News and BusinessCiena has won two major subsea infrastructure contracts. Ciena will supply its 6500 Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE) powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics for the new 13,494 km Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable in the Pacific. The vendor will also be supplying its SLTE equipoment to Bulk Fiber Networks, which is enhancing its […]
News and BusinessVogel Telecom, a Brazilian wholesale and B2B telecommunications provider, has deployed Sao Paulo’s first 800G optical network using Ciena’s coherent optical platform. Vogel says it can now transport the most capacity over a single wavelength and remotely turn up capacity quickly and easily as needed through Ciena’s pay-as-you-grow model. The new infrastructure helps Vogel deploy […]
News and BusinessAustralian operator Telstra, in collaboration with Ericsson and Ciena have announced enhancements to Telstra’s Next Generation Optical Network which will support automated increased resiliency and cost savings for Telstra’s inter-capital network. Through the deployment of Layer Zero (Wavelength) Control Plane feature, Telstra’s network will become more flexible, programmable, and adaptive. This deployment will help Telstra […]
News and BusinessBlue Planet, a division of Ciena, is providing BT with intelligent automation software as part of the global service provider’s drive to deliver market-leading user experience for its multinational enterprise customers. The software will help BT provide its customers with quicker and more reliable access to cloud-based collaboration tools, such as file sharing and messaging […]
News and BusinessCiena and NTT Com will deploy a single-wave 800G line speed solution for Datacentre Interconnect (DCI) using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme® optical platform, it has been announced. To accommodate the rapid growth of 5G, gaming and cloud services, NTT Com will upgrade its DCI network to be more programmable, resilient and high-capacity. “Since its inception, […]
Technologies and ProductsAustralian operator Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena have announced the successful commercial launch of wavelength services based on 400G technology, which the operators says has increased network capacity whilst reducing power consumption, footprint and time to market for customers. The higher bandwidth services can now be delivered with a single card, offering on-demand capacity, from 100G […]
Applications and ResearchCiena has broken the record for the longest 800G transmission, according to a report on the company’s website. Helen Xenos, Ciena’s senior director, portfolio marketing, writing on the company website, said the company turned up an 800G wavelength from Toronto to Quebec City across a ‘world record-breaking’ 970km distance, 20km further than Infinera’s recent test […]
News and BusinessAustralian Data Centre-as-a-Service provider NEXTDC Limited, is to deploy Ciena’s Data Centre Interconnect (DCI) platform. NEXTDC will connect its data centres and provide cloud and computing services to support its customers located across the company’s growing footprint in Australia. With Ciena’s Waveserver, leading cloud, internet content and data centre providers like NEXTDC can quickly scale […]
News and BusinessCiena says that US operator Windstream, will use Ciena’s photonic, coherent optical, and intelligent software platforms to build its National Converged Optical Network (NCON). The new network will allow Windstream to meet customers’ surging bandwidth demands driven by remote work and learning applications, cloud computing and video streaming. Windstream’s NCON will connect cities across its […]
News and BusinessInternational service provider Sparkle, and Ciena have announced the upgrade of Sparkle’s 10,476km fibre on the Curie submarine cable, using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) 800G programmable solution, to improves capacity and speed on the Chile to U.S. route. Sparkle will also have direct connectivity between data centres in the U.S. and Chile using Ciena’s […]
News and BusinessVodafone New Zealand is to deploy 800G technology using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics between its data centres in Auckland. Vodafone says it is achieving record transmission speeds to support growing, yet constantly fluctuating, demands for digital services while enabling a greener network. By implementing Ciena’s WL5e, Vodafone says it can better manage […]
News and BusinessResearch commissioned by Ciena and conducted by Opinium in May 2020, has highlighted the massive demand for improved broadband as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Researchers found that among the 1,000 respondents surveyed before and during lockdown, seven out of 10 (69%) British adults are now working from home at least […]
News and BusinessCiena has announced contract wins with Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the international wholesale unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), and Telia Carrier in the US. The contract with Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier sees the first European 800G network going live, connecting data centres in Vienna, Austria. Ciena will supply its WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) to satisfy […]
News and BusinessCiena has appointed Mary Yang (pictured) as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Yang will have responsibility for driving Ciena’s overall corporate strategy as well as execution of corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions and related integrations. Reporting to President and CEO Gary B. Smith, Yang will serve as an integral member of […]
News and BusinessFollowing Ciena and Lumentum’s announcements that they will not be participating in OFC this year due to growing concerns about the continued spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, a number of other companies are following suit. These include Infinera, ADVA, Acacia, FujitsuNetwork Communications, OFS, Viavi, Source Photonics, Inphi, Nokia, Molex and Corning. Ciena said it was […]
Applications and ResearchVerizon, along with Ciena and Juniper Networks, has recently completed a test in Verizon’s live fibre network to move 800 Gbps of data on a single wavelength to support the demands of 5G. At the same time, Ciena revealed it had achieved 600Gbps across a Comcast 1,600-kilometer fibre connection between core peering locations in Newark, […]
News and BusinessThe Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system has been upgraded to accelerate and strengthen connectivity between businesses in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and India. Using Ciena’s submarine network solution, the upgrade allows EIG to utilise flexible, express wavelengths, also known as optical bypass, to reduce operational costs as well as space and […]
News and BusinessAT&T has activated its first 400-gigabit optical connection carrying live internet traffic across its network. The operator says the connection between Dallas and Atlanta is believed to be a first in the industry. This isn’t a proof of concept, says AT&T, but a significant upgrade to its production network, built on flexible, low-cost white box […]
News and BusinessRomania’s Agency of Administration of the National Network for Education and Research (AARNIEC) has deployed Ciena Ethernet and optical systems to improve its in-country network capabilities and the connectivity between Bucharest and Vienna. This upgrade is designed to allow RoEduNet’s network to flexibly adapt and support advanced scientific research efforts and meet voracious bandwidth demands. Ciena’s […]
News and BusinessTo maintain its position and capture growth in its long-haul transport network, Telia Carrier has chosen Ciena to supply the operator’s new Open Optical Line System (O-OLS) in Europe. The system will be deployed from the beginning of 2020 and will provide increased capacity across the European FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris) markets, as […]