Lumen Boston
Internet ExchangeCambridge, MA · Lumen Technologies Inc
At a glance
Lumen Boston is a colocation and interconnection facility listed in PeeringDB, located at 300 Bent St., Cambridge, MA 02141. It is operated by Lumen Technologies Inc. 19 networks are present at Lumen Boston according to PeeringDB, ranking it 112th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. It hosts 1 internet exchange (public peering fabrics).
Peering & carrier density
How many networks and carriers are at Lumen Boston?
19 networks are present at Lumen Boston according to PeeringDB, ranking it 112th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. Within Massachusetts it ranks 3rd of 38 facilities. That is about 9.5 times the Massachusetts median of 2 networks per facility (national median: 2). 1 internet exchange has switching equipment in the building, so networks can peer publicly as well as by private cross-connect.
Who operates Lumen Boston?
PeeringDB lists Lumen Technologies Inc as the operator of Lumen Boston. Lumen Technologies Inc has 45 facilities in the GridCensus catalog across 23 states.
Where is Lumen Boston located?
The facility's address is 300 Bent St., Cambridge, MA 02141. It is the only PeeringDB interconnection facility catalogued in Cambridge. Massachusetts has 38 of the 1,390 US facilities; the best-connected has 80 networks present.
What datacenters and sites are near Lumen Boston?
5 datacenters are listed in the surrounding area (the largest by footprint); of those, the closest is CoreSite BO1, about 0.7 miles away. The highest-scoring datacenter candidate site in the surrounding area is MYSTIC in Suffolk County, with a DC Readiness score of 72.4 out of 100.
Nearby datacenters
- CoreSite BO1Somerville, MA
- Markley Data CenterMarkley Group · Lowell, MA
- TierPoint DCTierPoint · Andover, MA
- Digital Realty BostonDigital Realty · Boston, MA
- CoreSite BO1CoreSite · Somerville, MA
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Lumen Boston, ranked by DC Readiness. Co-location near a well-peered exchange is a meaningful fiber-connectivity advantage.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYSTIC | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 72.4 |
| K STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 72.4 |
| KINGSTON STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.2 |
| NORTH CAMBRIDGE | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.1 |
| WAKEFIELD JUNCTION | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.9 |
| TEWKSBURY NO. 22A | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Middlesex County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.2 |
| LEXINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Middlesex County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.0 |
| GOLDEN HILLS | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 67.0 |
Frequently asked questions
Who owns or operates Lumen Boston?
Lumen Boston is operated by Lumen Technologies Inc, according to its PeeringDB facility record. Lumen Technologies Inc has 45 US facilities in the GridCensus catalog across 23 states.
What is the address of Lumen Boston?
Lumen Boston is at 300 Bent St., Cambridge, MA 02141. Coordinates: 42.3677, -71.0868.
How many networks and carriers are at Lumen Boston?
19 networks are present at Lumen Boston according to PeeringDB, ranking it 112th of 1,390 US facilities by network count. The median Massachusetts facility has 2 networks present. PeeringDB counts every network (carriers, ISPs, cloud and content networks) that lists the facility as a point of presence.
Is there an internet exchange at Lumen Boston?
Yes. PeeringDB records 1 internet exchange with a presence at Lumen Boston.
Which datacenters are near Lumen Boston?
Large datacenters catalogued near Lumen Boston include CoreSite BO1, 0.7 miles away; CoreSite BO1 (CoreSite), 1.5 miles away; Digital Realty Boston (Digital Realty), 1.5 miles away.
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About this data
Source: PeeringDB facility records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Lumen Boston, Cambridge, MA”, https://gridcensus.com/internet-exchanges/lumen-boston-04ee2f89 (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Network and exchange counts are point-in-time figures from PeeringDB and may lag changes at the facility.
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