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Coherent comes to the data center: Meet Ciena’s 1 ...

Ciena's Helen Xenos explains the drivers and use cases of Ciena's 1.6T Coherent-Lite pluggable transceiver, the latest optical in ...

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6500 family of Packet-Optical Platforms infograph ...

The 6500 family enables sustainable network modernization with flexibility, scalability, and multi-layer programmability

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Building an Adaptive and Resilient Network for Sp ...

Renee Mateparae, Network and Operations Director at Spark New Zealand, discusses New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and dig ...

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Data Sheets

3803 ONU Data Sheet

Ciena’s 3803 Multi-Port and ATA XGS-PON Optical Network Unit (ONU) is purpose-built for residential, multiple-dwelling units (MDU ...

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From natural disasters to cyber threats: The chal ...

Ivan Polizzi, Ciena’s Regional Managing Director of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific details the challenges Australasian s ...

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Infographics and posters

Not all 400G pluggables are created equal

Not all 400G pluggables are created equal. Achieve industry-leading pluggable performance with trusted WaveLogic™ technology.

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WaveLogic 6 Extreme: Evolving to 1.6Tb/s Networki ...

Joe Shapiro, Vice President PLM, explains the business benefits of evolving to 1.6T technology with Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme f ...

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Year in Review: Ciena’s 10 biggest announcements ...

As we wrap up 2023, we are looking back at some of Ciena’s most significant news and announcements from the year.

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Ciena hits another milestone: 100,000 WaveLogic 5 ...

Ciena has reached an incredible milestone, surpassing 100,000 modems shipped of its industry-leading WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) p ...

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Pioneering the path for quantum-secured long-dist ...

What are the latest developments in quantum-secured communications and what could the future hold? Ciena’s Paulina Gomez sits dow ...

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The journey to 1.6T: Understanding the technologi ...

Helen Xenos explains how the technology choices behind Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme 1.6 terabit coherent optics translate to optim ...

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Case Study

Diamond State Networks Middle Mile Project for Ar ...

Ciena has helped build a carrier-grade, adaptive, and responsive middle-mile network that underpins connectivity for remote commu ...

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Article

The journey to 1.6T: Why 1.6T and what’s in it fo ...

Incredible as it may sound, network providers will soon be able to evolve their optical networks to 1.6Tb/s transmission. What do ...

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White Paper

Advantages of Managed Spectrum Service vs Dark Fi ...

As network capacity increases, the monthly OPEX for the managed 100G wave service to the enterprise increases rapidly—compelling ...

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Deploying coherent plugs – is there more to the s ...

Looking for a reasonable approach to getting started deploying coherent pluggables? Ciena’s Tim Pearson provides the final two st ...

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Scale your DCI with Waveserver's high-performance ...

Learn how the Waveserver platform provides scalability and choice in optics with support for 400G coherent pluggable optics and h ...

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Modernize Your Photonic Line System with Ciena's ...

Learn how RLS is improving density for C&L-band deployments, and how it helps network providers evolve from wavelength and dark f ...

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Data Sheets

O NID DS | Ciena

Ciena’s O-NID extends OTN closer to the network edge, with operational simplicity and the flexibility to address multiple applica ...

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Keep it simple – debating coherent plugs versus t ...

Coherent Routing is a hot topic in the industry due to the promise of greater scalability, flexibility, and sustainability in the ...

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Infusing sustainability into networks at every to ...

Networks across the globe are enabling so much good for our society. As operators continue to invest to meet these growing demand ...

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Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...

You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...

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Fourth Generation 100GbE is the real deal. How we ...

Ciena’s Ivana Lemos explains how with Ciena’s new 8140 Coherent Metro Router you can meet new 100GbE requirements and satisfy you ...

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Introducing WaveLogic 6: Another industry first f ...

1.6 Terabit wavelengths. 800G everywhere. 800G pluggables delivering 1000 km reaches. Seems impossible? Don’t ever tell that to a ...

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MCP is an Intelligent Network Controller. What do ...

What is an Intelligent Network Controller? Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains the real value that lies behind this new term.

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