Orange Business ramps up AI for enterprises with digital services transformation
Orange Business partnered with ServiceNow, Splunk, Ciena and CGS The operator is redesigning its product portfolio to deliver simplified AI-native experiences to customers Demand for legacy B2B services is shifting to next-gen AI-powered digital services Orange Business is revitalizing its...
Zayo Europe to connect German metros with 3,500-km fiber network, built on Ciena tech
Leading network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe has deployed Ciena’s optical technology to launch a new German network covering 3,500 km of fiber across 10 core domestic metros including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Berlin. The network also extends to an 11th key hub across the border in Strasbourg, France....
Ciena hopes to head under the sea with fiber optic sensing tech
Ciena is a major player in subsea fiber optics Now, the company is exploring the use of fiber optic sensing in subsea scenarios A board member of the Fiber Optic Sensing Association weighs in on the topic You could consider...
The pace of fiber optic innovation is ‘staggering’ of late, says Ciena exec
The entire fiber ecosystem is racing to keep pace with the demands of AI One Ciena exec gives a lot of credit to Corning for innovations in fiber optic glass The next frontier will be fiber optic innovation within the...
Will telecom be priced out with Trump’s tariffs?
Vendor supply chains could feel the burn from newly implemented tariffs There’s still uncertainty on whether the tariffs will last and which products will be affected Sustained tariffs may stunt the U.S. economy along with tech innovation, said AvidThink’s Roy...
If 2024 is an indicator, AI will be huge for fiber in 2025
There were several big news announcements in 2024 about AI driving demand for fiber broadband The biggest news item was Lumen’s win of a fiber broadband contract with Microsoft It’s likely we’ll see a lot more activity in 2025 to...
Great Plains builds cloud-based architecture to support OSS
Great Plains is building a new digital experience platform based on a cloud architecture The goal is to improve support customer interactions with the sales and marketing teams In preparation, the first thing the company has done is to migrate its...
Ciena sees ‘funnel’ of opportunities in managed optical fiber
Ciena CEO Gary Smith touted the value of managed optical fiber networks for the company’s revenue Roughly half of Ciena’s total Q2 revenue “is driven now directly and indirectly from cloud providers.” Inventory issues persist, but they’re getting better, a...