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Ciena at DesignCon 2026


February 24–26 | Santa Clara, CA | Meeting Room MR659

First to fastest

Highest speed lanes for AI gains

Learn how to unlock fully optimized performance with interconnects designed for next-generation scale-up and scale-out networks. Our leading-edge 224G solutions and advanced 448G innovations can help you develop resilient networks, moving more data with less power and minimal added latency.

Look for us on the agenda

08:00am–08:45am
Ballroom H
Port referencing in S-parameters: Critical insights you need to know

Peter J. Pupalaikas, Senior Director, Systems Design Architecture Engineering

02:00pm–02:45pm
Ballroom F
Vertical velocity: Next-gen scale-up networks and the push for terabit-class data rates

Bilal Riaz, Senior Director, Product Line Management

PRIVATE MEETING ROOM

Demonstration

See our industry-leading products and solutions in action.

Intra-data center interconnect
Next-generation Ciena technology that enables links of 2 km or less

DCI data center image

DesignCon 2026

  • February 24–26
  • Santa Clara Convention Center
    5001 Great America Parkway
    Santa Clara, CA 95054
  • Meeting Room MR659
a map showing where Ciena's room is at DesignCon