AT&T announced a multi-year purchase agreement with Corning to provide next-generation fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that will support AT&T’s fiber network expansion and help bring high-speed internet to more Americans.
The agreement, valued at over USD 1 billion, builds on the decades-long collaboration between AT&T and Corning.
Bringing Fiber to More People and Communities
AT&T, the largest fiber internet provider in the U.S, is expanding its network to bring world-class fiber to more people and places across the country. As Corning’s largest customer with preferential volume status for Corning’s connectivity solutions, AT&T can accelerate its network expansion and enhance network performance while minimizing deployment costs.
AT&T will use the latest additions to Corning's Evolv® portfolio of connectivity solutions, including Evolv® FlexNAP™ with Multifiber Pushlok® Technology, which will comply with the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD).
“We’ve built the nation’s fastest broadband network,” said John Stankey, CEO of AT&T. “This new multi-year agreement with Corning helps us to connect more households, communities, and businesses with the high-speed, reliable internet they need to thrive in a digital world.”
“As data and bandwidth requirements continue to grow, Corning is committed to ensuring all Americans have access to reliable, high-speed fiber connections,” said Wendell Weeks, Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated. “By extending our llongstanding relationship with AT&T, we're helping bring the transformational benefits of fiber to more people and communities. We share a fundamental belief that the more people you connect, the more value you create. And optical fiber is bringing people together at an unprecedented scale.”
With a leading fixed broadband product, AT&T is expanding its network through organic investment, its Gigapower joint venture with BlackRock, and several recently announced commercial open-access agreements. AT&T recently achieved its fifth consecutive quarter of broadband subscriber growth, reaching 28.3 million consumers and business locations and remains on pace to pass over 30 million by the end of 2025.
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