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VERIZON INKS $1B DARK FIBER DEAL WITH GOOGLE
Verizon has secured a $1 billion contract to provide dark fiber infrastructure to Google's data centers. The telecom giant signals this is the first of multiple similar deals as it pivots to capitalize on AI infrastructure demand.
Ars Technica+0m
Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.
Engadget+18h 41m
Keeping phones out of landfills and doing useful things is a good thing.