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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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  • Secure networking
  • AI-driven operations
  • Network transformation
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Cloud and AI networking

Maximize scale and performance across any distance in the WAN and inside the data center

  • Metro DCI
  • Global DCI
  • 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 wave 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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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: Maximize your fiber capacity with L-band spectrum

In this Chalk Talk, Paul Chedore, Photonic Systems Architect, provides a detailed comparison between three options for increasing the usable spectrum: the conventional 9.6 THz C+L-band, 10.8 THz Extended C + Shifted L-band, and 12 THz Extended C-band + Extended L-band.

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Podcast

Episode 87: How Meta Reimagined OOB Management in the Data Center

On this episode, Mike “MJ” Joseph, who manages the infrastructure network engineering team at Meta, joins Ciena’s Mark Bieberich to discuss innovation in out-of-band (OOB) management networks, which are essential for initial device commissioning, disaster recovery, remote troubleshooting, and secure lifecycle management. MJ and Mark explore Meta's decision to adopt passive optical networking (PON) for OOB management, highlighting the collaborative effort with Ciena to create an ultra-scalable, cost effective PON-based solution. They also discuss the positive outcomes Meta has achieved by streamlining and automating its OOB network operations in the data center—and the lessons learned along the way.

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

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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.
ARTICLES
    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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