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Verizon Launches "AI Connect" Plan: $1 Billion Dark Fiber to Connect Google Data Centers, and Copper Wire Rooms Converted into Small AI Inference Data Centers
Verizon disclosed its "AI Connect" plan worth over $1 billion during its Q2 2026 earnings call, including using its dark fiber routes to connect Google data centers and converting copper wire rooms into small data centers supporting AI inference workloads. CEO Dan Schulman said additional AI deals worth "tens of billions of dollars over the next few years" will be announced by year-end to meet data center interconnection and low-latency inference needs such as robotics and remote surgery.
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