Lumen Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced an agreement to boost connectivity and network optimisation for AI-driven cloud applications across the US. Under this partnership, Lumen will use AWS technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and security solutions, to modernise its network and product infrastructure while providing fiber connectivity to AWS data centers.
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Enhancing Infrastructure to Support AI Growth
Through its Private Connectivity Fabric solution, Lumen will offer dedicated infrastructure with private fiber connections between AWS Regions and Local Zones. AWS will continue to deploy its custom network technologies on this fiber to enhance security and performance between AWS locations.
This upgraded AWS network will enable enterprise customers to develop generative AI applications, train AI models, and deliver new AI-powered products across AWS's Region and Local Zone footprint.
"AI is reshaping industries, and the network infrastructure supporting it needs to be just as dynamic and responsive," said Kate Johnson, president and CEO of Lumen Technologies. "AWS wants their customers to thrive in the AI economy and this network expansion will help enable that. As the trusted network for AI, Lumen is using next-generation fiber to help AWS deliver high-bandwidth solutions that will allow their customers to experience and deliver AI's full potential."
"The next wave of innovation will be driven by generative AI, which requires a combination of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and flexible networking," said Matt Garman, CEO of AWS. "Together, AWS and Lumen will enable high-performance network connections that ensure customers across every industry can build and deliver compelling, secure, and reliable AI applications at scale."
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Using AI to Modernise Network Systems
Lumen is moving its IT and product platforms to AWS. Lumen says in the future, it can apply generative AI technology, including Amazon Bedrock, to help better plan and optimise network resources. Lumen said this will give full visibility of its network, both onsite and in the cloud, improving customer experience and reducing costs.
"By applying generative AI technologies like Amazon Bedrock, Lumen can transform its operations to enable faster decision-making and more autonomous, highly resilient networks," Garman added.
Lumen believes it will be able to transition to a generative AI-powered autonomous network platform that can dynamically manage resource allocation, as well as quickly identify and address service and network-related issues, the official release said.
This agreement builds on years of Lumen and AWS's existing partnership.
