Ciena Corporation CIEN and Nokia NOK are both established players in the telecommunications equipment industry, with a strong focus on optical networking solutions used by service providers worldwide.

A new version of Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking promises to simplify complex, multilayer networks by converging the IP and optical layers and minimizing the functional overlap. The software is ...

The developers detailed their achievement in a conference paper “A 3.19pJ/bit Electro-Optical Router with 18ns Setup Frame-Level Routing and 1-6 Wavelength Flexible Link Capacity for Photonic ...

ITU has released a new framework to guide the evolution of global optical connectivity in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

The integration of network coding in optical networks heralds a transformative approach to managing the burgeoning demands of data traffic and the associated operational challenges. By incorporating ...

Several important new standards for optical networking were adopted by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in November. The new standards provide the ability to combine ...

Finnish networking giant Nokia Corp. has announced plans to acquire Infinera Corp. in a $2.3 billion deal that’s intended to help grow its optical networks business. The company, which makes ...

The global telecommunications landscape stands at a pivotal moment as 5G networks move from initial deployment to broad ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The optical communication and networking equipment market is going through enormous transformation and growth. Optical ...