Spotlighting PON, open access, photonics, and sustainability in speaking sessions

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) will feature its latest advancements in PON pluggables, purpose-built routers, optical innovations, and network control software at Network X, occurring October 8–10 in Paris, France. Ciena’s speaking sessions and demonstrations will show how its solutions help network operators expand broadband access, scale efficiently with the industry’s first 1.6 Tb/s solution, and leverage AI-driven applications to optimize multi-layer networks—cutting footprint and energy consumption.

Demos at Ciena Booth #A12

  • Building a Flexible Last-mile Network: Revealing how cable operators can deliver flexible, scalable, and sustainable broadband services anywhere using Ciena’s XGS-PON pluggable optical line terminals (micro-OLTs), optical network units (ONUs), residential gateways, and access routers.
  • Optical Network Transformation Through Innovation: 
    • Featuring 3nm-based coherent optical advancements, including the industry’s first 1.6 Tb/s technology with WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e), as well as footprint-optimized, low-power 100G-400G pluggables with WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n)
    • Showcasing modernization of the optical layer with purpose-built metro/edge ROADM solutions and sustainable OTN network evolution with new 6500/O-NID space- and energy-efficient solutions
  • Simplified Multi-layer Network Operations With Navigator Network Control Suite: Showing one point of control for visibility, management, and optimization of IP over optical infrastructure and connectivity services—powered by AI for optimal sustainability.

Workshop and Speaking Sessions

Tuesday, October 8

Ciena Workshop (13:45–15:15):

  • Optimizing PON Networks With Coherent Innovation: Ed Walter, Systems Design Architecture
  • Enhancing Enterprise Campus Networks with Campus PON: A Solution for Scalability and Flexibility: Fernando Villarruel, Senior Advisor, Product Line Management
  • Open Access: A Crucial Catalyst for Full-Fiber Monetization: Daniel Cury, Senior Advisor, Product Marketing

Wednesday, October 9

  • Advancing Sustainability Objectives Through Hardware and Software Innovations (11:20): Paulina Gomez, Senior Advisor, Product Marketing
  • VIP Roundtable - Generational Speeds and Services for PON (11:30): Joe Marsella, Vice President, Metro and Edge Portfolio
  • Evolution to Smart Optical Networking: Where AI Meets Photonics (11:40): Reza Rokui, SDN Application Architect
  • Keynote: Next-Generation PON Advances (16:05): Joe Marsella, Vice President, Metro and Edge Portfolio

Thursday, October 10

  • Building the Future High-Speed Networks: From 400G to 800G and Beyond (14:50): Mayank Chauhan, Director Product Line Management

For more information about Ciena’s participation at Network X or to request a meeting, contact pr@ciena.com.

About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the most adaptive networks in the industry, enabling customers to anticipate and meet ever-increasing digital demands. For three-plus decades, Ciena has brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. Prioritizing collaborative relationships with our customers, partners, and communities, we create flexible, open, and sustainable networks that better serve all users—today and into the future. For updates on Ciena, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Ciena Insights blog, or visit www.ciena.com.

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