Verizon, AWS expand tie up with new fiber network to power AI applications

Verizon announced a deal with Amazon Web Services on Monday to build high-capacity fiber routes connecting AWS data centers, aiming to strengthen infrastructure for the next generation of artificial intelligence applications.

The partnership underscores how cloud and telecom giants are racing to meet surging data and network demands from generative AI, which requires fast, secure and resilient connections to process massive workloads.

Under the Verizon AI Connect agreement, the telecom giant will construct long-haul, low-latency fiber pathways to…