.

Of Lumen’s announcements, the Microsoft Sentinel-powered Advanced Managed Detection and Response stands out, reinforcing efforts to reposition beyond legacy assets and ride the AI data boom. However, the core challenge remains converting these innovations into durable, higher-margin recurring revenues fast enough to counterbalance ongoing declines and balance sheet pressures.

By contrast, investors should also be aware of the risk that…

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Lumen Technologies’ narrative projects $11.8 billion revenue and $1.5 billion earnings by 2028. This requires a 2.7% yearly revenue decline and a $2.7 billion earnings increase from current earnings of -$1.2 billion.

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Ten community-generated fair value estimates for Lumen range from US$2.00 to US$14.50 per share, highlighting a wide spectrum of opinions among private investors on Simply Wall St. While many are focused on the growth potential in AI-driven network services, the persistent decline in legacy business continues to shape both expectations and uncertainty around Lumen’s future performance.

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