Episode 95: OFC 2026 Takeaways and Preparing Networks for AI
Ciena's Rebecca Smith sits down with Brodie Gage and Dino DiPerna to reflect on OFC 2026 and how optical technology is taking center stage i...
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Episode 94: Submarine Cables in the AI and Cloud Era
Want to learn more about how some of the oldest submarine cables are still playing a key role in the AI era? In this episode, FLAG's Chief N...
Episode 93: Blue Planet Customer Conversation Highlights
Service providers globally are looking intently toward achieving fully autonomous networks in the near future. Kailem Anderson, Vice Preside...
Episode 92: Powering Global Connectivity: The Future of Research Networks with CANARIE and REANNZ
Join Ciena's Chief Technologist of Research Networks, Rodney Wilson, as he sits down with Amber McEwen, CEO of REANNZ, and Michael Tremblay,...
Episode 91: Verizon’s AI strategy to power next-gen AI demands
Victor Moreno, Associate Director, Network Planning at Verizon joins Ciena's Nicola Benvenuti, Vice President, Product Line Management and M...
Episode 90: Telstra International Introduces an Autonomous Network Future
Telstra International has unveiled its highly Autonomous Network vision, part of the company's ambitious five-year plan to drive connectivit...
Episode 89: Preparing Submarine Cables for the Next Wave of Innovation
Bandwidth demand continues unabated, and AI is expected to be a likely driver for increased bandwidth demand, overland and undersea. In this...
Episode 88: Mastering MOFN—Lumen and Ciena experts share their insights
Have you been hearing the term Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN) more and more lately? In this episode, Lumen Technologies' Alison Green...
Episode 87: How Meta Reimagined OOB Management in the Data Center
On this episode, Mike "MJ" Joseph, who manages the infrastructure network engineering team at Meta, joins Ciena's Mark Bieberich to discuss...
Episode 86: Building a Network Digital Twin in Real-Time
Tune-in to hear Kailem Anderson (Blue Planet) and Mark Bieberich (Ciena) as they compare the differences between Network Digital Twin to tra...
Episode 85: CIOs and the AI era
AI is redefining what it means to be a CIO. In this episode, Bill Bragg, CIO at SymphonyAI, and Craig Williams, Chief Digital Information Of...
Episode 84: Part 2—Quantum secure communications: Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography
In part two of this episode, Paulina Gomez, Ryan Lafler, Doug Schremp, and Paola Osorio delve into Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Q...
Episode 83: Part 1 - Understanding the Quantum Threat: Why act now?
In this episode, Paulina Gomez, Senior Advisor of Portfolio Marketing at Ciena, Ryan Lafler, President and CTO of Quantum Corridor, Doug Sch...
Episode 82: Data4 Discusses AI’s Impact on Data Centers
Let's dig into the topic of AI and the data center boom! On this podcast, Ciena's International CTO Jürgen Hatheier speaks with special gues...
Episode 81: Celebrating the Role of an Engineer in Today’s AI World
On this episode, Ciena India's Head of Engineering, Vineet Vohra and software engineers Manish Chopra and Ruby Saxena have a no holds barred...
Episode 80: BT Group Shares Tips for Driving Network Transformation and Elevating the Customer Experience
On this episode, Campbell McClean, Chief Architect of BT Group joins Kailem Anderson, Blue Planet's Vice President of Global Products & Deli...
Episode 79: From Vision to Reality: Ciena's Engineering and Product Teams Share the Story Behind WaveRouter
Step behind the curtain and delve into the captivating world of product innovation in our latest episode. Join Raf Francis, Director of Prod...
Episode 78: AI Revolution: Vodafone & Ciena Explore the Future of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is generating a lot of buzz with bold predictions about its transformative potential. On this podcast, Ciena's...
Episode 77: Rewriting Australia’s Growth Equation via Ultrafast Connectivity with Telstra
Australia is ranked as one of the world's top countries for digital readiness. On this episode, Kathryn Jones, Executive of National Infrast...
Episode 76: Unlocking STEM opportunities with Building STEPS
Over the past few years, Ciena's Blue Planet division has supported Building STEPS, a nonprofit organization in Baltimore, as part of its Di...