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Verizon inks $1B dark fiber deal with Google for AI data centers
Verizon announced a $1 billion dark fiber deal with Google to connect its data centers, aiming to capitalize on AI demand. The telecom giant plans to retrofit existing facilities into mini data centers for edge computing. Verizon expects this to be the first of many such agreements as it seeks new revenue streams from AI infrastructure.
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The deal signals Verizon's pivot to AI infrastructure, but the real test is whether it can compete with established cloud providers on latency and reliability.
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