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The fiber optics tag covers reporting on optical connectivity and the infrastructure built around it. Current coverage focuses on Microsoft Azure’s partnership with 3M to deploy Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) fiber in Azure data centers, with the goal of helping hyperscale facilities scale more efficiently for AI workloads. The story also connects fiber infrastructure with the practical challenges of building physical data-center capacity and with Microsoft AI tools used in 3M’s internal operations. Readers following fiber optics can use this page to track developments where data-center networking, enterprise technology partnerships, and AI-driven infrastructure plans intersect.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Deploys 3M EBO Fiber to Speed AI Data Center Buildouts

    Microsoft and 3M have announced a strategic partnership that puts 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) fiber-connectivity technology into Azure data centers and brings Microsoft AI tools into 3M’s internal operations. According to Microsoft’s July 15 announcement, Azure will be the first publicly...