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Ciena at Mobile World Congress 2026


March 2–5 | Barcelona, Spain | Hall 2, Booth 2J51

Aerial view of a tree-lined boulevard in Barcelona with pedestrians, historic buildings, and the city skyline under a bright sky.

Accelerate your autonomous networking journey

Learn how to advance from the monolithic operations of today to the increasingly self-managed, self-optimized networks of the future. Guided by agentic AI, our multi-domain OSS, multi-layer network control, and programmable infrastructure provide the essential building blocks to make the shift to a truly autonomous network now.

Look for us on the agenda on Tuesday, March 3

04:30±è³¾â€“5:15±è³¾
Is AI-as-a-service the next growth frontier?

Hall 6, Turing Stage

| Rebecca Smith, SVP, Global Marketing & Communications

AT THE BOOTH

Demonstrations

Learn more about our industry-leading Ciena and Blue Planet® innovations.

Enterprise and wholesale AI services

Innovative solutions to help scale and evolve network architectures, optimize operations, and support new monetization strategies

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Data center interconnect

Advanced DCI solutions for submarine, long haul, metro, and scale across

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Multi-layer AI operations

Smart multi-layer network management tools, AI assistants, and agents to optimize network efficiency and performance

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Digital twin for proactive operations

Real-time digital twin to create an accurate virtual model of multi-layer networks for sophisticated what-if and impact analysis

AI agent builder

An open execution environment with prebuilt AIOps use cases to streamline operations, simplify AI/ML workflows, and accelerate AI adoption

AI-powered lifecycle automation

An AI-powered, intent-based automation architecture that senses, reasons, and acts across domains for self-optimized operations

Relevant insights

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Blue Planet: Your comprehensive guide to autonomous networks

Gabriele Di Piazza explains how Blue Planet’s AI-powered automation solutions are driving Communications Service Providers (CSPs) toward fully autonomous networks and a new era of connectivity.

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AI Studio: Turning agentic AI vision into OSS reality

Despite all the hype around AI in telecom, OSS teams are still searching for real value. In this blog, David Lawrence explains how Blue Planet AI Studio helps CSPs turn AI concepts into solutions with purpose-built intelligence for telecom network operations.

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From what-if to why not: How real-time digital twins transform customer experience

In an era where network complexity and demand continue to grow exponentially, a digital twin environment that provides real-time, multi-layer capabilities has become a must-have for CSPs to deliver a superior customer experience. Blue Planet's Gabriele Di Piazza explains.

What is an Autonomous Network?

An autonomous network runs with minimal to no human intervention—able to configure, monitor, and maintain itself independently.

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Mobile World Congress 2026

  • March 2–5
  • Fira Gran Via
    Avenida Joan Carles I, 64
    08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hall 2, Booth 2J51