Feb 05, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
US telecoms firm AT&T is partnering with Amazon’s cloud and satellite units. The former will move more workloads to the cloud and utilize Amazon’s satellite fleet, while the cloud provider will benefit from new fiber connectivity between its data centers.
"This collaboration with AWS marks a pivotal step forward in shaping the future of connectivity in the United States," said Shawn Hakl, senior vice president, product, AT&T Business. "Fiber is the foundation of that future – it delivers the speed, capacity, and reliability that modern networks demand. By pairing our expanding fiber infrastructure with AWS’s cloud capabilities and through our collaboration to deliver the infrastructure of the future by connecting data centers, we’re creating a more resilient, scalable, and intelligent connectivity ecosystem. AT&T provides customers with reliable, high-speed connectivity wherever they need it."
"AWS is working with AT&T to advance their goal of expanding connectivity across the United States," added Jan Hofmeyr, vice president, telecommunications at AWS. "AT&T gains access to AWS's cloud capabilities and AI tools to accelerate its infrastructure modernization, while AWS benefits from AT&T's expertise in high-capacity fiber networking. By combining AT&T's leadership in advanced fiber networking with AWS' cloud and AI capabilities, we're creating new opportunities to deliver innovative services to customers nationwide.”
