AT&T, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Amazon Leo announced new strategic agreements to accelerate modernization of U.S. connectivity infrastructure, spanning cloud migration, fiber interconnection, and satellite-enabled broadband. The collaboration builds on an existing relationship and aligns AT&T’s nationwide fiber footprint with AWS hybrid cloud and AI tooling to support more resilient, software-driven networks.
As part of the initiative, AT&T will migrate select on-premises workloads to AWS Outposts and use AWS Professional Services alongside Amazon Q Developer and other agentic services to speed network service enablement. AT&T expects the move to improve operational efficiency and resilience through tighter infrastructure management and faster modernization of business support systems. In parallel, AT&T will provide high-capacity fiber connectivity to AWS data center locations to support cloud and AI workloads at scale.
The companies also confirmed collaboration with Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network, to extend AT&T’s fixed broadband reach in locations where terrestrial access remains limited. Amazon Leo will supply satellite connectivity services to AT&T, allowing the carrier to augment its network portfolio for enterprise customers. AT&T and AWS plan to share additional technical detail and demonstrations at Mobile World Congress 2026, including hybrid cloud deployments combining AWS Outposts with generative AI–driven automation.
- AT&T to migrate selected network and IT workloads to AWS Outposts as part of hybrid cloud modernization
- Use of Amazon Q Developer and AWS agentic services to accelerate network service enablement
- AT&T to connect AWS data centers with high-capacity fiber to support AI and cloud scaling
- Amazon Leo to provide satellite connectivity, extending AT&T fixed broadband reach to underserved areas
- Joint demonstrations planned for MWC 2026 focused on hybrid cloud and AI-assisted migration
“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. “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.”
🌐 Analysis
Amazon Leo—Amazon’s LEO satellite program also known externally as Project Kuiper—remains in the early deployment phase, with initial satellites launched and commercial services targeted to ramp as constellation density increases later this decade. By positioning Leo as a wholesale and enterprise-access platform rather than a direct consumer substitute, Amazon aligns more closely with carrier partnerships like AT&T, echoing similar models seen with OneWeb and select Starlink operator agreements. The Leo collaboration complements AWS’s broader strategy of integrating space-based connectivity with its terrestrial cloud and fiber assets, while AT&T gains an additional access layer without building or operating its own satellite constellation.
