Overview
- Under the Verizon AI Connect initiative, Verizon will construct new long-haul, low-latency fiber routes connecting AWS data center locations to boost AI workload performance.
- Neither company disclosed financial terms or a detailed construction timeline for the fiber build.
- The effort extends a long-standing Verizon–AWS relationship that includes Verizon’s adoption of AWS as a preferred cloud provider and joint private mobile edge computing offerings.
- Verizon says the program leverages assets such as its One Fiber footprint, optical networks, and 5G capabilities to deliver resilient paths for AI traffic.
- The agreement was announced November 3, 2025, as major cloud providers report AI-fueled revenue growth and plan higher infrastructure spending.