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Jun 12
Colt Technology Services and Ciena have completed one of the fastest quantum safe data transmissions ever demonstrated and the fastest across a transatlantic route. Read more about this landmark trial: web.ciena.com/fcNWtG
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Jun 10
Colt Technology Services and Ciena have completed one of the fastest quantum safe data transmissions ever demonstrated and the fastest across a transatlantic route. Read more about this landmark trial: web.ciena.com/fcNWtG
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Jun 4
Join CEO Gary Smith and team for a live conference call today at 8:30am ET to discuss Ciena’s fiscal Q2’26 financial results → investor.ciena.com/events-pr… $CIEN

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Jun 3
Thursday morning at 8:30am ET we’ll host a conference call and webcast to discuss Ciena’s fiscal Q2’26 financial results. Tune in here: investor.ciena.com/events-pr… $CIEN

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May 26
Although the concept of a network digital twin (NDT) is not new, there hasn’t been a compelling catalyst to drive widespread adoption of NDT solutions over the years. Now, in the AI era, as operators move towards autonomous operations, both the feasibility and usefulness of NDTs have increased to the extent that they are becoming a reality. Ciena’s Marie Fiala explains the shift to AI-native digital twins. bit.ly/42XkbVf
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May 18
Network acceleration helps businesses scale for AI-driven demand. Watch this video to see how Ciena delivers end-to-end lifecycle expertise—from strategy and design to deployment and operations—to reduce complexity, speed time to service, lower risk, and power growth with a network built for competitive advantage. Learn more here: bit.ly/4dxMiPA
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May 6
In this blog, Ciena’s Stan Hawthorne explains why hidden optical issues can quietly undermine capacity, resilience, and customer confidence—and how to act before they do. bit.ly/4f4s9Da
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Apr 29
Why absorb the cost, complexity, and risk of DIY network operations? With services for managed operations, discover how a trusted expert can streamline multi-vendor operations on your behalf worldwide, reduce CAPEX and OPEX, accelerate service delivery, and free your teams to focus on growth. bit.ly/4vXVkhh
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Apr 27
At Ciena, cybersecurity is more than a set of controls—it’s a culture of shared risk awareness, accountability, and informed decision-making that helps protect our customers and support innovation. Ciena's Ashley Chackman details in this blog. bit.ly/490CAnt
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Apr 23
In this blog, Ciena's Phil Corey explores how staging in factory is helping meet rising deployment demands with a faster, more predictable, and higher-quality approach to network rollouts. bit.ly/4sKYH8F
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Apr 15
Ciena's Mark Bieberich sat down with Juan Pedro Tomás from the 'Rack to RAN' podcast to unpack how the rapid rise of neoscalers is transforming optical networking, bandwidth demand, and AI connectivity. Listen to their full conversation: bit.ly/48tqjaQ @rcrwireless
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Apr 13
As AI sovereignty moves from policy debate to infrastructure reality, Ciena’s Francisco Sant’Anna explores how communications service providers (CSPs) have a pivotal opportunity to play a larger role in enabling regulatory-compliant, high-performance AI ecosystems. bit.ly/4t0WUgF
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Apr 10
Ciena's Richard Heptinstall joined Chris Whitaker on The Wireless Way podcast to discuss how the infrastructure behind wireless networks, fiber optics, and AI is transforming healthcare—and nearly every industry. Listen in: bit.ly/3Ovf4Id From the evolution of telecom to the rise of AI-driven diagnostics, Richard breaks down how fiber, GPUs, and next-gen networks are enabling everything from real-time medical insights to smarter cities and faster emergency response.
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Apr 8
In this blog, Ciena’s Stan Hawthorne explains why effective network optimization starts with network audit, which reveals hidden inefficiencies and creates a stronger foundation for growth. bit.ly/4ty3sDd

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Mar 31
Omdia's latest global transport network automation study emphasizes the importance of AI, automation, and network digital twins in transport network operations. Sterling Perrin shares the results in this blog: bit.ly/4sIDtZO
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Mar 30
Ciena’s Gabriel Girard explains how advisory expertise, engineered processes, and advanced analytics help operators accelerate growth and reduce operational risk. bit.ly/4lPcIjz
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Mar 25
AI infrastructure is entering a new phase. As agentic AI demands more orchestration, memory handling, and tool execution from CPUs, networks must evolve from passive interconnects into programmable, high-capacity infrastructure that can support distributed AI workflows. Ciena’s Brian McDonald details in this blog: bit.ly/4tcE1XQ
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