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Corning signed a $6 billion contract with Meta on January 27, 2026, to supply its latest generation of optical fiber cables for the expansion of AI data centers in the U.S. This agreement reflects the surge in demand for optical fiber, which transmits data as light signals.

Corning's shift towards optical fiber comes after recognizing the limitations of existing technologies during a visit to a Meta data center in Dallas in 2018. The company aims to accelerate its production of optical fiber, having reached a milestone of one billion kilometers in eight years, alongside plans to integrate fiber directly into servers with Nvidia.