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UWC 2026—What’s next?

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Drive success with intelligent IP networking

At Upperside World Congress 2026, we had the opportunity to discuss how service providers can deliver the connectivity required for the AI era. Our latest innovations help enable the performance needed for next-generation cloud and AI data centers, as well as enterprise networks—turning network infrastructure into a catalyst for competitive advantage.

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Demonstrations

Coherent routing

New applications and technology advancements behind coherent routing for data center and AI connectivity

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Advanced routing for AI-driven growth

Showcasing segment routing and EVPN advancements powered by Ciena’s Service-Aware Operating System (SAOS) and agentic AI for IP operations to accelerate AI-driven growth

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AI-driven multi-layer operations

Smart multi-layer network control, powered by an easy-to-use AI assistant and robust agentic AI framework, to optimize network efficiency and performance

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AI-powered lifecycle automation

An intent-based automation architecture that senses, reasons, and acts across domains to enable self-optimized operations

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Digital twin for proactive operations

Real-time digital twin to create an accurate virtual model of multi-layer networks for sophisticated what-if and impact analysis

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AI agent builder

An open execution environment with prebuilt AIOps use cases to streamline operations, simplify AI/ML workflows, and accelerate AI adoption

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Insights

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AI is everywhere. But its value only flows where networks can carry it.

AI is scaling beyond the data center into distributed inference across clouds and the...

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AI inference is the next network stress test

When people think about AI infrastructure, they usually focus on large language model...

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Scaling transport networks - The transition to Segment Routing

While legacy transport technologies such as MPLS-TP, RSVP-TE, and LDP have served wel...

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UWC 2026

A live booth demonstration where attendees are being shown AI-enabled networking and operational technologies on an interactive display.
A conference presentation titled “AI Inside Service Provider Networks: Agentic, Cognitive and Autonomous Networks,” discussing the role of AI in modern telecom infrastructure and autonomous network operations.
An exhibition booth showcasing AI-driven multi-layer operations and AI-powered lifecycle intelligence, with representatives presenting automation and network management solutions to visitors.
A Transport & Cloud Networks Interoperability Showcase featuring multi-vendor networking equipment racks from organizations such as Ciena, Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson, Arista, and others, demonstrating interoperability testing and transport networking solutions.