Ciena at TechNet Cyber 2026
Ciena will participate in TechNet Cyber 2026 (June 2–4, Baltimore) to demonstrate secure, high-performance network solutions for military and federal agencies. Key demos include end-to-end encryption …
Ciena at ECOC Exhibition 2026
Ciena announced its participation in the ECOC Exhibition 2026, taking place September 20–24 in Malaga, Spain. The event will focus on innovation and industry-leading solutions in networking.
Blue Planet at DTW Ignite 2026
Blue Planet will showcase agentic AI-powered autonomous networking at DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, June 23–25. The event highlights how their OSS can reduce operational effort and support traffic gr…

Ciena at ITW 2026
Ciena will showcase AI-optimized networking solutions at ITW 2026, emphasizing WaveLogic 6 coherent optics and Navigator Network Control Suite to accelerate AI service rollouts. Key sessions include p…

Beyond pluggables: The diverging paths of coherent optics
Ciena explains that AI is accelerating demand for coherent optics but pushing it toward multiple diverging architectures—performance-optimized transponders, coherent pluggables, co-packaged optics (CP…
Ciena at ABRINT 2026
Ciena has announced its participation in multiple upcoming industry events spanning May to October 2026, with a focus on telecommunications, networking, and digital transformation. Key events include …

Making network digital twins a reality
Ciena introduced an AI-native network digital twin (NDT) within its Navigator Network Control Suite (NCS), enabling real-time validation of network changes and AI-driven decisions. The NDT synchronize…
How is Ciena Advancing AI and Cloud Network Infrastructure? - TradingView
Ciena is expanding its AI and cloud network infrastructure portfolio with high-speed optical solutions, including the RLS platform, 800ZR pluggable optics, and hyper-rail solutions for distributed AI …

Why neoscalers are looking to the Gulf
The Gulf is becoming a key destination for neoscalers—AI infrastructure providers—due to its combination of strategic location, power availability, land readiness, and sovereignty-focused digital infr…
Scaling AI in Australia: Infrastructure, connectivity, and opportunity
Australia is rapidly expanding its AI infrastructure with AI factories and distributed GPU clusters, requiring high-capacity optical networks for data ingestion, distributed training, and inference. T…

5 ways AI is reshaping data center connectivity
Ciena’s blog outlines five routing and switching use cases where AI is driving demand for higher-capacity, lower-latency data center connectivity, including FlexE convergence, coherent routing, and Se…

Spotlight on Trans Americas Fiber System: Innovative connectivity for the Americas
Trans Americas Fiber System (TAFS) launched TAM-1, a neutral, open-access submarine cable system connecting the U.S. to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean with over 650 Tb/s capacity…

How open ecosystems will advance CPO adoption
Co-packaged optics (CPO) are forecasted to surpass pluggable optical modules in data center port shipments by 2031 due to AI-driven bandwidth demands. The shift addresses routing density and retimer c…

Solve for the invisible: Turning hidden optical risk into stronger network performance
Ciena introduced new 'analyze' capabilities in its Optimization Service to uncover hidden optical risks like fiber degradation, margin loss, and spectrum fragmentation. Features include predictive spa…

25 years of reinvention: A conversation with Ciena CEO Gary Smith
Ciena CEO Gary Smith marks 25 years as CEO by emphasizing reinvention over tenure, highlighting the company’s shift from basic connectivity to optical infrastructure leadership. He underscores AI as t…
Real-World Progress and Emerging Use Cases in IP/Optical Convergence
Ciena’s Jan Straznicky discusses advances in Coherent Routing adoption and multi-layer operations, showcasing real-world use cases from access to long-haul networks. Additional videos explore AI’s rol…
Agentic Routing for AI Workloads
Ciena released a video series featuring Rafael Francis discussing real-world data center connectivity use cases enabled by Coherent Routing innovations for AI workloads. The content emphasizes AI’s ro…
Dynamic Agentic AI Workflows for IP/Optical Operations
Ciena’s Reza Rokui introduces an agentic AI framework that coordinates specialized AI agents across planning, configuration, assurance, optimization, and automation to enhance network performance and …
AI Inside Service Provider Networks
Ciena released a series of videos exploring AI’s role in transforming service provider networks, including autonomous networking, agentic routing frameworks, and coherent routing use cases. The conten…
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