Corning Exec Says AI, Broadband Driving Surge in Fiber Demand
Demand for high-capacity networks is accelerating as new technologies strain existing infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2026 – The fiber broadband industry is experiencing a new phase of rapid growth as expanding residential broadband networks and rising demand from artificial intelligence applications drive investment in network infrastructure, a Corning executive said Wednesday.
Speaking during a Fiber Broadband Association event, Mike O’Day, senior vice president and general manager of optical communications at Corning, said the industry is seeing simultaneous demand from fiber-to-the-home deployments and hyperscale data center investment.
“I don’t think I’ve actually ever seen anything like what we are experiencing right now in the industry,” O’Day said. “You have these two powerful trends of fiber to the home and generative AI coming together at the same time.”
