WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) is Ciena’s performance-optimized solution, integrating new coherent DSP innovations to provide the highest capacity over fiber. WL6e will also deliver significant economic benefits, including a 50% reduction in space and power per bit compared to Ciena’s industry-leading 800G technology today. WaveLogic 6 Nano (WL6n) is Ciena’s footprint-optimized solution, powering 400G-800G coherent pluggables to drive cost, power, and space efficiencies in 400G long-haul and 800G metro/regional applications, as well as interoperable 800ZR DCI applications. WaveLogic 6 will start to become available in the first half of 2024, and it will be supported across a range of Ciena’s optical and routing and switching platforms.
“The last few years have irreversibly changed our expectations of networks, showing the critical
importance of enabling greater connectivity to help fuel our digital lifestyles. At the same time,
we all need to do more to help the environment. As the pioneer in coherent optical technology,
and the first to bring coherent 40G, 100G, 400G and 800G to the industry, we continue to set the
standard in optical transport and push the limits of innovation by creating solutions that
significantly reduce cost per bit, improve network performance, and drive energy efficiency.”
– Scott McFeely, Senior Vice President, Global Products and Services, Ciena
