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Zayo Secures Corning Fiber Capacity for AI Network Expansion
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Fusion42 · 22 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Zayo has secured manufacturing capacity with Corning for a significant portion of the fiber needed through 2030 to support its plan to build 15,000 route miles of new and overbuilt fiber infrastructure driven by AI data center connectivity demands. The agreement ensures fiber supply visibility amid signals of future supply pressure, enabling Zayo to advance network expansion projects including major routes linked to Nvidia.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity, and 2 sources have reported it between 21 Aug 2026 and 22 Aug 2026.
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Your AI network plans must account for long-term fiber supply constraints now secured by Zayo through 2030 with Corning. This deal opens doorways to tapping Nvidia-driven route expansions but demands swift progress on permitting and construction to meet AI data centre growth.
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2 sources · first reported 21 Aug 2026 · latest 22 Aug 2026
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