Overview
- Announced on November 3, the pact calls for Verizon to construct new high‑capacity routes between AWS facilities to support AI applications.
- Verizon AI Connect will establish long‑haul, low‑latency pathways designed to improve performance, throughput, and reliability for AI workloads.
- Neither company disclosed financial terms for the fiber buildout.
- The agreement extends an existing relationship that includes Verizon using AWS as a preferred cloud provider and joint private mobile edge computing offerings across industries.
- Executives from both companies framed high‑performance networking as essential for generative AI, as major cloud providers report AI‑driven revenue growth and plan higher infrastructure spending.