Bo Gowan

Ciena's social media manager and blogger. I tweet about social media, Internet and mobile trends, Ciena, and the optical industry. Tweets are my own.

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Real money starts to flow in U.S. fiber deployments from BEAD funding | Fierce Network https://t.co/7HL4KMIyvW

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Blue Planet sends OSS soaring to the ‘smart cloud’ https://t.co/2FjyfgrOAt

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Cloud Spending on Optical Transport Jumps 46% in 4Q23 | Cignal AI https://t.co/Et3kry8sTl

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At Ciena, our goal isn't to predict the future, it's to help you prepare for it. Learn how Ciena’s Adaptive Network vision helps your network meet today’s challenges, while preparing for what’s next. https://t.co/r4uQr6dqRx

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Cloud hyperscalers, AI propelling data center capex growth | SDxCentral https://t.co/fkKJcMrNKB

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Whether it's the future of #AI, #PON, or a teaser on what to expect from our WaveLogic 6 platform, you'll want to hear my conversation with Ciena #CTO Steve Alexander on his predictions for 2024 https://t.co/TQPsUaTG1b

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You may remember our WaveLogic 6 launch or our new WaveRouter platform unveiling, but do you remember all 10 of our biggest Ciena announcements of 2023? https://t.co/dQPKWLdHxT

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A new report from the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) found fiber internet is now available to more than half of U.S. households, passing 51.5% of primary homes, with network operators adding nine million new homes this year alone. #broadband https://t.co/jT2xwuc8St

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Big news! Ciena working with Flex to manufacture some of our devices (OLTs and ONUs) in the U.S. to support U.S. BEAD-funded projects

#broadband #BEAD https://t.co/uRMmLWBIPt

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Analyst firm SRG predicts the global capacity of hyperscale #datacenters will grow almost 3X in the next 6 years to meet the needs of generative artificial intelligence (#genAI #AI) https://t.co/8UstJroVl5

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The smarts we have at Ciena amazes me. Want to hear the latest on #quantum-secured communications? Here's our Ciena expert, who researched the topic at MIT and helped write a roadmap to quantum interconnects for the US government https://t.co/tIUExxaZi2

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CFO Hotseat: Jim Moylan, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Ciena https://t.co/TTCTU17mJa

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Total international internet bandwidth now stands at 1,217 Tbps according to the latest numbers from @TeleGeography, representing a 4-year CAGR of 28%. https://t.co/sP9JkWLKh8

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Data center rack density: How high can it go? Great read from @sdxcentral on how #AI and high-performance computing (HPC) driving the need for high-density #datacenter and rack densities in excess of 100 kW per rack https://t.co/bCswWIGXUH

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Light Reading has announced this year's annual Leading Lights Awards shortlist, with Ciena a finalist for Most Innovative Optical Networking Product as well as Most Innovative Routing and Switching Solution https://t.co/b0dWTMNWao

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Lots of details and insights in this CNET deep dive into the 'secret life' of the world's 500+ #subsea cables https://t.co/iDUL7bdsVV

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Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are among a handful of companies to make an #AI safety pledge in a meeting with U.S. President Biden https://t.co/rf0n6mdD7T

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Source code accounted for the largest share of sensitive data being exposed to ChatGPT, according to a new report https://t.co/KTW1wrSwCH

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Dell'Oro has updated its 5-year optical equipment forecast. Interestingly, they call out the increasing use of C+L band optical line systems as one reason for upping their numbers. https://t.co/PaxXndpaaU

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Podcast: I recently had a great conversation with Geoff Pegg, Head of Sustainability and Environment at TELUS, and Ciena’s Beth Hunter on the growing importance of greener, energy-efficient networks and steps leaders like TELUS are taking to get there https://t.co/JHfmldEGp8