Zayo says AI demand is driving long-haul network growth

Zayo said its long-haul network business is growing because of demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to a Fierce Network report. The company said it recently signed a new large contract with an AI infrastructure partner as an anchor tenant.

The source excerpt identifies the deal only as a “monster” contract and does not name the customer, financial terms, route miles, capacity, or deployment timeline. The excerpt also does not specify whether the contract covers dark fiber, wavelength services, or other long-haul connectivity products.

AI infrastructure build-outs are increasing demand for backbone and intercity transport capacity as operators connect data centers and cloud sites. In the broader telecom market, long-haul fiber and high-capacity transport links are becoming more important as AI workloads require more bandwidth between compute clusters, but the source provided here gives no additional detail on Zayo’s specific network expansion plans.