Details
- AT&T and AWS announced a preview of AWS Interconnect – last mile, a connectivity service embedding AT&T fiber and 5G directly into AWS cloud environments. Preview launches Q2 2026 in select areas.
- The offering targets enterprises deploying AI workloads, combining AT&T's last-mile connectivity with AWS's cloud platform integration to reduce latency and network complexity for real-time analytics, machine learning, and agentic AI.
- AWS Interconnect enables self-managed provisioning within AWS workflows and lays groundwork for AI agents to monitor performance end-to-end from enterprise locations to cloud, streamlining architecture for AI-ready deployments.
- AT&T is scaling network capacity to 1.6 Tbps across metro and long-haul routes; the service complements broader AT&T-AWS partnerships including fiber connections to AWS data centers and AT&T migration to AWS Outposts.
- The collaboration addresses growing enterprise demand for lower-latency, tightly integrated connectivity models as AI moves from experimentation to production workloads at scale.
Impact
This launch positions AT&T and AWS to capture enterprise AI infrastructure spending by eliminating traditional network bottlenecks between on-premises locations and cloud platforms. The service directly addresses a critical adoption barrier—network simplification and reduced latency—that enterprises face scaling AI in production. Combined with AT&T's fiber expansion and AWS's cloud-native tooling, the offering strengthens both companies' competitive positioning in the emerging AI-infrastructure market.
