On Thursday, Palantir announced a collaboration with Lumen Technologies, under which the telecom giant will utilize Palantir’s AI solutions to enhance its enterprise AI offerings.
Described by both companies as a “multi-year, multi-million-dollar strategic partnership,” Bloomberg, referencing unnamed insiders, reports that Lumen’s investment in Palantir’s technology will exceed $200 million over several years.
Through this arrangement, Lumen will integrate Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) with its own edge computing, broadband networks, and other digital solutions.
This partnership is part of Lumen’s broader effort to shift from a conventional telecom company to a modern technology infrastructure provider. Back in September, Lumen revealed it was working with Palantir to embed Foundry and AI tools into its business, financial, and tech operations, aiming to rapidly upgrade its network and services.
Although Lumen declined to confirm the exact value of the deal, spokesperson Joe Goode told TechCrunch via email that leveraging Palantir’s technology played a significant role in helping the company achieve $350 million in cost savings for 2025. He also mentioned that insights gained from their earlier collaboration influenced the decision to expand their partnership to serve enterprise clients. Lumen has set a goal to cut $1 billion in costs by 2027 and reports it is already ahead of schedule.
“Palantir showed that its Foundry and AIP platforms could process Lumen’s data more quickly and affordably than traditional data-lake migrations, and together we’re working on solutions to enable other large organizations to do the same,” Goode explained.
For Palantir, this marks another addition to its extensive list of collaborations with both businesses and government agencies to deliver its AI technologies. Including the Lumen agreement, Palantir has entered into 19 partnerships this year alone, spanning industries such as aviation, healthcare, telecommunications, contract and data management, defense, and more.
“By integrating AI into practical business environments through a unified ecosystem, we’re enabling companies to transform their operations, boost competitiveness, and drive growth,” said Kate Johnson, CEO of Lumen Technologies, in a statement.
Palantir has yet to provide a comment in response to the inquiry.


