A quarter of all new customers joining Lumen Technologies' Network-as-a-Service platform in the first three months of 2026 had never done business with the company before - a signal that the telecom veteran is not merely converting its existing base, but actively expanding its footprint in a market that AI and multi-cloud adoption are rapidly redefining. NaaS active customers grew 25% sequentially in Q1 2026, with active ports up 35% and services sold across those ports rising 32% from the prior quarter.