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Industry's 1st 448G PAM4 Driverless Optical Trans ...

McGill University, Ciena, Hyperlight and Keysight demonstrate industry's 1st 448G PAM4 driverless optical transmission over 500m ...

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Optical networks: Powering AI innovation for neos ...

Neoscalers are rising as a new class of network operators—at the forefront of the AI revolution with unique challenges and opport ...

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Introducing Waveserver E-Series: Purpose-built fo ...

We’re expanding the Waveserver family with the brand-new Waveserver E-Series—compact, energy-efficient platforms designed to exte ...

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Waveserver E-Series: Cost-Efficient Multi-Service ...

Ciena’s Waveserver E-Series platforms are simple-to-deploy edge demarcation devices enabling operators to flexibly address a rang ...

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Waveserver E200 | Ciena

Waveserver E200 extends OTN to the edge with flexible aggregation, 24 ports, and pluggable options—cutting cost, space, and power ...

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Ciena update on 448G innovations and the path to ...

Learn about where the industry stands with the ongoing development of 448G/lane technology, and how innovation and collaboration ...

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Wave Services: Powering the future of connectivity

From hyperscaler growth to AI-powered networks, wave services are the unsung heroes enabling tomorrow’s connectivity. Explore wha ...

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Waveserver E10

Waveserver E-Series and OTN applications enable efficient, compact OTN edge deployments with plug-and-play design and open API pr ...

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What’s next for pluggable coherent optics

As Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Nano nears commercial availability, it is an ideal time to provide our outlook on the growing market for p ...

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1.6 Tb/s is here: What it means for networks and ...

The next era of networking is here: 1.6 Tb/s. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains the technology breakthroughs that made this possible, ...

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WaveLogic 5TM Nano 100G–400G Standard Amplified Q ...

WaveLogicTM  5 Nano (WL5n) 100G-400G Standard Amplified QSFP-DD transceiver incorporates Ciena’s advanced coherent optical techno ...

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5G Network Strategies Operator Survey, Powering 5 ...

Close to five years after the first commercial launches, 5G networks are now deployed by over 300 operators worldwide. As of the ...

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More choices to converge your network: Introducin ...

The WaveRouter family is getting bigger, by going smaller. Ciena’s Joe Marsella explains how you can now get the benefits of Wave ...

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WaveRouter: Three examples of metro routing done ...

Ciena’s Nicola Benvenuti details just a few of the business case examples this unique, purpose-built platform architecture suppor ...

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Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G, & Beyond

This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of coherent optical transm ...

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WaveLogic 5 Nano: Addressing the broadest range o ...

New coherent optic choices from Ciena address bandwidth requirements through capacity scaling with dramatic reduction in cost and ...

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How bold hardware and software innovations are ch ...

How are hardware and software advancements helping network operators solve key challenges they face today? Ciena’s Paulina Gomez ...

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Building more scalable and programmable networks ...

Learn how WL5e helps you build scalable and programmable infrastructure. Innovate, modernize, and deliver high-quality network pe ...

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