India, June 8 -- Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has struck a deal to buy billions of dollars' worth of optical fiber from Corning Incorporated over the coming years, all to back the fast growth of its U.S. data center infrastructure. This move really shows the rising demand for investments tied to artificial intelligence.
This agreement will help support Amazon's ever-growing network of data centers and is expected to create around 1,000 jobs at Corning's manufacturing sites in North Carolina. Those fiber optic cables and networking tech from Corning are essential for AI infrastructure, making high-speed connections between data centers, servers, and advanced computing systems possible.
The deal also puts a spotlight on Corning's expanding role i...