Tokenomics - how AT&T burns through a trillion+ tokens a month (and rising), but still ...

AT&T is running 100+ generative AI models in production, burning over 1 trillion tokens monthly, and has trained open-source models on AMD chipsets to achieve cost parity with proprietary alternatives. The carrier is rebuilding enterprise workflows around agentic AI and positioning fibre-edge infrastructure as critical to handling 7-9x traffic growth from AI adoption by 2035.

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