The race is on to advance Generative AI (GenAI) models so they can be applied creatively to a slew of use cases to make our lives easier. This is also readily apparent in the network operations space. Ciena's Marie Fiala discusses how AI technology improvements are continuously being researched and incorporated into our Navigator Network Control Suite to drive better operational decisions quicker. https://bit.ly/4iB3fKh
Ciena, HyperLight Corporation, and McGill University announce the attainment of the industry’s first 3.2Tb/s (8×448Gb/s) O-band IMDD transmission over distance, paving the path to the next frontier of data center networking. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8JgSHfb.
We are excited to share that Ciena has been included on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list in Canada! 🏆 This award recognizes the top workplaces for professionals to grow their careers, highlighting the investment Ciena places in our people and their development. Thank you to all our team members who contribute to Ciena’s great culture, and to LinkedIn for recognizing us with this award.
Join us at OFC to discover how Ciena powers AI networks. Learn how you can set new performance and economic benchmarks, achieve new levels of scale and flexibility in data center design, and use intelligent software control and disruptive photonic layer innovations to thrive in the AI era. Schedule a meeting today!
Ciena is well known for its pedigree in subsea, long-haul, and metro optical networks, but what about taking our innovations in and around the data centre? In our latest blog, Brodie Gage explains how Ciena is helping our customers tackle new AI-driven challenges.
Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, provides the industry’s first OSS platform that converges design, delivery, and assurance applications to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) automate network and service operations and speed the introduction of new services across any network domain or vendor. From the newest intern to the most experienced senior leader, every member of the Blue Planet team has a role to play in achieving success. In this CienaLife story, three colleagues at different stages of their careers share the opportunities and fulfillment they found at two, five, and ten years into their careers with Blue Planet.
Telia Norway and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) recently celebrated a key technology milestone and industry first in the Nordics. Powered by Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology, the trial achieved 1.6 Tb/s through a single optical channel between Oslo and Trondheim over one of the highest capacity routes in the country. This accomplishment set impressive achievements for both distance – 656km – as well as for number of reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) – seven.
Leading operator revolutionizes its network with ultra-high speed 1.6 Tb/s per wavelength connectivity
Southern Cross Cable Limited (“Southern Cross”) has connected the world’s first transpacific 1 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength across its 13,500km live production network with Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics. The connectivity milestone saw WL6e perform effortlessly at 1 Tb/s over the world’s longest single optical submarine cable segment and demonstrates the adaptive nature of Southern Cross’ network.
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