Optical reloaded: A tale of two networks

With programmable capacity from 200G to 800G, Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Extreme brings new levels of scale, programmability, and economics to optical networking and the ability, for the first time, to evolve to simple, ubiquitous 400GbE client connect

Ciena's WaveLogic 5 Nano pluggables bring the strength of coherent optics into compact, low-power form-factor solutions that deliver the capability needed across multiple new applications. The high-bandwidth connectivity to end-users and devices

More capacity per wavelength. Longer reach at any capacity. And lower cost per bit. With these benefits, Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme helps network providers modernize their networks to maintain the rapid innovation that delivers the services and

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G/200G CFP2-DCO is a dual-rate, single carrier, C-band coherent transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving up to 2x100 Gb/s of client payload on a single wavelength.

Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai 5x7 Multi-rate/400G Single-channel Module is a 5”x7” high-performance coherent transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving up to 4x100 Gb/s of client payload.

Over the past decade, network providers have been using coherent technology to increase traffic-carrying capacity by orders of magnitude over existing fiber assets. The migration to the cloud, the popularity of OTT content, 5G, and an increasing