Fierce Network: Scaling AI with Next-Gen Optical Networks

In this interview with Fierce Network, Ciena’s Mark Bieberich breaks down the exploding AI demand and how it is shaping rapid expansion of optical networks. Learn how next-gen technologies like high-performance optics and advanced coherent solutions enable industry-leading throughput. This discussion covers real challenges for hyperscaler and neoscaler customers, including scaling fiber-constrained networks, maximizing capacity per wavelength, and what it takes to design, deploy, and operate optical infrastructure that can support massive AI workloads.