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World's Largest Optical Cable Plant

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Source: WCNC

Project
Under Construction

Corning and Meta have broken ground on the world's largest optical cable plant in Hickory. The plant is aimed at supporting AI data centers by producing optical cables at a large scale.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
WCNC

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The project “World's Largest Optical Cable Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WCNC.

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2026-07-22

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Corning and Meta have broken ground on the world's largest optical cable plant in Hickory. The plant is aimed at supporting AI data centers by producing optical cables at a large scale.

Original sector

Telecommunications

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

North Carolina

City

Hickory

Source

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WCNC

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Sector

Manufacturing (Industrial)

Article published date

2026-04-03

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