Lumen Memphis 2

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Lumen Memphis 2

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5425 E Raines Rd

Lumen Technologies Sites

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Sites within 15 miles of Lumen Memphis 2

Distance	Site	About
0.31 miles	EdgeConneX Memphis	Network Providers: Comcast, Level3 (tw telecom), Windstream, XO, Zayo
0.51 miles	Connect Data Centers: Memphis, TN	Connect Data Centers' 99,000-square-foot (9,200 sqm), single-story facility is located in Memphis, Tennessee.
2.72 miles	Lumen Memphis 1
2.96 miles	5CDC: Memphis, TN	A former Fred's discount store headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, is being redeveloped into a data center by US firm 5C.
5.14 miles	Verizon: 5127 Truse	Former XO Communications site
5.83 miles	Expedient Memphis	The 35,000-square-foot facility used to be a Hilton Hotels enterprise data center.
5.84 miles	Sentinel Memphis TN-1	7.4-acre site; 40,000sf existing facility fully leased to a national colocation provider
8.90 miles	xAI: MACROHARDRR	Located at in Southaven, Mississippi, the new MACROHARDRR facility serves as the third cornerstone of Elon Musk’s "Greater Memphis" AI campus.
8.93 miles	xAI: Macrohard	xAI, Elon Musk's startup, has acquired a 1 million square foot (92,905 square meter) property in Memphis for a new data center to support the expansion of its Colossus supercomputer.
9.14 miles	xAI: Minihard	Elon Musk’s xAI is expanding its footprint in the Memphis area with a planned $659 million investment in a new four-story, 312,000-square-foot building on Tulane Road.
9.33 miles	Aphorio Carter: Collierville, TN	Aphorio Carter Fund Management Company, the critical infrastructure and data center arm of Carter Funds acquired a fully leased enterprise data center in Collierville for roughly $13 million.
12.40 miles	DataBank Memphis-7620 Appling Center
15.55 miles	Plaza OneInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us
15.56 miles	xAI: Colossus 1
19.52 miles	SouthInterested in this information?Contact us	Data center facility details are available on request.Interested in this information?Contact us

Operating Company

The combined company of CenturyLink and Level(3) has one of the largest networks in the world.

The combined company of CenturyLink and Level 3 is a patchwork of data centers that span over Europe, North America, and Latin America. The data centers came through acquisitions that include Global Crossing (2011) and TW Telecom (2014).

A Timeline of Level 3 Acquisitions

2020: CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen Technologies
2017: CenturyLink acquired Level 3's data centers and network for $34 billion
2015: Black Lotus (for Level3's DDoS mitigation product)
2014 Level 3 acquired TW Telecom for $5.7 billion
2012 Level 3 acquired Voxility
2011 Level 3 acquired Global Crossing (GX) for $2.0 Billion
2007: Level(3) acquired Broadwing for $1.4 billion
2006: Level(3) acquired Progress Telecom for $137 million
2006: Level3 acquired Looking Glass Networks for $96 million
2006: Level3 acquired Telcove (Adelphia Business Solutions) for $1.2 billion
2006: Level3 acquired ICG Communications for $163 million
2005: Level 3 acquired WilTel for $680 million
2002: Level3 acquired Genuity for $242 million

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Memphis Council Rejects Proposed 18-Month Data Center Moratorium

October 21, 2026 Memphis

Memphis councilors rejected an 18-month data center moratorium, opting instead for a 135-day pause on new applications and a 90-day review of digital infrastructure projects. The longer proposal followed public opposition and protests at an October 6 council meeting. After a five-and-a-half-hour...

Memphis Council Delays Vote on Proposed Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Protests

October 14, 2026 Memphis

Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed 12-month data center moratorium for a second time, despite protests from more than 100 residents. The pause, proposed by councilor JB Smiley Jr., would allow officials to assess data centers’ social, health, and environmental impacts....

Memphis Council Delays 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Vote to Oct. 20

October 13, 2026 xAI

Memphis city councilors voted 7-5 on Oct. 6 to postpone a decision on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers, the second delay for a measure that would freeze approvals across a market now tied to Elon Musk's AI buildout. The council moved the vote to Oct. 20 after a packed meeting that...

SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027

June 23, 2026 Memphis

SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million plant will support its nearby data centers. First announced in February 2025, the facility...

Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

December 11, 2025 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has appointed Jim Fowler as its executive vice president and chief technology and product officer. The new CTO is to succeed Dave Ward, who is leaving Lumen to become president and chief architect at Salesforce. Starting from January 6, Fowler will manage global technology and...