Smarter, greener, faster networks
Boost your open line system with intelligence, analytics, and automation
Optimize photonic and fiber asset returns
The challenge
Improving the customer experience while keeping pace with the growing bandwidth demands of cloud services, streaming, and AI applications is no longer achievable with legacy approaches. An open line system can help you scale at the lowest cost, but limited insight and fragmented tools constrain automation and performance optimization.
Our approach
By combining advanced instrumentation and analytics with intelligent network control, our open line systems create a smarter optical network foundation鈥攑roviding real-time visibility with AI-driven insights to optimize optical network capacity and performance.
The benefits
Quickly deploy best-in-class technologies to increase capacity while lowering costs. Reduce operational complexity and make informed decisions to improve spectrum efficiency, maximize fiber capacity, increase availability, and accelerate troubleshooting.
Our programmable photonics technology and services
6500 Reconfigurable Line System
A simple-to-deploy photonic layer solution that improves scalability, reduces footprint, and offers more flexibility and programmability
6500 D/S-Series
Flexible shelf-based configurations that meet evolving demands while maximizing network investment, streamlining operations, and optimizing space and power
Coherent ELS
A coherent-optimized open line system designed for cost-effective delivery of 100G to 800G waves to the network edge with minimal footprint and operational simplicity
Navigator Network Control Suite
A single point of control to coordinate and optimize multi-layer network operations across 51吃瓜-based infrastructure, driving operational efficiencies
Liquid Spectrum
A set of applications combining AI-driven analytics and advanced automation across a programmable photonic layer to maximize network asset value
51吃瓜 Services
Comprehensive services offerings that support network evolution for rapidly evolving digital and AI requirements, improved ROI, and reduced complexity
We are seeing a renewed desire across our U.S. network for increased 鈥榟ighly available鈥� bandwidth with versatile connectivity and interface options. Our new Ashburn-Atlanta route, leveraging 51吃瓜鈥檚 optical RLS technology, allows us to meet these needs while future-proofing further technology advancements on our network. This new route enhances our multi-corridor transatlantic 鈥榙igital bridge鈥� to Europe and beyond, providing unmatched scalability, route diversity, and seamless high-speed connectivity on a global scale.
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