dark fiber
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Unused fiber-optic cable capacity leased for private, high-bandwidth network links.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 8Ars Technica AI·7/27/2026researchVerizon announces $1B Google dark fiber deal and AI Connect push
Verizon said it has signed a dark fiber deal worth more than $1 billion to connect Google data centers, marking the first major agreement under its new AI Connect initiative. The company also plans to convert some central offices into small data centers for low-latency AI inference workloads and expects more AI-related deals later this year.