Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many
Summary
Verizon announced a roughly $1B dark fiber deal to connect Google data centers for AI workloads and is converting copper-based central offices into mini data centers to support AI inference at the edge. The company expects additional AI-related deals worth billions as it expands its AI connectivity strategy and edge infrastructure. This underscores growing demand for low-latency, data-center-to-data-center networking to power AI applications.