Ciena Introduces WaveLogic 5 to Fuel the Content Economy

Key Facts:

• The WaveLogic 5 solutions will begin to become available in the second half of 2019. WL5e and WL5n technology will be offered across Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical and Packet Networking portfolios, and will also be made available for use in third-party equipment via Ciena’s Optical Microsystems portfolio.

Executive Comments:

• With WaveLogic 5 Ciena continues to push the boundaries of coherent optics and create a solution that will help reduce cost per bit and speed our ability to turn up services more efficiently. This is critical in today’s highly competitive environment driven by our customers’ relentless demand for greater connectivity and bandwidth-consuming services.”

• Neil J. McRae, Chief Architect, BT

•  “Ciena is an established technical leader in coherent transmission and a trusted partner to network operators seeking to deploy the most advanced equipment possible. With the WaveLogic 5 family, Ciena raises the bar once more for the optical networking market. WaveLogic 5 incorporates aggressive vertical integration coupled with a more open business strategy and a bold technical vision surpassing the goals of any of the earlier Wavelogic generations.”

• Andrew Schmitt, Directing Analyst, Cignal AI

• “An important part of Ciena’s success has always been our ability to anticipate market trends and strategically invest and out-innovate the competition to solve our customers business problems. WaveLogic 5 is another example of that leadership ability at work, underpinned by the financial strength, global scale and superior engineering expertise that affords us the confidence in continuing to deliver as promised on our forward roadmap commitments.”

• Scott McFeely, Senior Vice President of Global Products and Services, Ciena

Additional Resources:

• Podcast: Tune in for a behind-the-scenes discussion with Scott McFeely, Senior Vice President of Global Products & Services, and Dino DiPerna, Vice President of R&D for Optical Transport.
• Blog: Ciena Unveils WaveLogic 5: 800G and So Much More
• Paper: The Future of Coherent Optical Networking

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About Ciena
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