Reliable performance for any distance
Seamless connectivity and scalability across data centers
Optimize efficiencies and monetization opportunities
The challenge
AI-driven growth is reshaping the data center landscape. Exploding GPU-driven compute and energy demands require distributing AI clusters across multiple sites and building new facilities where space and power are cost-efficient. At the same time, cloud and AI providers need fast turn-up of high-speed connectivity between data centers to accelerate monetization and reduce time to market (TTM).
Our approach
With continued R&D investments, we deliver leading innovation across coherent optics and photonic line systems. Our highly automated, scalable transport solutions efficiently connect data centers across any distance—optimizing performance, power use, and space. Our solutions can be tailored to your unique needs to successfully and reliably address diverse data center interconnect (DCI) applications.
The benefits
By accelerating access to high-performance connectivity with advanced DCI solutions, you can more quickly bring AI-driven products and services to market with speed and confidence. Pave the path to success by maximizing capacity across fiber assets while deploying networks and scaling with ease.
Data center connectivity—from 10 km to 10,000 km
and beyond
Metro DCIExtend data center fabric with 400ZR/800ZR coherent pluggable transceivers and intelligent line systems designed for simple volume deployments.
Extend data center fabric with 400ZR/800ZR coherent pluggable transceivers and intelligent line systems designed for simple volume deployments.
Campus DCIBring new levels of scale and flexibility to data center campus applications with power- and latency-optimized
Coherent-Lite Pluggable Transceivers.
Bring new levels of scale and flexibility to data center campus applications with power- and latency-optimized
Coherent-Lite Pluggable Transceivers.
Scale acrossEnable distributed AI training with highly resilient, ultra-low-power C&L-band coherent pluggables and diversely routed line systems designed to intra-data center specifications.
Enable distributed AI training with highly resilient, ultra-low-power C&L-band coherent pluggables and diversely routed line systems designed to intra-data center specifications.
BackboneMeet growing demand and seamlessly connect across vast distances with unmatched scalability, efficiency, and reliability using leading coherent optics and line system innovation.
Meet growing demand and seamlessly connect across vast distances with unmatched scalability, efficiency, and reliability using leading coherent optics and line system innovation.
SubmarineOptimize capacity and performance of existing cable infrastructure with the industry’s only 1.6 Tb/s technology, providing ubiquitous 800G connectivity, even across transpacific distances.
Optimize capacity and performance of existing cable infrastructure with the industry’s only 1.6 Tb/s technology, providing ubiquitous 800G connectivity, even across transpacific distances.
DCI technology and services
WaveLogic 6 coherent optics
Ubiquitous 400G/800G connectivity and 1.6 Tb/s networking deliver the next leap forward in network scale, economics, and power efficiencies.
WaveLogic 5 Nano pluggables
Ultra-low-power 400 Gb/s pluggables deliver agile, high-capacity connectivity that simplifies networking and speeds TTM.
Waveserver
Stackable interconnect platforms deliver more capacity and lower power for bandwidth-intensive applications, providing massive scale for cloud and data services.
6500 Reconfigurable Line System
A compact, simple-to-deploy photonic layer solution improves scalability, reduces footprint, and offers more capacity per fiber, faster.
Navigator Network Control Suite
Get a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer, multi-vendor network operations—reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction.
Ciena Services
We harness our expertise to help you build, operate, and improve your network and achieve your business objectives.
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