Optimize performance and business outcomes
Today’s networks must evolve to support AI-driven services, cloud scale, and rising customer expectations—without increasing risk. Network transformation simplifies and modernizes complex, aging networks to enable faster service innovation, lower operational costs, improved resilience, and measurable progress toward long-term business and sustainability goals.
From network complexity to future-ready advantage
A proven path to lower risk, faster innovation, and lasting value
The challenge
Customer demand for cloud, AI-driven applications and high-bandwidth services is accelerating, while many networks remain complex, power-hungry, and built on aging, multi-vendor infrastructure. Skill shortages, regulatory requirements, rising OPEX, and end-of-life technologies make it difficult to modernize without increasing risk to service continuity and business outcomes.
Our approach
Ciena combines deep transformation expertise with a proven, five-phase process and a dedicated network transformation Center of Excellence (CoE). Using advanced analytics from our Network Transformation Suite (NTS) of customizable software capabilities, we help you plan, execute, and optimize change. Whether seeking targeted upgrades or full-scale transformation, our approach minimizes risk, accelerates time to value, and aligns outcomes to your business strategy.
The benefits
Network transformation enables faster delivery of next-generation services, lower operational costs, and improved reliability, security, and scalability. AI-driven applications are placing increasing demands on network performance, scale, and automation. Simplifying architectures and optimizing resources helps you unlock new revenue opportunities, enhance operational efficiency, and make measurable progress toward sustainability goals. Transform your network so it’s ready for what’s next.
Our network transformation services
Advisory and Enablement Service
Use expert insight and data-driven clarity to reveal risk, prioritize improvements, and drive decisions for your network.
Implementation Service
Benefit from a holistic approach to accelerate time to market, reduce risk and cost, and maximize your network's business value.
Managed operations
Reprioritize with unified, turnkey operations that ensure high availability, minimize risk, and simplify network management.
Ciena Services
Tap into decades of expertise and innovation to build, operate, and improve your network—and achieve your business objectives.
Working with Ciena Services has been transformational and has had an immediate impact in reducing our time to turn on new services by more than 50%. What took me 120 days to turn up, I can now do it in 30 to 45 days. That is a clear advantage in today’s on-demand world.
Navigate challenges and unlock opportunities with expert insights
In this era of relentless competition and technological disruption, network operators face unprecedented pressure to evolve. The need to enhance revenue streams and optimize operational efficiency has never been more critical. Read LightCounting’s insights and listen to a case study on how IRIS Networks collaborated with Ciena to forge a path forward.
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CSP network transformation: A real-world case study with IRIS Networks, Ciena, and LightCountingLearn more
Customer Story
IRIS Networks Connects Tennessee, Supported by Ciena Services
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Five steps to a successful network transformation
Ciena’s proven five-phase network transformation process aligns to your strategy and priorities, then builds and executes a plan to minimize disruption and maximize ROI.
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Insights
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SONET migration use case
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Verizon, Ciena and Network Modernization
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Network Transformation
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Network Transformation Suite
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