This is nearly double the adoption rate from just ten months ago, according to McKinsey’s latest Global Survey on AI.

This surge in AI adoption isn’t just experimentation, companies are already seeing real business impact, with gen AI delivering both cost savings and revenue growth. And the momentum is only building. 

But here’s the real challenge: all that AI investment is useless without the connectivity to match. AI success depends on seamless data movement – from massive training clusters to real-time inference at the edge, and every point in between. The network is the critical link that keeps data, models, and applications working together in real time.

The race isn’t just about more compute – it’s about scalable, high-performance networks that can handle the data gravity of AI. The solution? Doubling down on long-haul and metro fiber networks.