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Infusing sustainability into networks at every to ...
Networks across the globe are enabling so much good for our society. As operators continue to invest to meet these growing demand ...

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Ciena's O-NID: Cost-Efficiently Extend OTN to the ...
Ciena’s O-NID family of platforms delivers OTN closer to the edge, in a compact hardened form factor, all with operational simpli ...

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Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...

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Fourth Generation 100GbE is the real deal. How we ...
Ciena’s Ivana Lemos explains how with Ciena’s new 8140 Coherent Metro Router you can meet new 100GbE requirements and satisfy you ...

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Introducing WaveLogic 6: Another industry first f ...
1.6 Terabit wavelengths. 800G everywhere. 800G pluggables delivering 1000 km reaches. Seems impossible? Don’t ever tell that to a ...

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How to elevate your defenses against growing cybe ...
Advances in quantum computing are introducing new paradigms in data security. Ciena’s Patrick Scully explains what they are and w ...

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MCP is an Intelligent Network Controller. What do ...
What is an Intelligent Network Controller? Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains the real value that lies behind this new term.
Infobrief
WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Universal CFP2-DCO
Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G–400G Universal CFP2-DCO transceiver incorporates advanced coherent optical technology to deliver th ...
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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Standard CFP2-DCO
Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 100G–400G Standard CFP2-DCO transceiver module provides standards-compliant 100–400 Gb/s coherent ...
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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Standard and Enhanced ...
Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 100G-400G Standard and Enhanced QSFP-DD additionally supports extended-reach metro-regional packe ...
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WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G-400G Universal QSFP-DD
The WaveLogic™ 5 Nano (WL5n) Universal QSFP-DD is a coherent pluggable transceiver that supports up to +4dBm Tx launch power.

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Battle of the bands. Get more fiber capacity usin ...
Which technology will prevail in the battle of the bands? Conventional C + L-band? New L-band options combined with an Extended 6 ...
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Increasing Fiber Capacity with L-band: A comparis ...
Networks with high bandwidth applications and sustained bandwidth growth are quickly facing capacity exhaust on routes between ke ...

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Coherent Routing: A rapid evolution to IP/Optical ...
There’s way more to IP/Optical convergence than just a plug in a router. Scott McFeely Ciena’s SVP of Global Products & Services ...
White Paper
Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G, & Beyond
This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of coherent optical transm ...
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Greener Networks Made Possible by Coherent Innova ...
Ciena’s coherent optical technology innovations have resulted in network providers getting five times more capacity over fiber.

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With big edge densification comes big metro respo ...
Ciena’s 8100 family is expanding in a big way by adding the 8190 for higher capacity aggregation. Ivana Lemos explains how you ca ...
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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...
Many banks are looking to strengthen their holistic security capabilities rather than relying purely on perimeter security.
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Open, Automated, & Programmable Transport Net ...
This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of open, automated, and pr ...

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6500 D2 Video | Ciena
Ciena’s 6500-D2 with high capacity Add-Drop-Mux-on-a-Blade extends the flexibility, scalability, and resiliency of the 6500 Packe ...
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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...
Ciena’s packet-optical network platforms feature specially developed ultra-low-latency configurations and Raman amplifier solutio ...
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Financial Services Industry Optical Network Use C ...
Ciena’s packet-optical platforms provide solutions that meet exacting standards of data center interconnectivity for the financia ...

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Setting records in 800G - Altibox Carrier and Cie ...
Watch how Altibox broke new optical transmission records using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme.
Data Sheets
6500-D4 Packet-Optical Platform
The 6500-D4 is a compact chassis that is designed to address expanding metro and edge applications.