Ciena stories
It gives businesses private high-speed links between Auckland sites as demand rises for secure data transfers and AI-ready cloud capacity.
Private fibre links across Auckland will let data-heavy businesses move traffic between facilities with less congestion and more predictable performance.
Most operators expect AI services to drive new revenue, but nearly half say optical network upgrades are critical to meet demand.
Telecom operators face urgent network upgrades as most expect AI and managed fibre services to be major new revenue sources.
The Batam-Jakarta route can now carry more cloud and internet traffic on existing fibre, after a live 1 Tb/s test proved the upgrade.
Lightstorm boosts Japan-Guam-Australia subsea cable to 400Gbps, targeting surging AI and cloud demand with higher-capacity, low-latency links.
Telecom Fiji has launched a new fibre network from Savusavu to Labasa, providing faster, more reliable internet to northern communities and boosting digital access.
Telstra International has boosted Asia Pacific network capacity by 30%, adding 200Tbps with 400G services via latest tech from Ciena and Nokia.
Ciena's report reveals rising demand for wave services and a record 161,100 km of submarine cables ready in 2025, driven by AI, cloud, and data centre growth.
BW Digital has set a new data record, transmitting 1.2 Tb/s per wavelength over 4,300km of the Hawaiki Transpacific Cable using Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme.
A Ciena survey reveals AI workloads will dominate data centre demand, with 43% of new facilities focusing primarily on AI over the next five years.
Telstra International has unveiled plans to transform its global network into a highly autonomous system, enhancing subsea capacities to over 800 Tbps.
Southern Cross Cable has achieved a global first with a 1 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength connection across its 13,500-kilometre network, enhancing transpacific connectivity.
Customers can now buy native 400 Gbps links on the Adelaide-Perth corridor as Vocus quadruples capacity on a key backbone route.
Rising AI and cloud traffic is pushing telecoms to add capacity across the Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand corridor, where data centre demand is surging.
REDIMadrid partners with Ciena to launch a quantum-secure network, enhancing research data protection using advanced encryption tech over existing fibre.
Prospecta Utilities launches a standalone 5G network at GemLife Gold Coast, enhancing smart device connectivity and paving the way for smart cities across Australia.
Mercury is upgrading its services by partnering with One NZ to enhance its fibre network, aiming for greater capacity and improved reliability across New Zealand.
Lumea has launched its 'fibre in the sky' spectrum sharing service in Australia, promising businesses and governments reduced costs and enhanced data connectivity.
EonFibre has commenced operations, providing high-capacity wholesale fibre services across New Zealand, powered by cutting-edge technology from Ciena.
