Corning: Over 3 Billion USD Contract from AT&T - The AI Boom Now Engulfs Fiber Networks

AT&T and Corning are expanding their collaboration. The announced scope is over 3 billion USD. The deal follows a series of large fiber optic agreements from Corning with hyperscalers and network operators and demonstrates that the AI infrastructure boom is increasingly shifting from individual data centers to the networks between locations. Corning's Optical Communications revenue increased by 32% to 2.07 billion USD in the second quarter of 2026. In the enterprise segment, growth was even 65%.   AT&T becomes the next billion-dollar...