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Verizon lifts annual forecasts, signs more than $2 billion AI infrastructure deal with AWS
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Fusion42 · 26 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Verizon raised its annual forecast for wireless subscriber additions and signed an AI infrastructure deal worth over $2 billion with Amazon Web Services to provide high-capacity fiber-optic connectivity for AWS data centers.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity, and 4 sources have reported it.
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You will see AWS ramping up its network capacity rapidly with Verizon supplying high-capacity fiber, opening opportunities for startups in cloud networking and enterprise connectivity. The $2 billion deal signals big spenders want lower-latency and more resilient infrastructure now.
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4 sources · 26 Oct 2026
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