Liberty Global and Google Cloud have signed a five-year agreement to deploy AI at scale across Liberty Global’s European footprint and to advance hybrid cloud, autonomous networks, and new go-to-market plays. The partnership spans roughly 80 million fixed and mobile connections across Liberty Global’s operating companies, including Virgin Media O2 in the UK, Telenet in Belgium, VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands, Virgin Media in Ireland, and Sunrise in Switzerland. On the network side, the companies will co-develop AI-first programs aimed at reliability, security, scalability, and cost efficiency. Commercially, the parties will target SMEs with a joint portfolio that combines connectivity with cloud, cybersecurity, and AI services.
