A New Approach, Fast & Flexible Connectivity Options for AI
AI is fundamentally transforming global network demands, with AI-enriched interactions generating 63 exabytes of network traffic per month in 2023 — a figure projected to reach 1,226 exabytes per month by 2030, representing a 19x increase in just seven years. Enterprises accessing or building AI models require ultra-high-bandwidth connectivity to move massive datasets efficiently, as traditional 1G and 10G connections can take weeks or months to transfer petabyte-scale workloads. Lumen addresses this challenge through three distinct solutions: Wavelength Services, Network-as-a-Service, and Private Connectivity Fabric, each designed to deliver the speed, scale, and elasticity that modern AI infrastructure demands. As the cycle of AI training and inference accelerates, organizations must ensure their core digital networks are agile and ready to keep pace.
In this guide, you'll learn how
- AI-enriched interactions generated 63 exabytes of global network traffic per month in 2023, projected to grow 19x to 1,226 exabytes per month by 2030.
- Transmitting 10 petabytes of data over a 400 Gbps dedicated connection takes just 56 hours, compared to nearly 93 days over a 10G connection.
- Lumen's Wavelength Services deliver private, low-latency 100G and 400G connectivity to support core AI digital infrastructure at massive scale.
- Network-as-a-Service enables companies to rapidly flex capacity up to 30 Gbps on demand, paying only for the bandwidth they actually consume.
- Private Connectivity Fabric provides a custom network architecture purpose-built for the high-bandwidth, low-latency demands of AI workloads.