Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many
Verizon has announced a $1 billion deal to provide dark fiber connectivity to Google data centers as part of a new 'AI Connect' initiative. The company is also repurposing its central offices into edge data centers to support the growing demand for AI inference workloads.
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This deal illustrates the massive infrastructure investment required to support the AI boom and the shifting role of traditional telecom providers.
Dark fiber shines again? Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.
18 Credit: Zamek/GVN/VIEW press/Corbis via Getty Images Credit: Zamek/GVN/VIEW press/Corbis via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Verizon is seeking to tap into Silicon Valley’s AI spending in a big way. The telecom giant revealed a deal worth more than $1 billion to link Google data centers using Verizon’s dark fiber routes—and it’s also tearing copper wiring out of central offices as it converts them into small data centers suitable for supporting AI inference workloads.
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