To help operators address these market dynamics, Ciena is introducing two new products that improve operational efficiencies by packing maximum capabilities in a very compact footprint. These include:

Ciena’s 8180 and 6500 RLS are both designed for ease-of-use with an IT-operational model, and include common open APIs for software programmability, automated provisioning and streaming telemetry as well as simpler integration with back-office systems. With these new products, Ciena is further expanding choice for customers and addressing the diverse technology consumption models present in today’s on-demand environment.

Both products will be generally available in the second half of 2018.

Executive Comments:

“We live in a fast-paced, ‘app-driven’ world where users have insatiable bandwidth needs and want on-demand services. Survival means offering an incredible customer experience that can only be delivered through more adaptive networks that deliver content and services with on-demand agility. Ciena’s new 8180 and 6500 RLS help operators satisfy this need by focusing programmable and highly scalable resources at fiber dense points in the network.”
- Steve Alexander, Chief Technology Officer, Ciena

“For network providers, delivering an optimal customer experience that can keep pace with user demand is a top priority but often a difficult task as one can never predict the next ‘killer app’ or viral event that adds more strain to the network. We think this has drawn providers to consider the option of disaggregated optical systems—such as the ones developed by Ciena for transponders and now switching and line systems—that provide flexibility and choice, especially at the network edge close to the end-user where bandwidth demand will grow the most.”
- Jimmy Yu, Vice President, Optical Transport Market Research, Dell’Oro Group

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