Verizon Lands $1 Billion Google AI Link Deal, Converts Offices Into Edge Data Centers
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 27
Verizon Lands $1 Billion Google AI Link Deal, Converts Offices Into Edge Data Centers
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 27
Summary
More than $1 billion in new business will have Verizon connect Google data centers over its dark-fiber network, a centerpiece of the carrier’s newly unveiled AI Connect initiative.
Verizon said the push targets surging AI infrastructure demand on two fronts: high-capacity data-center-to-data-center links and ultra-low-latency inference closer to users.
Central offices are being stripped of copper and retrofitted into small remote data centers to support edge AI workloads such as robotics, robotaxis, remote surgery and autonomous driving.
CEO Dan Schulman said Verizon expects to announce additional AI deals by year-end that could generate multiple billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years.