en.Wedoany.com Reported - AWS has integrated AT&T's network coverage into its managed AWS Interconnect service, expanding the recent connectivity partnership between the two companies. This integration allows AT&T's network to access the AWS Interconnect service for connecting branch offices, data centers, and remote locations to the AWS cloud. Users can quickly establish private high-speed connections using an activation key generated by AWS once the link is completed. The AWS Interconnect service aims to simplify capacity provisioning and automate network configuration, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) peering, virtual LAN (vLAN) configuration, and Autonomous System Number (ASN) assignment, supported by a Service Level Agreement (SLA). This integration is currently in a "gated preview" phase for US customers.

AWS initially launched the Interconnect last-mile service at its re:Invent conference late last year. AT&T joins a growing list of AWS Interconnect connectors, which recently included Lumen Technologies. This integration also expands the recent connectivity partnership between AWS and AT&T. Earlier this year, the two parties reached an agreement to migrate more of AT&T's internal operational systems to AWS and utilize Amazon's Leo satellite constellation for outbound connectivity; in turn, AWS leverages AT&T's rapidly expanding fiber network to enhance cloud connectivity. This multi-faceted agreement includes AT&T migrating multiple current on-premises technology workloads to AWS Outposts, with plans to use AWS Professional Services, Amazon Q Developer, and AWS Agentic Services to drive the migration. AT&T expects this move to enhance its resilience by improving infrastructure management and accelerating the modernization of business support systems.

This expectation is further supported by AWS using AT&T's fiber network to connect data centers. AT&T recently acquired Lumen Technologies' mass-market fiber business for $5.75 billion, expanding its fiber coverage to 32 million locations. Shawn Hakl, Senior Vice President of AT&T Business Products, noted in a statement on the agreement that by combining the expanding fiber infrastructure with AWS's cloud capabilities and collaborating to connect data centers to build future infrastructure, both parties are creating a more resilient, scalable, and intelligent connectivity ecosystem. AT&T will also leverage Amazon's Leo Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to provide satellite-based fixed broadband connectivity in regions requiring such services, thereby expanding its satellite broadband options. Amazon's Leo service (renamed from Project Kuiper in November last year) is Amazon's long-planned satellite broadband service, designed to compete with companies like SpaceX and AST. Following the recent rebranding, Amazon launched enterprise-grade satellite terminals supporting downlink speeds of up to 1 Gb/s, capable of transmitting data directly through the AWS Transit Gateway or Direct Connect Gateway platforms.