Turn AI ambition into advantage
Learn how to turn demand into revenue with innovative network services powered by the industry’s fastest solutions, from 1.6T coherent optics to hyper-rail photonics. Plus, see how you can accelerate AI deployments across all DCI use cases, from scale across to submarine, as well as inside the data center with purpose-built scale-up and scale-out solutions.
Look for us on the agenda
| | Short course: Modulation formats and receiver concepts for optical transmission systems| Peter Winzer, VP, Systems Architecture |
| | Workshop: Optical networking for AI data centers - Technology enablers and key applications| David Boertjes, Photonic Systems Architect |
| | Workshop: Will coherent pluggables take over everything?| Helen Xenos, Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing |
| | Workshop: MCFs at the edge of AI - Can they transform intra-DC and campus connectivity?| Guilhem de Valicourt, Senior Director, xPO interconnects |
| | Workshop: How far is too far? Interconnect latency and distributed AI training| James Harley, Research Scientist Engineer |
| | Workshop: The intelligent operator - AI’s role in the optical network| Andrew Shiner, Systems Design Architect |
| | Panel: Probabilistic shaping after 10 years - Where are we now, and what is to come?| Georg Böcherer, Research Scientist Engineer |
| | Scale-up data center networks| Peter Winzer, VP, Systems Architecture |
| | Highly integrated 16-channel silicon-photonics optical engine enabling PAM6 transmission with BER < IE-9| Son Le, Director, Systems Design Architecture Engineering |
Market status and enabling technologies of 1.6 Tb/s and beyond| Robert Keys, VP, Systems Architecture | |
Panel: Future photonics for AI - From PICS to pods to factories| Karen Liu, Senior Advisor, Product Line Management |
Co-design of electronic and photonic systems for future LPO, NPO, and CPO| Guilhem de Valicourt, Senior Director, xPO Interconnects | |
The role of pluggables vs. embedded transponders in optical networks| Sebastien Gareau, Principal, Product Line Management | |
From automation to autonomy: AI multi-agents dynamic workflow powering next-gen IP/Optical operations| Reza Rokui, SDN Application Architect | |
Advanced packaging and co-packaging for efficient optical systems| Peter Winzer, VP, Systems Architecture |
From access fiber to awareness grid: Deploying DFOS for security, reliability, and new services| Brandon Buscaino, Optical Engineer | |
Technology showcase: Designing for density - Direct-to-plug liquid cooling for next-generation pluggable optics| Bilal Riaz, Senior Director, Interconnects Product Line Management |
AT THE BOOTH
Demonstrations
Stop by our booth to learn more about our innovations.
Intra-data center networkingDeliver more bandwidth while using less power. Explore copper, co-packaged optics, and liquid cooling technologies built for AI scale, so you can accelerate scale-up and scale-out data center networks.
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Deliver more bandwidth while using less power. Explore copper, co-packaged optics, and liquid cooling technologies built for AI scale, so you can accelerate scale-up and scale-out data center networks.
Advanced coherent pluggablesScale inter-data center capacity with pluggable simplicity, from WaveLogic™ 6 Nano 800G PKT-MAX to 1.6T Coherent-Lite and the building blocks enabling next-gen 1600ZR/1600ZR+.
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Scale inter-data center capacity with pluggable simplicity, from WaveLogic™ 6 Nano 800G PKT-MAX to 1.6T Coherent-Lite and the building blocks enabling next-gen 1600ZR/1600ZR+.
Optical transportSecure high capacity across metro, edge, and long-haul networks—from efficient Waveserver® E-Series aggregation and 1.6T quantum-safe encryption to full-spectrum transponder solutions.
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Secure high capacity across metro, edge, and long-haul networks—from efficient Waveserver® E-Series aggregation and 1.6T quantum-safe encryption to full-spectrum transponder solutions.
Programmable photonicsSee how Reconfigurable Line System Hyper-Rail and new C&L-band point-to-point configurations power efficient scale-across applications—plus compact ROADMs for metro and edge flexibility.
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See how Reconfigurable Line System Hyper-Rail and new C&L-band point-to-point configurations power efficient scale-across applications—plus compact ROADMs for metro and edge flexibility.
Routing and switchingGain more capacity and reach with more control. Combine coherent routing, edge-to-access infrastructure, and secure data center management to scale services and boost network resilience.
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Gain more capacity and reach with more control. Combine coherent routing, edge-to-access infrastructure, and secure data center management to scale services and boost network resilience.
Navigator Network Control Suite Accelerate service delivery, speed issue resolution, and reduce operational risk with AI-driven troubleshooting, digital-twin validation, and automated deployment optimization.
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Accelerate service delivery, speed issue resolution, and reduce operational risk with AI-driven troubleshooting, digital-twin validation, and automated deployment optimization.
Insights
blog
1.6T quantum-safe encryption: Protecting critical data at scale
High-speed meets high-security. Ciena’s Paulina Gomez breaks down how WaveLogic 6 Ext...
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Cut deployment time from weeks to hours with Navigator’s Automated Deployment Optimizer
Historically, optical network deployments have been manual, error-prone, and time-con...
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What does DCI really mean today? From scale across to submarine
In this blog, Ciena’s Helen Xenos explores the requirements behind each DCI deploymen...
ReadOFC 2026
- March 17–19
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Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015 - Booth #1927