Lumen Technologies, Snowflake Plan Collaboration on Secure Data Connectivity for AI

09:12 AM EDT, 10/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Lumen Technologies (LUMN) and Snowflake (SNOW) said Thursday they plan to collaborate to help businesses move and secure data across cloud platforms, data centers and other enterprise systems for analytics and AI applications. The companies said they plan to use Snowflake's Data Connectivity Proxy with Lumen's private fiber network to simplify secure data connections across enterprise environments. The technology is designed to help businesses access data stored in different locations while maintaining security and control, the companies said. The planned collaboration would expand private connectivity options as businesses increase their use of AI, they added.