The multiyear agreement covers fiber products and network solutions for rapidly expanding AI data centers in the U.S. and could create about 1,000 jobs at Corning’s North Carolina plant.
Amazon said it reached a multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning to buy fiber products and network solutions for rapidly expanding AI data centers in the U.S., extending evidence of heavy infrastructure spending tied to artificial intelligence buildouts. The companies said the deal could create about 1,000 jobs at Corning’s North Carolina plant. In market reaction, Corning shares rose 9% premarket while Amazon gained 1.23%.