Lumen Technologies announced on 2025‑09‑24 that it has made significant progress on its multi‑year plan to build the backbone for the AI economy. The company said it is moving forward with a multi‑billion‑dollar build that will add 34 million new intercity fiber miles by the end of 2028, bringing the total to 47 million intercity miles.
The announcement also highlighted that Lumen has already delivered millions of new fiber miles, upgraded network capacity, and expanded high‑speed connectivity across the United States. These upgrades are designed to meet the growing demand from AI workloads and hyperscale cloud customers.
By expanding its fiber footprint, Lumen positions itself to capture a larger share of the projected $15 billion AI‑first enterprise market. The increased capacity is expected to drive higher‑margin private connectivity and network‑as‑a‑service revenue, supporting the company’s goal of returning to EBITDA growth in 2026.
The progress announcement underscores Lumen’s commitment to transforming from a legacy telecom to a digital network services provider. The milestone demonstrates tangible execution of its strategy and provides a foundation for future revenue growth from high‑bandwidth, low‑latency services that are critical to AI and multi‑cloud customers.
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