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How open ecosystems will advance CPO adoption

As AI infrastructure scales, the limitations of pluggable optics in the data center are becoming increasingly apparent. Ciena’s Matt Bolig explains how this shift is setting the stage for co-packaged optics to redefine how bandwidth is delivered inside the data center.

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1.6Tbps Quantum-Safe Communications

The shift toward quantum-safe communications is not optional—it is inevitable. Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme 1.6T quantum-safe encryption solution on the Waveserver platform was designed with this in mind, supporting QKD system interworking and NIST-certified PQC algorithms. It delivers an always-on, wire-speed encryption solution, without impacting performance or adding operational complexity, to ensure confidentiality as data moves between locations, devices, and applications.

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Episode 95: OFC 2026 Takeaways and Preparing Networks for AI

Rebecca Smith, Brodie Gage, and Dino DiPerna reflect on OFC 2026 and discuss how optical innovations are taking center stage in the AI Era. They share Ciena’s R&D approach that helps operators and hyperscalers build, scale, and prepare networks for AI – inside the data center and beyond.

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Enabling data center connectivity with coherent routing

Explore five practical use cases for enabling data center and AI-driven deployments with coherent routing. Covering colocation providers, service providers, enterprises, and neoscalers, this application note connects market shifts such as AI growth, cloud expansion, and expanding data center footprints to specific network architectures and deployment approaches.

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

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

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Enabling data center connectivity with coherent routing

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

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