NEW YORK — Verizon Business and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a major expansion of their collaboration through a new initiative called Verizon AI Connect, aimed at delivering the high-performance infrastructure needed to power advanced artificial intelligence workloads.
Key Highlights
New Fiber Buildout: Verizon will construct long-haul, high-capacity fiber pathways connecting AWS data centers across the U.S.
Purpose: The network is designed to provide resilient, low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity essential for training and deploying large-scale AI models.
AI at Scale: The infrastructure will support AWS customers building generative AI, machine learning, and real-time inference applications.
“This collaboration is about enabling the next wave of AI innovation with the network performance it demands,” said a Verizon spokesperson.
Strategic Impact
The fiber expansion enhances AWS’s ability to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable cloud services to enterprise customers.
It positions Verizon as a critical infrastructure partner in the AI and cloud computing ecosystem, reinforcing its role beyond traditional telecom services.
AI Infrastructure Race
The move comes amid a global race to build the backbone for AI computing, with tech giants investing heavily in data centers, GPUs, and connectivity.
Verizon’s investment reflects growing demand for dedicated AI networking solutions that can handle the massive data throughput required by modern models.
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