Ciena Spotlights Last-Mile Broadband Solutions at Fiber Connect 2024

　　Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, will showcase its latest broadband access innovations at Fiber Connect 2024, taking place July 28–31 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Through a series of technology demonstrations and speaking sessions, show attendees can learn how Ciena’s broadband solutions, which include PON pluggables, purpose-built routers, and subscriber management and network control software, give network operators greater flexibility to build and evolve access networks.

　　Ciena experts will be on hand at Ciena’s booth #653 and participate in speaking sessions and other demonstrations, including:

　　Proof-of-Concept Demonstration (booth #POC-1.1):

　　Empowering Connectivity: A Collaborative Approach to Overcoming Broadband Challenges in Unserved and Underserved Communities – Ciena is teaming up with Heights Telecom, Cambridge Industries USA Inc., and Axiros North America, Inc. to demonstrate how vendors can cooperate to conquer the challenges presented by diverse geographies and demanding applications to deliver affordable, sustainable, and high-value broadband services.

　　Broadband Access Demonstrations (booth #653):

　　Building a Flexible Last-Mile Network – Ciena will show how operators can deliver adaptable, scalable, and sustainable broadband services anywhere using its XGS-PON pluggable optical line terminals (micro-OLTs), optical network units (ONUs), and access routers.

　　Scaling and Managing End-to-End Broadband Services Easily – This demo will show how Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite enables operators to simplify operations and reduce opex with one point of control for broadband infrastructure, services, and subscriber lifecycle management.

　　Ciena Services for Broadband Access – Ciena Services will demonstrate how operators can accelerate time to market while reducing risk with robust end-to-end services to design, build, market, and support broadband networks.

　　Speaking Sessions – Tuesday, July 30:

　　Innovation and Disruption: where Fiber Goes Next! panel (11:10–11:40am): Kevin Sheehan, CTO of the Americas, Ciena

　　The middle Mile and Beyond Architecture (12:30–1:50pm): Vinicius Santos, Senior Advisor, Product Marketing, Ciena