At Ciena, our partners are a big part of what we do and how we succeed. Our "Connect & Contribute" day with our EMEA partner ecosystem was a chance to celebrate that. Thank you for spending the day with us giving back, recognizing some great achievements, sharing ideas, and making new connections.

What do the latest shifts in AI infrastructure, data center distribution, and enterprise AI adoption mean for the future of wave services? How should service providers respond as customers demand greater capacity, lower latency, stronger resiliency, and more flexible service models? Join Ciena's Francisco Sant’Anna and Brian Lavallée to unpack the key findings from the 2026 Wave Services Report and answer your questions about what they mean for your network and your customers. Register now: web.ciena.com/tEkwbN

What a way to spend the evening—at the @networkx_event Awards in Vienna, celebrating telecoms excellence! We’re honored to be recognized in three solution provider categories. • Best All-Round Optical Transport Vendor: Ciena’s Optical Innovations Enabling "Scale Across" AI Architectures • Most Innovative Optical Transport Use Case: Ciena’s RLS Hyper-Rail • Leading Data Centre Networks Solution: Ciena’s Data Center Out-of-Band Management Solution Congratulations to the teams for their hard work! Learn more at bit.ly/4zF1qEx

Knowing the true condition of your fiber before deployment can reduce risk, avoid surprises, and support more confident network decisions. Ciena’s Catherine Preston-Thomas explains how in this blog. bit.ly/3VxKt01

Join Ciena at #NetworkX in Vienna to explore how advanced networking solutions can scale bandwidth, automate operations, accelerate service delivery, and simplify the management of increasingly distributed, AI-driven infrastructure. Learn more and schedule a meeting: bit.ly/47r6tvU

Openreach is deploying Ciena’s Waveserver powered by WaveLogic 6 1.6Tb/s coherent technology into its Optical Spectrum Extended Access (OSEA) portfolio, further strengthening Openreach’s ability to deliver scalable, high-capacity optical infrastructure to the UK wholesale market, through Ciena managed services. Learn more at web.ciena.com/TV57Vj

Angola Cables is leveraging Ciena’s high-capacity optical technology to bolster its transatlantic network for hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven traffic across the MONET and South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) submarine cable systems. Learn more at web.ciena.com/YwPR7e

AI is entering a new phase, and it is changing what service providers need from their networks. Ciena’s Chuck Harris explores how AI is driving new requirements across IP transport networks, accelerating the need for modernization, and highlights three practical approaches for building a more scalable, automated, and AI-ready IP transport network. Read the full blog at web.ciena.com/ao16lX

Congratulations to the Navigator Network Control Suite team on receiving 4.5 stars in the @lightwaveonline Diamond Technology Reviews! The reviews, which were awarded at this year’s SCTE Tech Expo, recognize innovation in broadband communications and related technologies that are changing how broadband operators deliver services. Read the full review of Navigator NCS at bit.ly/4diPRdl.

Join Ciena at #NetworkX in Vienna to explore how advanced networking solutions can scale bandwidth, automate operations, accelerate service delivery, and simplify the management of increasingly distributed, AI-driven infrastructure. Learn more and schedule a meeting: bit.ly/47r6tvU

Angola Cables is leveraging Ciena’s high-capacity optical technology to bolster its transatlantic network for hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven traffic across the MONET and South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) submarine cable systems. Learn more at web.ciena.com/YwPR7e

AI is entering a new phase, and it is changing what service providers need from their networks. Ciena’s Chuck Harris explores how AI is driving new requirements across IP transport networks, accelerating the need for modernization, and highlights three practical approaches for building a more scalable, automated, and AI-ready IP transport network. Read the full blog at web.ciena.com/ao16lX

Angola Cables is leveraging Ciena’s high-capacity optical technology to bolster its transatlantic network for hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven traffic across the MONET and South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) submarine cable systems. Learn more at web.ciena.com/YwPR7e

Ciena's proven DCOM solution is already helping hyperscalers simplify out-of-band (OOB) management and scale operations more efficiently. Now, as AI, cloud, and edge computing increase operational complexity and infrastructure demands, a wider range of organizations need the same scalable approach. Wayne Hickey explains how Ciena’s expanded DCOM portfolio simplifies OOB network management, reducing complexity and supporting growth. Read more: web.ciena.com/wz8Ahk

ACE cable system consortium is leveraging Ciena’s 6500 powered by WL6e to upgrade one of its key routes linking Western Europe, West Africa, and South Africa, delivering more than 30 Tb/s. The deployment meets the rising connectivity demand from more than 500 million people, expanding bandwidth over the current infrastructure while limiting disruption to live traffic. Learn more: web.ciena.com/XMCfUG

Ciena's proven DCOM solution is already helping hyperscalers simplify out-of-band (OOB) management and scale operations more efficiently. Now, as AI, cloud, and edge computing increase operational complexity and infrastructure demands, a wider range of organizations need the same scalable approach. Wayne Hickey explains how Ciena’s expanded DCOM portfolio simplifies OOB network management, reducing complexity and supporting growth. Read more: web.ciena.com/wz8Ahk

AI is entering a new phase, and it is changing what service providers need from their networks. Ciena’s Chuck Harris explores how AI is driving new requirements across IP transport networks, accelerating the need for modernization, and highlights three practical approaches for building a more scalable, automated, and AI-ready IP transport network. Read the full blog at web.ciena.com/ao16lX

Ciena's proven DCOM solution is already helping hyperscalers simplify out-of-band (OOB) management and scale operations more efficiently. Now, as AI, cloud, and edge computing increase operational complexity and infrastructure demands, a wider range of organizations need the same scalable approach. Wayne Hickey explains how Ciena’s expanded DCOM portfolio simplifies OOB network management, reducing complexity and supporting growth. Read more: web.ciena.com/wz8Ahk

ACE cable system consortium is leveraging Ciena’s 6500 powered by WL6e to upgrade one of its key routes linking Western Europe, West Africa, and South Africa, delivering more than 30 Tb/s. The deployment meets the rising connectivity demand from more than 500 million people, expanding bandwidth over the current infrastructure while limiting disruption to live traffic. Learn more: web.ciena.com/XMCfUG

Ciena's proven DCOM solution is already helping hyperscalers simplify out-of-band (OOB) management and scale operations more efficiently. Now, as AI, cloud, and edge computing increase operational complexity and infrastructure demands, a wider range of organizations need the same scalable approach. Wayne Hickey explains how Ciena’s expanded DCOM portfolio simplifies OOB network management, reducing complexity and supporting growth. Read more: web.ciena.com/wz8Ahk