While maintaining its status as the dominant supplier of premium fiber and cable, Corning has emerged as one of the premier players in the red-hot optical networking space.

While the sector could remain volatile until then, we encourage investors to get back into these beaten-down optical leaders.

The demand picture remains solid, while the supply side is still constrained for certain components, mostly for new and high-end components.

Despite the ongoing market correction in the telecommunications sector, we believe the fundamentals remain intact for the optical networking industry.

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