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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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Access and aggregation

Drive next-generation business services at the network edge

  • Universal aggregation
  • Broadband
  • CIN
  • TDM
  • 4G/5G converged xHaul
  • 5G automation
  • Edge routing and switching

Metro

Evolve your metro network to become more simple, scalable, and sustainable

  • Coherent routing
  • Metro DCI
  • Metro optical architectures
  • On-demand wave services

Long haul

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

  • High-capacity switching and transport
  • Global DCI
  • Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN)

Submarine networking

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

Operations and automation

Simplify network and services management with intelligent automation and software-defined control

  • Multi-layer network control
  • Intelligent automation

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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Put coherent routing in the driver’s seat

Simple, scalable, sustainable converged networking to optimize multi-layer, multi-vendor performance.

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AI meets optical innovation: The future of data center networking with Ciena

Ciena is well known for our pedigree in subsea, long-haul, and metro optical networks, but what about taking our innovations in and around the data center?

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Chalk Talk: Coherent Routing

Marc Doucette, Director of PLM, explains the business benefits of evolving to a coherent routing solution for network providers. Learn more about the technology that delivers simple, scalable, and sustainable connectivity, as well as the requirements for next-generation converged networks.

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Podcast

Episode 84: Part 2- Quantum secure communications: Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography

In part two of this episode, Paulina Gomez, Ryan Lafler, Doug Schremp, and Paola Osorio delve into Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms. They discuss the principles of QKD, its challenges, and industry progress, as well as the development of PQC algorithms to deliver quantum-resistant encryption solutions. They also explore future milestones and the solutions that are available today to safeguard critical data and mitigate the quantum computing threat to enable quantum-secure communications.

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Whitepaper

Intelligent Data - Driven Operations with AIOps

CSPs are looking to use AIOps to broaden the scope of network management and improve operational efficiency at each stage of the network lifecycle, by combining big data with AI/machine learning (ML).

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network Insights | May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022
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In this edition of the insights: Understand the challenges and principles to consider when designing a future-proof mobile transport network. See how our people demonstrated their passion for helping the planet on Earth Day through volunteer events across the globe as part of our Ciena Cares volunteer program. Efficiently extend metro data-center fabric, push your packet transport to the max, and even more with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano.
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    Articles
    5G network design is full of challenges, but there are resources to make it less daunting

    Mobile Network Operators must balance the daunting challenges of profitability, urgency, and uncertainty as they roll out 5G networks and services. Ciena’s Francisco Sant’Anna details these challenges and highlights ten principles to consider when designing a mobile transport network to make it future-proof and turn it into a catalyst for differentiation.

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    Articles
    Our people making a difference on Earth Day

    For Earth Day this year, our people demonstrated their passion for helping the planet through volunteer events across the globe as part of our Ciena Cares volunteer program.

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    Videos
    WaveLogic 5 Nano: Addressing the broadest range of networking applications from coherent pluggables

    New coherent optic choices from Ciena address bandwidth requirements through capacity scaling with dramatic reduction in cost and power.

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RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT

What is NFV?

Overview of Network Function Virtualization (NFV). Functions run over an open hardware platform, lowering CapEx, OpEx, and accelerating deployments.

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