Survey of 1,200 telecommunications providers, wholesale fiber network operators, and regional service providers across 12 countries – including Australia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam – show revenue potential of AI-driven networking.
A recent Ciena survey of service providers underscores the revenue potential of AI-driven networking. 91% of respondents expect high-capacity AI network services – connectivity to AI infrastructure required by enterprises, hyperscalers, and neoscalers – to drive revenue growth over the next three to five years, with 56% citing them as their primary source of net-new revenue.
Confidence is equally strong in managed optical fiber network (MOFN) services, with 96% expecting them to generate revenue from connecting distributed AI compute clusters over the next three years, and 51% identifying MOFN as their primary vehicle for delivering data center interconnect (DCI) services.
However, as service providers pursue new AI-driven revenue opportunities, 88% of survey respondents had a strong sense of urgency on the need for optical network upgrades to support the demands of premium enterprise AI service level agreements (SLAs).
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