3M and AWS Broaden Optical Connectivity Work for Data Centers
3M and Amazon Web Services expand their tie-up on Expanded Beam Optical technology for data centers, per TradingView, supporting over 500 jobs.
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what happened
Industrial group 3M said it has widened its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services. AWS plans to roll out and scale 3M's Expanded Beam Optical technology across its data center infrastructure. The two firms will cooperate on optical links and data center hardware for next-generation AI systems.
3M estimates the collaboration and related investment will support more than 500 jobs, directly and indirectly, including over 100 new roles through 2027 in Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin. The company expects its optical connectivity unit to add close to $0.5 billion to the US economy. The deal builds on an earlier plan to double output at the Menomonie, Wisconsin plant.
According to TradingView, 3M shares on the NYSE were down 0.09% at $171.21 at the time of reporting.
why it matters
For investors this is mainly a corporate development. A larger role supplying a major cloud provider could support demand for 3M's optical components tied to AI data center buildouts. The filing does not quantify the effect on group revenue, so the size of the impact remains unclear.
market impact
3M and data center optics: wider AWS collaboration supports demand for its optical connectivity business.
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- 3M, AWS Expand Collaboration On Optical Connectivity For Data Centers — TradingView, 21 October 2026 at 16:40 UTC
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