…that domain over a multi-year period. For the Optical and Metro/Core domains that Ciena has been selected for, AT&T highlighted two key technologies that are part of the agreement -- saying that Ciena will be providing solutions for coherent 100G wavelengths and OTN (Optical Transport Network) switching…

Boasting years of coherent deployment experience, 40G/100G solutions equipped with WaveLogicTM Coherent Optical Processors scale the capacity and reach of existing networks with operational simplicity. The system also features electronic dispersion compensation and supports directionless and colorless…

…upgrade.  For new deployments, the addition of 40G coherent on the CN 4200 RS broadens the reach of the technology to metro/metro edge, managed service and enterprise applications where the CN 4200 is targeted.   For the CoreStream, coherent 40G has already been integrated and is available today…

…Ethernet services, as well as 4G LTE mobile backhaul services, to enterprise and service provider customers in the Houston metro area. Phonoscope will become the first metro communications operator in Houston equipped to deliver voice, video, data and related services at speeds that scale from 10G…

…selected by Russian carrier GlobalNet for the upgrade of its metro optical network, based on Ciena’s 4200 Advanced Services Platform. The newly evolved architecture will include Ciena’s 40G technology and WaveLogicTM coherent optical processors, supporting the cost-effective, flexible and…

…specialist, today announced the integration of the company’s market-leading 40G coherent technology on its CN 4200® RS FlexSelect® Advanced Services Platform to address customer demand for higher capacity metro and regional networks, managed services and enterprise applications. The move underscores…

…networks for a wide range of applications—including low latency—over metro, ultra-long haul or trans-Pacific submarine distances, at speeds that scale from 100 Gb/s to 400 Gb/s. * Ciena’s new coherent optical processors help service providers extract more capacity out of existing fiber…

…participating in numerous technical sessions, workshops and panel discussions at the conference on topics including 100G, coherent optics, control plane and Ethernet in metro networks. Follow Ciena’s activities at OFC/NFOEC 2011 on the Ciena Insights blog, ‘CienaEvents’ Twitter feed…

…details a similar cable cut event in 2009 off the coast of Taiwan.   Verizon moves 100G to the metro The second major initiative Verizon announced today is the plan to deploy coherent 100G in metro networks. Verizon has been the clear leader in the deployment of 100G optical transport, dating back…

…optical transport. * WaveLogic 3 is the industry’s first fully software-programmable coherent technology. * WaveLogic 3 enables wider, economically viable 100G adoption across the network, from metro, to long haul, to submarine applications. What new technologies are part of WaveLogic 3? There…