Optical networks
Optical networks that are scalable, simple and secure
Our optical network solutions deliver scaling without limits to enable network operators to deliver the foundational connectivity for your networked communications. Our solutions enable ever-greater scale to support new services and applications, while simplifying network operations and architectures, combined with secure network solutions from a trusted global supplier.
We provide the solutions to scale from the network edge across metro, national, long-haul and subsea networks, while simplifying network operations to let you build smarter, more automated networks that streamline service delivery and lower network TCO.
By enabling services such as 5G and packet services, supporting new service speeds of 400G, 800G and beyond, and the scale of C+L solutions to enable network scale with more efficient network architectures, we help you stay competitive and turn your optical networks into platforms that create value for your business and your customers.
Key technologies driving optical networks
Learn more about the key innovations and technologies that shape optical networks, delivering greater scale, simpler networks and robust security for the AI era and the cloud networked economy.
New innovations in optical networks will deliver further scaling in network capacity, while simplifying operations and architectures.
Making critical infrastructure quantum-safe.
Optical transport networks form the backbone of the global communications infrastructure.
Why timing and synchronization matter.
Explore our optical network solutions
Networks are more than the sum of their parts, and often rely on meeting specific and exacting features to meet stringent business or service requirements. Nokia’s optical network solutions leverage a broad range of platforms, technologies and unique features working together to provide differentiated solutions for your specific application.
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Build application-optimized IP-optical networks using coherent optics.
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Deliver superior carrier Ethernet services via a packet-optimized WDM/OTN network
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Optimized end-to-end optical networking solutions for metro and edge applications
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Open and disaggregated platforms, open model-driven interfaces and open management and control
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Connect anything, anyone, anywhere with anyhaul mobile transport
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Implement business-critical data center interconnect to support your enterprise private/hybrid cloud
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Protect data from intrusion and theft though quantum-safe encryption, key management and intrusion detection
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Differentiated and optimized SLTE and solutions for end-end subsea and terrestrial networks.
Our highly scalable optical transport platforms provide flexibility and performance to optimize your core networks across metro, national or continental distances. Our solutions for core fiber optic networks provide massive scale in application-optimized platforms, and helps you offer the latest high data rate services while minimizing total cost of network ownership and maximizing revenue.
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ROADM and C+L solutions for reconfigurable and scalable WDM networks
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A compact modular platform that delivers scalability and flexibility to optical networking and DCI applications
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Scalable optimized end-to-end optical transport solutions for DCI, metro, regional and long-haul networks
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Scalable and efficient P-OTN switching for multi-protocol wholesale services
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How can you protect your layer 1 transport network from a quantum computer attack?
Our application-optimized access and metro transport solutions enable scale made simple out to the network edge. Compact platforms deployable in in both telco and CPE environments provide scalable, flexible, efficient and reliable transport from the core to the edge and helps you keep pace with new service and traffic demands.
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Multi-service P-OTN, transport and ROADM optimized for metro and access
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Customer-located network demarcation and optical transport for Ethernet and wavelength services
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Scalable optimized end-to-end optical transport solutions for DCI, metro, regional and long-haul networks
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How can you protect your layer 1 transport network from a quantum computer attack?
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Carrier-grade Ethernet time-sensitive networking supporting real-time, ultra-low latency business, residential and mobile services
Nokia’s vertically integrated optical engines power our optical transport solutions across access, metro, long-haul and subsea applications. Our family of Photonic Services Engines (PSE) include the industry’s most scalable, application-optimized super-coherent optics used across our optical transport systems, our family of low-power pluggable coherent transceivers for optical transport and IP platforms, and our silicon photonics transmitter/receiver optics that are integrated with DSP ASICs in Nokia and 3rd party coherent modules.
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How coherent DSPs and silicon photonics enable the next generation of coherent transceivers
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How pluggable coherent optics bring performance and low power to industry standard transceiver module formats
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200G Compact and 600G Super-Coherent optics for metro and long-haul applications
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The latest generation of coherent optics optimized for metro, long-haul and subsea applications
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The latest generation of 1.2Tb/s high-performance coherent optics reduce network power use by up to 60%
Our network automation solutions help communication service providers (CSPs), webscale companies and enterprises grow revenues, accelerate service deployment, and build more programmable, responsive, efficient and reliable IP and optical networks.
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Optimize, scale and monetize your optical transport network
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Let us help you build scalable networks with ease through our professional services and rich eco-system of collaboration partners.
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