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Thought Leader Session at the WCIT 2014 A View of the Connected World Gabriela Allen, Corning Inc.
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A View of the Connected World
Gabriela Allen
Marketing Director
Consumer Networks
WCIT 2014
Optical Communications 2.
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2000 BCE
Glass Invented,
Mesopotamia
History of Glass
Early Glassmaking
Roman Empire*
Medieval and Islamic Glass
Anglo Saxon
Glass*
Islamic Glass*
Stained Glass
Crown Glass
Early European Glass
Murano Glass*
Lead Crystal*
Building
Material
Mass
Production
Automation**
* Images provided by Corning Museum of Glass, http://www.CMoG.org
** H.M. Ashley’s first patent for a wide-mouth bottle, Patent 403,023
Optical Communications 3.
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Processes
for mass
producing
the television
bulb
1947
1879Glass envelope for
Thomas Edison’s
light bulb
Heat-resistant
PYREX® glass
1915
1970First low-loss
optical fiber
1982Active matrix
liquid crystal
display (LCD)
glass
1934Dow
Corning
silicones
1952Glass
ceramics
Label-free
screening
platform for
drug
discovery
Corning, A Culture of Innovation
Ceramic
substrates
for
automotive
catalytic
converters
1972
Fusion
overflow
Process
1964
Environmentally
conscious
LCD glass
2006
Ultra-
bendable
fiber
2007Thin, lightweight
cover glass with
exceptional
damage
resistance
Pre-1900 | 2014 - Beyond
Pretium
EDGE®
solutions for
data centers
2009
2013Optical Cables
by Corning for
consumer
electronic
devices
First EPA-
registered
antimicrobial
cover glass
2014
Optical Communications 4.
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Glass enables much of our technological world today
Optical Communications 5.
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Optical Fiber and Cable create the networks
Optical Communications 6.
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Demand is growing
Optical Communications 7.
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The future of glass in the home
Optical Communications 8.
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The future of glass on the road
Optical Communications 9.
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We will interact with glass in new ways
Optical Communications 10.
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Glass will enable
