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AT&T, AWS Unite for US Network Modernization
5 Feb
Summary
- AT&T and AWS partner to modernize US telecom infrastructure.
- Collaboration leverages AT&T's fiber with AWS cloud and AI.
- Amazon Leo to provide internet services for AT&T's expansion.
AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a significant collaboration aimed at modernizing U.S. telecommunications infrastructure and boosting cloud-driven innovation. This partnership, built on an existing relationship, will integrate AT&T's extensive fiber network with AWS's robust security, reliability, and AI capabilities.
The companies intend to construct future-ready connectivity solutions that are both resilient and adaptable. AT&T is set to migrate workloads to AWS Outposts, a managed hybrid cloud service, to enhance its transformation speed and operational efficiency. The company is also accelerating its network service enablement migration to AWS, utilizing AI agents like Amazon Q Developer.
To further strengthen AWS's cloud infrastructure, AT&T will connect AWS data center locations with high-capacity fiber. This move ensures AWS can continue offering secure, reliable, and high-performance cloud services for advanced AI applications. Additionally, AT&T will collaborate with Amazon Leo, Amazon's low-Earth orbit satellite network, to expand its connectivity services for enterprise clients.
Shawn Hakl of AT&T Business highlighted the partnership's importance in shaping future U.S. connectivity, emphasizing fiber as the foundational element. Jan Hofmeyr from AWS Communications noted that the collaboration leverages AT&T's fiber network insights and AWS's cloud and AI tools to create new opportunities for innovative services nationwide. Both companies plan to showcase their joint innovations at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona.
