Lumen Accelerates Fiber and Capacity “To Meet AI Demand”

Lumen Technologies says it has delivered “millions of new fiber miles” and undertaken major capacity upgrades in 2025 as part of an ambitious, multibillion-dollar expansion aimed at helping enterprises “power their AI workloads.
Microsoft Lines Up Hollow-Core Fiber to Feed AI Traffic

Microsoft struck agreements with Corning and Heraeus Covantics to ramp its global HCF deployments. … Microsoft, along with researchers from the University of Southampton, recently announced they designed a hollow-core fiber with a loss of less than 0.1 decibels per kilometer.
Telcos See the Edge as the “Neighborhood AI Factory”

Telcos no longer want to be mere conduits of AI traffic—they want to embed themselves into the AI processing loop itself.
Broadband Providers Lean on AI & ML to Fix Problems Before They’re Noticeable

Broadband service providers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to detect, predict, and resolve network problems before customers even realize there’s an issue. The push is driven by growing user demands for uninterrupted service and the high cost of downtime.
Both SpaceX and Amazons Kuiper Launch from Flordia this morning.

Headline: Both companies have successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Article: United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying 27 satellites for the Amazon Project Kuiper broadband constellation. Rocket […]
A remote Maryland island finally gets high-speed internet

Headline: Smith Island is among the most rural pockets of the country that still lack broadband connectivity.Article: Since 2023, the state has received more than $267 million in federal funding through the […]