Metro optical architectures
Flexibility to scale when and where you need it
Quickly respond to new AI-driven bandwidth demands, reducing complexity, energy consumption, and cost with high-capacity connectivity
The challenge
The rapid rise of AI and cloud applications is driving increasing bandwidth demands closer to the network edge. Supporting any-to-any connectivity and new distributed metro and edge cloud access requires a more flexible architecture.
Our approach
Serving as the programmable foundation for innovative services, our highly scalable transport solutions are powered by leading innovation across coherent optics, optical systems, and multi-layer network control. They’re designed to optimize performance, power use, and space.
The benefits
Grow your business by quickly responding to new AI-driven connectivity demands and offering differentiated services. Scale capacity when and where needed, reduce network complexity, and lower cost.
Our metro optical architectures technology and services
WaveLogic family
Power scalable networks with coherent optics from 100G to 1.6T per wavelength for more capacity, efficiency, and lower cost.
Waveserver family
Adapt to evolving edge-to-core network demands to simplify deployment and speed service turn-up at scale.
RLS
Use this compact photonic layer solution to improve scalability, reduce footprint, and deliver more capacity per fiber.
6500 family
Scale for evolving network demands with the 6500, combining WaveLogic coherent optics, modular OTN switching, and photonics.
Navigator Network Control Suite
Gain a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer, multi-vendor network operations.
Liquid Spectrum
Optimize network performance and asset usage with real-time analytics and advanced automation.
Services
Work with experts to help you build, operate, and improve your network and achieve your business objectives.
Insights
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WaveLogic 6 Extreme: Evolving Networks to 1.6 Tb/s Transmission and Ubiquitous 800G Networking
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