Verizon Advances Fiber Network Capacity To Support AI Workloads

US wireless carrier Verizon has successfully tested the transportation of 1.6 terabits per second of data across a single wavelength on its live metro fiber network. Utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical solution, the trial, conducted in Boston, demonstrated data travelling farther and faster across Verizon’s fiber network. This upgrade enhances the network’s ability to handle the workloads generated by artificial intelligence (AI) applications, particularly Generative AI, according to an official statement.

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AI Workloads Demand Network Upgrades

Additionally, Verizon noted that adopting this new equipment would result in greater reliability and significant energy savings within this segment of the fiber network.

“AI is contingent on analyzing billions of data points in real-time on an ongoing basis. Because of the massive, multi-year transformation on Verizon’s network including deploying cloud native architecture from the core to the edge, deploying massive amounts of high-performing spectrum, exponentially increasing the capacity of our fiber infrastructure and deploying advanced technologies and intelligence throughout the network, Verizon’s network provides the ability to power the processes and movements of AI-generated activity,” said Adam Koeppe, SVP of Technology Strategy and Planning at Verizon.

“This continued advancement of our fiber network will further position us to be the provider of choice for AI workloads now and in the future,” he added.

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