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Ciena is the global leader in high-speed connectivity. Our networking systems, components, automation software, and services revolutionize data transmission and network management.

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  • Cloud and AI networking
  • Access and aggregation
  • Metro and edge
  • Long haul
  • Submarine
  • Open line systems
  • Secure networking
  • AI-driven operations
  • Network transformation
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Cloud and AI networking

Seamlessly integrate cloud and AI workloads with high-capacity, low-latency connectivity

  • Cloud and AI networking
  • Data center interconnect
  • Data center OOB management
  • Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN)

Access and aggregation

Deliver the next generation of enterprise, residential, and mobile transport services with unparalleled scale and flexibility

  • Broadband
  • Enterprise
  • Mobile transport
  • TDM

Metro and edge

Simplify, scale, and optimize your metro and edge networks to meet new AI-driven connectivity demands

  • Coherent routing
  • Metro optical architectures
  • On-demand Wavelength Services

Long haul

Maximize capacity and operational efficiencies with our innovative, flexible long-haul solutions

  • High-capacity switching and transport

Submarine

Learn how GeoMesh Extreme unifies submarine, terrestrial, and cloud networks. Unprecedented capacity, latency, and sustainability are within reach.

  • Submarine networking

Open line systems

Gain more visibility and optimize your photonic network assets with our intelligent open line systems

  • Programmable photonics

Secure networking

Mitigate security risks and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data

  • Data security and encryption
  • Quantum secure communications
  • Secure access service edge

AI-driven operations

Power your autonomous networking journey with AI-optimized multi-layer network control and cloud-native OSS solutions

  • Multi-layer network control
  • Blue Planet Inventory
  • Blue Planet Assurance
  • Blue Planet Orchestration

Network transformation

Accelerate your network transformation with our industry-leading experts, field-proven analytical tools, and tailored approach and methodology

  • Network transformation
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Boost your open line system with intelligent network control

Optimize your photonic layer network and fiber asset returns.

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Blog

A look back: Ciena’s top milestones of 2025

From 1.6T becoming real to AI reshaping how networks are built and run, here’s a look at the milestones that defined Ciena’s 2025.

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Industry's 1st 448G PAM4 Driverless Optical Transmission

McGill University, Ciena, Hyperlight and Keysight demonstrate industry's 1st 448G PAM4 driverless optical transmission over 500m of optical fiber, demonstrating another step forward in the industry ecosystem enabling the next generation of high speed electrical and optical interconnects.

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Podcast

Episode 91: Verizon’s AI strategy to power next-gen AI demands

Victor Moreno joins Nicola Benvenuti and Mark Bieberich to discuss Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to enable hyperscalers, cloud providers and enterprises to deploy AI resource-intensive workloads at scale.

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Whitepaper

Zero-trust optical transport: A tiered architecture for metro network resilience

This white paper, developed in collaboration between Ciena and Microsoft, explores how zero-trust optical design can deliver resilient metro connectivity. Microsoft contributes its tiered optical business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) architecture, while Ciena provides the foundational transport technologies—the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS), and the Waveserver® family.

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Our company

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, we empower our customers, partners, and communities to thrive in the AI era.

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Our success is rooted in people

Our commitments to inclusion, social impact, well-being, and sustainability, empower our people to improve their lives and lift those around them.

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Press Release

Telxius and Ciena Achieve First Live 1.3 Tb/s Data Transmission Across the Atlantic

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Customer Story

Zayo Europe uses Ciena tech to launch new German network covering key metro hubs

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Infobriefs

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Ciena is the global leader in high-speed connectivity.

We build adaptive networks to support exponential growth in bandwidth demand—empowering our customers, partners, and communities to thrive in the AI era. With unparalleled expertise and innovation, our networking systems, interconnects, automation software, and services revolutionize data transmission and network management.
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