The power of network transformation: Create business value and maximise opportunities in the AI era

Whether you’re updating existing technology or upgrading to migrate legacy services, we can help transform your digital infrastructure to handle rapid traffic growth and manage huge volumes of data.
No one else has the same combination of challenges as you, but we’ve learned a few things over the years while working with customers around the world. We’re here to help you sustain your existing services while you create the network of the future.
Modernise your network with Ciena
Maximise monetisation opportunitiesEquip your network to harness AI-driven automation, deliver enhanced customer engagement, and enable monetisation of new business opportunities.
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Equip your network to harness AI-driven automation, deliver enhanced customer engagement, and enable monetisation of new business opportunities.
Boost productivity with AI-driven efficiencyStreamline network operations, reduce manual tasks, and optimise resource utilisation with autonomous and software-driven management tools, leading to lower operational costs.
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Streamline network operations, reduce manual tasks, and optimise resource utilisation with autonomous and software-driven management tools, leading to lower operational costs.
Enhance performance and network resilienceImprove overall network performance with a simplified, self-healing architecture that delivers lower latency, higher reliability, and reduces power consumption.
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Improve overall network performance with a simplified, self-healing architecture that delivers lower latency, higher reliability, and reduces power consumption.
Increase bandwidth and capacityEnable significantly higher bandwidth and capacity to meet growing data demands and support high-speed connectivity.
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Enable significantly higher bandwidth and capacity to meet growing data demands and support high-speed connectivity.
Modernise existing technology and reduce infrastructure silosCreate a network architecture with programmable digital infrastructure that lets you easily scale to accommodate future growth and quickly adapt to changing market conditions and business needs.
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Create a network architecture with programmable digital infrastructure that lets you easily scale to accommodate future growth and quickly adapt to changing market conditions and business needs.
Improve securityIncorporate advanced security features, ensure a secure equipment supply chain from trusted vendors, and improve disaster-recovery capabilities to ensure data integrity and maintain business continuity.
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Incorporate advanced security features, ensure a secure equipment supply chain from trusted vendors, and improve disaster-recovery capabilities to ensure data integrity and maintain business continuity.
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ReadNetwork operators around the world turn to Ciena for network modernisation
Organisations around the world work with Ciena when they’re modernising digital infrastructure to create resilient, secure, and AI-ready networks, equipped to adapt to the needs of the future. Here are some examples:
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Lumen Selects Ciena Optical Tech to Support AI WorkloadsRead
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Building an Adaptive and Resilient Network for Spark New ZealandLearn more
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EXATEL Selects Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano ZR+ Pluggables for Multi-vendor NetworkRead
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Telxius Enhances Ultra-Scalable Global Carrier Ethernet Service for Customers in Europe and the Americas with CienaRead
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Tejays Picks Ciena to Modernize and Automate IP NetworkRead
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Telefónica Germany Picks Blue Planet to Drive Cloudification and Autonomous Network TransformationRead
Our goal isn't to predict the future—it's to help you prepare
for it
With every technological breakthrough, end-user expectations and network complexity increase, as does the pressure on network operators.
Ciena’s Adaptive Network vision aims to help you evolve your network to meets the demands of today and prepare for what’s next.
Programmable infrastructureHarness robust optical, routing and switching infrastructure designed to securely manage a dynamic pool of virtual and physical resources that can be accessed and configured through common, open software interfaces. Scale to meet dynamic demands.
Harness robust optical, routing and switching infrastructure designed to securely manage a dynamic pool of virtual and physical resources that can be accessed and configured through common, open software interfaces. Scale to meet dynamic demands.
Analytics and IntelligenceWe have access to more network performance data than ever before. Real-time data combined with software-defined control, results in a self-learning network with the ability to accurately predict potential network problems, anticipate trends, and proactively adapt to customers' needs.
We have access to more network performance data than ever before. Real-time data combined with software-defined control, results in a self-learning network with the ability to accurately predict potential network problems, anticipate trends, and proactively adapt to customers' needs.
Software control and automationDeliver differentiated experiences at scale. Software-defined control across multiple network layers, combined with end-to-end service lifecycle management across multiple domains, empowers operators to optimise infrastructure and intelligently automate services across any network domain or vendor.
Deliver differentiated experiences at scale. Software-defined control across multiple network layers, combined with end-to-end service lifecycle management across multiple domains, empowers operators to optimise infrastructure and intelligently automate services across any network domain or vendor.
ServicesFor over three decades we've teamed with customers and partners to build the world's most agile networks. Our proven services experts can support all phases of the network lifecycle to help you build, operate, and improve your network.
For over three decades we've teamed with customers and partners to build the world's most agile networks. Our proven services experts can support all phases of the network lifecycle to help you build, operate, and improve your network.