Published Aug 14 2024
Article trumpets Corning’s role in the largest network humans have ever built.
A multimedia story produced by The Washington Post features Corning’s groundbreaking work of connecting the unconnected.
A team of Post reporters and photographers visited Corning’s facility in Midland, North Carolina, the largest optical fiber facility in the United States, to highlight how cables are made and then transformed into a massive telecommunications network. Delving into the five-step process of creating cable from gas to glass, the story shows how this innovative product builds the infrastructure of the World Wide Web. The article, published Aug. 14, also highlights how Corning’s efforts serve as an integral piece of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program (BEAD), the 2021 U.S. law that dedicates $42 billion to connecting every household in America with high-speed internet.
In the piece, Chairman & CEO Wendell Weeks captures the impact of Corning technology and nods to the future, saying the U.S. market is “only a fraction of what we can do” in ensuring all people have access to the internet.