Meta, Corning sign deal worth up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cables in AI data centers

Facebook parent ‍Meta Platforms will pay Gorilla Glass maker Corning up to $6 billion over the next several ⁠years in a deal to provide fiber-optic cables for its AI data centers, the companies said on Tuesday.

Corning will supply advanced optical fiber, cable and connectivity products to ‌Meta, while ‌expanding its manufacturing capacity in North Carolina, including at its cable factory in Hickory, where Meta ‌will be the anchor customer.