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When some of the world’s most groundbreaking industries face deep challenges, they turn to Corning to help find solutions.

For more than 165 years, Corning innovators have taken on product design and manufacturing problems that seemed insurmountable. Their inherent curiosity and understanding of material science and process have unlocked amazing new glass properties. As a result, our customers have been able to launch revolutionary new products and entirely new markets.

The light bulb…mass-produced television glass…clean-air filters for engines…optical fiber…substrates for stunning displays…glass packaging to make pharmaceuticals safer than ever before. All these innovations, and many more, have grown from that crucial moment when customer and Corning teams sat down together to examine the challenge at hand.

The results, year after year, have been phenomenal. Here’s how some of today’s customers describe their partnerships with Corning.

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Merck

Verizon

AT&T

Pfizer

Crown Castle

Merck

Corning Valor® Glass addresses the biopharmaceutical industry’s specific concerns about safety and manufacturing efficiency in modern-day medicine production. Merck drew on its partnership with Corning to develop innovative alternatives in pharmaceutical packaging – with significant production benefits. Merck manufacturing leader Michael Thien explains.

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Verizon

Verizon’s One Fiber optical infrastructure is bringing the benefits of high-speed Internet and other next-generation services to its subscribers. Deploying fiber deep into its network has been a key part of the strategy. Verizon’s partnership with Corning, says Verizon Executive Vice President Kyle Malady, has been one based on innovation and development of solutions “every single time.”

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AT&T

AT&T’s fiber-based high-speed Internet service will pass 22 million residential and business locations by mid-2019. “The pace is unlike any we’ve seen before,” says AT&T Senior Vice President Marachel Knight. The connections are made possible by optical fiber, and AT&T depends on products and fast, reliable service from Corning to meet the needs of its customers.

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Pfizer

Corning Valor® Glass “has the potential to be a game-changer” in the biopharmaceutical world, observes Anthony J. Maddluna, retired executive vice president of Pfizer Global Supply and industry consultant. Extreme hardness in the glass formula, coupled with a coating to cut down on friction damage, brings innovation in pharmaceutical packaging into a new era.

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Crown Castle

Bringing optical fiber networks to New York City – especially within the labyrinths of urban apartment buildings – is a daunting task. Telecom provider Crown Castle, Inc. partnered with Corning in deploying networks that will support robust 5G communications over the next few years. “It’s all about innovation,” says Crown Castle Vice President Chris Levendos.

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