Applications and ResearchBy Antony Savvas Sweden’s Eastern Light has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh solution to help meet what it says is “fast-growing demand” for long-haul dark fibre in the region. Eastern Light is building a series of international submarine fibre-optic cable routes in northern Europe. The provider says its chosen long-haul dark fibre routes in the Nordic region […]
Applications and ResearchWaveLogic Ai technology to power network serving more than 18 million Jisc users. Jisc, which operates the busiest National Research and Education Network (NREN) in Europe by volume of data carried, is deploying Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical platform powered by WaveLogic Ai coherent optics to provide unprecedented high-capacity 400G wavelength connectivity. The deployment makes the Janet […]
Applications and ResearchGermany’s leading cable operator cuts data center power consumption in half while delivering four times the bandwidth to meet today’s web-scale demands. Cloud computing, network virtualization, HD video and other high-bandwidth services are putting extra pressure on today’s data centers and networks. Escalating costs due to power consumption, rack space limitations and related cooling issues […]
Applications and ResearchAecero, a data centre provider based in Southern California, has selected Ciena’s packet networking and converged packet optical platforms to support the launch of the Aecero Cloud Exchange service, helping to tackle the “last mile” challenge of cloud computing — reaching the cloud. Businesses using Aecero as their data centre now have direct high-speed connectivity […]
Technologies and ProductsPowerful optical technology and Blue Planet software drive network automation. At this year’s SC17, taking place this week, November 12-17, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, attendees will have an opportunity to see first-hand how Ciena is applying machine learning and advanced software analytics to network operations. With these innovations, operators can benefit from […]
Applications and ResearchIntegration of converged packet optical solution upgrades transportation provider’s network for greater customer safety and improved customer service. Sydney Trains is upgrading its communications network with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to improve public services across its transportation system with a faster, low latency and reliable data network. The deployment will support critical passenger safety measures […]
Applications and ResearchEngineering researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, are working with Ciena to find solutions to help network operators and Internet providers respond to the insatiable demand for faster data transmission over the Internet. A key area of Waterloo’s partnership with Ciena involves squeezing as much capacity as possible out of fibre optic cables, which […]
News and BusinessNetwork strategy and technology company Ciena has inked two new deals for its high-speed 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. In one, the private Luxembourgish operator LuxNetwork has contracted for the supply of the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with integrated WaveLogic Encryption for its new 100 Gbits/s network. That deployment is designed to help LuxNetwork increase its network capacity […]
News and BusinessExfo’s new CEO, Philippe Morin. Exfo, the network test systems developer, has announced that Germain Lamonde, the company’s founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, has appointed Philippe Morin as the company’s new CEO, effective April 1, 2017. Morin has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and became Exfo’s […]
Technologies and ProductsCiena has introduced the Waveserver Ai, bringing industry-leading capacity and power efficiencies to data centre interconnect applications, along with a server-like operational model. This simple platform enables mass availability of on-demand cloud connectivity and high-capacity services. The packet-optical platform enables ultra-high capacity connections between data centre locations while reducing network costs for enterprises and content […]
News and BusinessTeraXion’s management announced on December 20th, 2016, that it has repurchased the equity held by the company’s institutional shareholders. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), its investment division, BDC Capital, and RBC Royal Bank financially backed this transaction. TeraXion designs, manufactures and markets best-in-class components and modules to emerging markets such as high-speed transmission […]
News and BusinessCiena, the network specialist, has announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2016. For the fiscal fourth quarter 2016, Ciena reported revenue of $716.2 million as compared to $692.0 million for the fiscal fourth quarter 2015. For fiscal year 2016, Ciena reported revenue of $2.6 billion, as compared […]
Applications and ResearchTo meet growing customer demands for cloud migration and high-performance applications, ServerCentral is deploying Ciena’s Waveserver stackable data center interconnect platform. This upgrade will allow ServerCentral to scale bandwidth and support customer needs for high-speed data transfer, virtual machine migration and disaster recovery/backup between data centers. Additionally, with the compact design of the Waveserver platform, […]
News and BusinessDemand for virtualised applications, services and virtual network functions (VNFs) in the UK has tipped into the business mainstream with nearly two-thirds of enterprises (61%) either already investing in some form of virtualised application or planning to do so in the next 12 months. The significant extent of the adoption of virtualised applications, enterprises’ purchase […]
Applications and ResearchThree partners – Ciena, CANARIE, a key element of Canada’s digital education infrastructure, and the StarLight Communications Exchange Facility Consortium – have together demonstrated the ability to significantly improve network efficiencies using the open interfaces and programmable modulation of Ciena’s Waveserver stackable interconnect system. Announced at June’s TNC16 Networking Conference, in Prague, Czech Republic, the […]
News and BusinessCiena, the network specialist, has announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter, which ended April 30, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $640.7 million as compared to $621.6 million for the fiscal second quarter 2015. Ciena’s adjusted (non-GAAP) net income for the fiscal second quarter 2016 was $52.4 million, or $0.34 per […]
Applications and ResearchTo improve network flexibility and speed service creation and activation across both international and domestic research partners, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information is upgrading its 100G optical-transport network with bandwidth-on-demand solutions from Ciena. The network upgrade will provide critical support for KISTI users’ research and collaboration efforts against next-generation applications such as […]
News and BusinessCiena has upgraded its 6500 family of packet-optical transport platforms with the T-series that supports higher-capacity electrical and optical switching and higher-speed line cards. “The 6500 T-Series is a big deal as Ciena can offer two different systems depending on what the customer is looking for,” said Andrew Schmitt, founder and principal analyst of market […]