Optical

Ciena introduced its WaveLogic Encryption solution for delivering optical-layer encryption to match high capacity infrastructure needs – from 10G to 100G, 200G and beyond, from metro to ultra-long haul distances....

Source Photonics announced a big milestone: the shipment of its 10,000th single mode 100G QSFP28 module. Source Photonics began production shipments of 10km QSFP28 LR4 and 2km QSFP28 LR4-Lite modules...

Southern Cross Cable Network, which connects Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, completed its latest upgrade adding 900 Gbps to all segments of the network, bringing total Network lit capacity to...

Acacia Communications, a start-up based in Maynard, MA, filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its shares. The company is seeking to list its...

Ciena announced plans for commercial version of the Open Networking Operating System (ONOS). Blue Planet ONOS will extend Ciena’s Blue Planet network orchestration software to enable highly-scalable, flow-based control of...

Ciena reported fiscal fourth quarter 2015 revenue of $692.0 million, as compared to $591.0 million for the fiscal fourth quarter 2014. For fiscal year 2015, Ciena reported revenue of $2.4...

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) announced its intent to specify a framework for Flex Coherent DWDM Transmission in long haul, metro, and data center inter-connections. The idea is to enable...

Coriant unveiled its Pluggable Optical Layer approach to disaggregating key components needed for high-speed metro optical networks. Coriant's Pluggable Optical Layer disaggregates the full suite of optical layer components into...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) have deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to support its new 400G...

AquaComms has selected Ciena's GeoMesh solution for its new AEConnect Cable System. AEConnect is a new subsea cable system that is a diverse trans-Atlantic route and spans more than 5,400...

Big changes are underway in the market for optical transceivers aimed at data center applications, according to a newly released IHS Infonetics 10G/40G/100G Data Center Optics report. The report tracks...

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has selected Ciena's packet/optical for a resilient, next-generation mesh network designed for maximizing the potential of STC’s existing global submarine and terrestrial investments by enabling flexible,...

100G port shipments more than doubled in 2014 from the prior year, reaching 163,000 and IHS is now forecasting worldwide 100G port revenue to grow at a 137 percent compound...