• ⁠Lumen reported second-quarter revenue of $2.81 billion, above analysts' average estimate of $2.77 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. • Strategic revenue, which includes higher-margin digital networking products, ​rose ​14% year over year and increased to ​53% of business revenue in ‌the second quarter, up from 51% in the first quarter. • Adjusted EBITDA excluding special items fell to $802 million in the second quarter, from $877 million a year earlier. • Adjusted loss per share was ‌7 cents in the second quarter, versus ​analysts' average estimate for a 14-cent loss. • Lumen, which provides digital fiber connectivity, data center interconnect and digital networking services to enterprise and AI customers, said adoption ​of its Network-as-a-Service platform ‌is accelerating, with more than 3,000 NaaS customers.