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AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting

Published

29 August 2026

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technology

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Cloud Infrastructure

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United States

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Fusion42 · 29 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

AWS has developed a new networking technology that is up to 40% more energy efficient and cost-effective, which is now the default in most new data center builds. Despite these savings, AWS has retained most of the cost benefits rather than passing them on to customers, while keeping prices stable on existing instance SKUs.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure.

◆ The Wire takeaway

AWS's quiet but significant network tech improvement signals pressure on cloud infrastructure founders to innovate cost efficiency or face margin compression. You must explore cost-saving hardware or software innovations since AWS is unlikely to pass savings to your customers.

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