3M and AWS collaborate to advance optical connectivity innovation 3M and AWS collaborate to advance optical connectivity innovation Oct 21, 2026, 10:28 ET AWS is investing in 3M's Expanded Beam Optical technology for its data center infrastructure SAINT PAUL, Minn., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced an expanded strategic collaboration. AWS plans to deploy and scale 3M's Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) platform for its data center infrastructure. Together, ...