Build a better metro network

Enterprises' continued adoption of cloud-based applications is driving further demands on access networks, while over-the-top applications such as streaming and gaming are increasingly straining residential networks.

Wholesale fibre network operators have now announced their intention to provide higher-speed tiers for homes and businesses, which highlights the need for higher-capacity, higher-density access networks delivered at a lower cost.

To meet this demand, it is essential to reevaluate your network architectures—away from traditional access networks typically built on proprietary technologies that limit innovation, inhibit speed, and require rip-and-replace upgrades to routers.

Why choose Ciena for fibre access

Only Ciena offers an XGS-PON optical line terminal (OLT) in a pluggable form factor that turns standard Ethernet ports on a host router into a passive optical network (PON) OLT on a port-by-port basis with no dedicated OLT platform needed.

By using existing infrastructure and deploying XGS-PON while continuing to use other ports for services such as Ethernet and IP, you can cost-effectively provide XGS-PON services exactly where and when needed to satisfy customer demand for fibre-based network access solutions.

Driven by cloud adoption, video, and the emerging demands of AI, data centre builds continue to boom in Australia. As data centre capacity scales to meet growing demands for storage and compute, metro data centre architectures are becoming more distributed, necessitating high-capacity, single-span optical connectivity across data centres.

Your network needs to seamlessly and cost-effectively connect customers between data centres and provide robust and future-proof connectivity to meet the demands of today's digital world.

Why choose Ciena for metro DCI

Whether you scale up with high-performance coherent optical interfaces or pay as you grow with power-efficient, footprint-optimised coherent pluggables, the choice is yours. Ciena's metro DCI offers you the highest-capacity connectivity at the lowest power and smallest footprint for high-performance, reliable, and scalable metro DCI.