Verizon Business unveiled Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to enable businesses to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale. While training current advanced AI models requires immense computing resources, the shift towards real-time decision-making - known as inferencing - is poised to drive massive demand for additional computing power. According to McKinsey, 60-70% of AI workloads are expected to shift to real-time inference by 2030, creating an urgent need for low-latency connectivity, compute and security at the edge beyond current demand.

To meet current and future demand from hyperscalers, cloud providers and global enterprises, Verizon is building on its strategy to power the AI ecosystem with reimagined existing assets integrated in Verizon's intelligent and programmable network. From the macro 5G network and high-speed fiber connectivity to edge compute environments and space, power and cooling infrastructure, Verizon AI Connect is designed to deliver AI workloads as needed. Google Cloud and Meta are already leveraging additional capacity to support their AI workloads.

Building the AI Ecosystem In addition, Verizon is expanding its AI ecosystem through key partnerships and collaborations. NVIDIA.