The Optical Internetworking Forum will begin work on a specification for Virtual Network Services (VNS) that could become a main driver for deployment of SDN in Transport Networks. The aim...
Ciena reported revenue of $560.0 million for its fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2014, up 10.3% from the same period in 2013. Ciena's net loss (GAAP) was $(10.2) million,...
F6 Networks is deploying Ciena’s converged packet optical and packet networking solutions to deliver 100G connectivity between Saint John and Fredericton, New Brunswick. F6 Networks is building an open access,...
Researchers at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) have developed an optical random access memory (RAM) device that integrates ultrasmall optical memories based on photonic crystal nanocavities. Specifically, NTT Nanophotonics Center...
NORDUnet, an international collaboration between the Nordic national computer networks for research and education (R&E), is deploying converged packet optical platforms and software from Ciena, for programmable 100G Optical Transport...
Hibernia Networks is deploying Ciena's Programmable GeoMesh solution on its Trans-Atlantic cable system to enable rapid service provisioning. The deployment includes Ciena’s GeoMesh submarine solution, including the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform,...
Brocade and Ciena are demonstrating a cloud orchestration solution that provides dynamic resource provisioning between data centers. The jointly-developed solution, which is being shown at this week's EMC World conference...
Integra, an operator serving the western United States with a 6,400-mile long-haul fiber-optic network, 3,000 miles of metropolitan fiber and a nationwide IP/MPLS network, has deployed Ciena's converged packet optical...
The Japan-U.S. Cable Network completed a 200G trial over a segment of its network on the U.S. West Coast. The trial employed Ciena’s submarine solution and 16QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation)...
Bharti Airtel Limited has completed a submarine network upgrade of its i2i cable, which connects India to Singapore. The upgrade uses Ciena’s converged packet optical and network management solutions for...
At the OFC 2014 show in San Francisco, Huawei showcased a wavelength-based all-optical cross-connect technology that operates in 8-dimensions (80 waves per dimension). The optical cross-connect prototype implements a free...
ADVA Optical Networking SE agreed to acquire Oscilloquartz SA from Swatch Group. Financial terms were not disclosed. Oscilloquartz specializes in network synchronization solutions, including high-quality quartz crystal oscillators. The company,...
At OFC 2014 in San Francisco, Acacia Communications introduced a complete 100G coherent transceiver in a single Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) package -- integrating all the critical optical elements...
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