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Need 800G routing? Meet Ciena's 8192 coherent router!

  The title says it all: we’re excited to introduce our first 800GbE router,   Ciena’s 8192 . And, of course, it integrates Ciena’s newest pluggables—the   (WL6n) 800Gb/s coherent pluggable transceivers—taking our coherent routing solution to the next level. But before we dive in on all the 8192 has to offer, you may be wondering if it’s even the right time to consider 800G technology. Are all the puzzle pieces coming together? The answer is yes! You know how it goes—AI is here, hong kong telegram data and new applications are emerging left and right, demanding more network capacity, especially in the metro. With upgrades happening faster than ever, the economic advantages of 800G interfaces and 800G-capable routers are becoming more apparent, and the power savings is compelling too. Plus, the industry ecosystem for 800G is quickly maturing. Let’s take a closer look at these aspects while getting to know the 8192 better. 800G interfaces: Check! We wrapped up 2024 with tw...

Building tomorrow’s photonic network today with Ciena’s 6500 RLS

  Embedded instrumentation can also help you launch new services with confidence. If you want to offer spectrum leasing services, you’ll need enhanced power and spectral monitoring, and RLS provides just that. It’s optimized for spectrum services, today. Each customer’s spectrum can be monitored and policed at every ingress and egress point across the network. And, of course, RLS works with Ciena’s intelligent   Liquid Spectrum   apps to help you optimize capacity and extract even more value from your deployed photonic line system. #3) Automate. Automate. Automate. Getting your network up and running smoothly can be a real pain point if you don’t have a modern photonic line system that’s highly automated and programmable.The RLS is geared for automation, enabling widescale deployment and eliminating the manual steps of platform commissioning and provisioning so you can easily grow your business's foundation. Whether you need to turn up a single site or hundreds of nodes i...

Automate network operations smarter and faster with agentic AI

  AI is at the forefront of the technology market sector these days. Research & Development companies are producing more powerful GenAI models, and new companies are appearing on the scene (witness DeepSeek). Global content providers and service providers aren’t standing still either. They are rearchitecting and scaling their networks to ensure they can accommodate the requirements that AI demands: Hyper-connected hyper-powerful GPU clusters for the  training  of Large Language Models (LLMs) High-bandwidth connectivity for real-time  inferencing  to respond to user’s queries In addition, global content and service providers are exploring how  AI can be leveraged to improve and accelerate their network operations – so called AIOps. In   a previous blog , I discussed some high-runner use cases with Ciena experts. In general, AI, Machine Learning (ML), and GenAI can be applied to three key areas to empower network operations teams: Assurance Optimizat...

What’s next for pluggable coherent optics

  This example and many others like it demonstrate the importance of having choice in pluggable transmission modes to best serve the application at hand. With WaveLogic 6 Nano, which is based on the industry’s first 3nm coherent ASIC, Ciena will continue supporting a broad range of transmission modes including OIF 800ZR and OpenROADM 800ZR+, in addition to high-performance 800G modes that extend connectivity across more links. Pluggables or embedded – what’s the best fit? As pluggables gain traction across an increasing number of network applications, our customers are looking to strike the right balance between deploying pluggables and embedded coherent modems to meet their demands. The incredible  (WL6e), which became commercially available last October, illustrates the ongoing and critical need for embedded coherent solutions. As disclosed in our first fiscal quarter earnings report, Ciena added 20 WL6e customers in the first quarter alone. Whereas pluggables are optim...

The future of data center networking with Ciena

  Ciena has long been known as the global leader in high-speed optical networking. At the core of our approach are industry-leading coherent modem technology, versatile optical line systems, and advanced network automation tools. These solutions are widely deployed in subsea, long-haul, metro DWDM, and data center interconnect (DCI) networks of all sizes, setting the standard for modern optical networks and ensuring they can scale while reducing power and space requirements. As we look forward, The rapid expansion of cloud services and the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) applications have led to soaring traffic growth, denmark telegram data beyond the typical 30% annual growth rate. We know first-hand that service, cloud, and content providers demand the highest capacity and lowest latency network architectures to underpin innovative new AI solution offerings. We are already helping our customers meet those demands with our (WL6e) coherent modem—the industr...

connectivity opportunities for network operators

  Despite the current hype associated with the network impacts of AI, AI-driven traffic is still in its early days and not yet substantially augmenting data flows outside of data centers. However, additional connectivity capacity will be vital to sustain the growth of AI infrastructure and the evolution of AI models and applications. Securing such capacity is an integral part of investments that are already underway, creating tangible opportunities for network operators aiming to monetize AI demand. Now is the time to set out for success in AI infrastructure connectivity. AI compute growth will translate into a 200-fold increase in power requirement “ Deep learning worked, got predictably better with scale, canada telegram data and we dedicated increasing resources to it. ” Sam Altman’s words appropriately summarize the impressive evolution of AI models and its supporting infrastructure in recent years. Hyperscalers and AI powerhouses are investing billions of dollars to...

Taking a holistic approach to network sustainability

  Sustainability continues to gain priority with network operators of all kinds, overland and undersea. It permeates every part of any business, but for communication service providers (CSPs), the network represents the largest source of carbon emissions and the greatest opportunities for reduction. While energy efficiency is an incontestably critical factor in network sustainability, CSPs can benefit from expanding their environmental stewardship by applying a green lens to all their network initiatives and processes. Delivering more with less has been an underlying challenge in the networking industry for several decades. Growth in bandwidth has driven the digital economy forward and enabled new use cases that have boosted global productivity and overall well-being. However, it has come at the cost of constant network infrastructure investments by CSPs, who must balance modernization efforts with the need to keep costs and environmental footprint in check. The increased capacity ...

celebrating the 2025 Ciena Solutions Challenge winners

  Each year, thousands of students around the world participate in the Ciena Solutions Challenge. This initiative invites students and educators around the world to engage in Challenge Based Learning by designing solutions addressing the   in their communities. In 2025, we had the highest levels brazil telegram data of participation yet! This year, 138 projects were submitted from 25 different countries, engaging a record number of educators and students. Of these projects, our volunteer judges selected 20 to win $3,000 USD Sustainability Awards and an additional 42 schools to win $750 USD prizes which can be used to sustain or scale their projects. Congratulations to each and every person who participated this year, and to all the prize winners! Our youngest advocates for environmental sustainability One of the most inspiring takeaways from the Ciena Solution Challenge every year is seeing how the Challenge fosters a passion for sustainability in the next generation. At Cien...

Enabling a range of new communications service provider business models

  Telecom service providers are undergoing a massive transformation of their business and their networks. On the network side, there are several market dynamics driving new investments in network technologies, while telecom business priorities continue to focus on monetizing the network investments to drive revenue growth. Perhaps most important for telecom service providers is a greater emphasis on providing superior customer experience, which is largely based on the performance and reliability of the network. Increasingly, customer experience is seen as a lever for reducing churn and providing a key source of competitive differentiation. In fact, service providers must focus on improving the quality-of-service level agreements (SLAs) within their environments, as this is the number two reason why customers switch providers. According to a recent IDC study, 25% of customers would consider switching providers to get better service quality. How telecom service providers address thes...

Flō Networks Leverages Ciena Optical Technology for New International Network Routes

,   L eading independent business-to-business fiber bandwidth provider between key metropolitan markets in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, announced the launch of new network routes between Querétaro, Mexico, and the United States, providing high-capacity, low-latency, diverse connectivity for its enterprise, wholesale, and hyperscaler customers. The newly established routes to Querétaro—a key digital hub and data center hotspot—serve as vital links to El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, allowing for seamless, redundant connectivity to any existing network infrastructure. The first of their kind in the region in over 15 years, the routes leverage Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and are powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics, improving network speed and reliability with native 400G optical transport that reduces dependency on legacy routes. “The surge in demand from AI, cloud applicati...

Porthcurno Museum of Global Communications educates a new generation

  From the arrival of the first submarine telegraph cables to modern cables implementing the latest in coherent fibre-optic transmission technology,   PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications   is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the significant and historical role Porthcurno plays in global telecommunications. The Museum is a learning hub explaining the evolution of telecom systems that have and continue to shape our increasingly digital world. The historical significance of Porthcurno Porthcurno became a critical site for international telecommunications in the 19 th  and 20 th  centuries. In 1870, the first submarine telegraph cable was laid between Porthcurno and India, marking the beginning of a long history of technological advancements at the UK site. This cable transformed how people communicated across continents, allowing instant communications for the first time – the “ instant messaging ” of the time. The telegraph cable was a milestone f...