Bold moves that push boundaries
Our story begins more than a quarter century ago as the pioneer in optical networking. Today, our story continues as we blaze new trails in connectivity-driven innovation.
Delivering industry firsts, again and again
We’ve been setting—and resetting—industry standards from day one.
Coherent optics at 40G, 100G, 400G, 800G, and 1.6 Tb/s
Open, programmable photonic layer tailored for data center interconnect (DCI)
Purpose-built coherent router for IP/Optical convergence
Advanced multi-domain, multi-layer network controller
Cloud-native OSS platform for network and service automation
PoP-to-PoP solution for converged submarine connectivity
Technology awards
Our portfolio sets the industry gold standard. See our innovation achievements.
Company accolades
Ciena continues to be recognized for making a positive impact in the world. See what sets us apart.
Analyst recognition
#1 Globally
- Total optical networking excluding China
- Purpose-built / compact modular DCI
#1 Globally
- Total optical networking excluding China
- Purpose-built / compact modular DCI
- Optical for cloud and colo
- Routing/access
#1 Globally
- Total optical networking excluding China
- Purpose-built / compact modular DCI
- DCI
- Optical for internet content
provider customers