— Corning
→ Optical Communications revenue surged 36% YoY
→ Secured a $6B multiyear fiber supply agreement with Meta
→ New multicore fiber technology increases capacity while reducing installation time dramatically
→ One of the strongest infrastructure product cycles in company history
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$MTZ
— MasTec
→ Communications backlog exploded to $6.2B
→ Total backlog reached a record $20.3B
→ Positioned across telecom, fiber, energy, and infrastructure simultaneously
→ Becoming a preferred large-scale deployment partner
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— Quanta Services
→ Institutional-quality infrastructure compounder
→ Exposure across broadband, power grid modernization, renewables, and data center outside plant
→ One of the safest ways to participate in the digital infrastructure buildout
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— Dycom Industries
→ Record broadband construction backlog
→ Major BEAD deployment beneficiary
→ Expanding deeper into data center infrastructure construction
→ One of the purest broadband construction plays in the market
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— Calix
→ AI-enabled broadband software platform
→ Deep integration with Google Cloud + Vertex AI
→ Positioned to benefit directly from the rural broadband funding wave
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— ADTRAN
→ Broadband automation, managed Wi-Fi, and carrier-grade networking
→ Turnaround story with BEAD exposure and improving regulatory clarity
OPTICAL NETWORKING NAMES ALSO BENEFITING
THE BIG PICTURE
The AI supercycle does not stop at the GPU rack.
It extends through fiber networks, broadband nodes, optical systems, and last-mile connectivity infrastructure that still needs to be built.
This may become one of the most important infrastructure investment themes of the decade.
