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The next AI frontier: AI agents who reason and act to speed up network assurance
Reasoning is the third frontier of the AI era, following perception AI and generative AI (GenAI), with its proliferation of Large Language Models (LLMs). Now, AI agents can autonomously reason, make decisions, and act. How is this agentic AI technology applied to network operations? In this blog, Marie Fiala illustrates how AI agents can help tackle a key operational pain point: network troubleshooting.
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DIY or outsource? 4 key questions to ask before starting your network deployment
As AI-driven applications reshape network demands, getting the design and deployment right from day one is critical. Phil Corey outlines the 4 key questions you should ask to determine whether to build in-house or bring in expert help.
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Episode 88: Mastering MOFN—Lumen and Ciena experts share their insights
Listen as Alison Greenwood, VP of Hyperscalers at Lumen, and Ciena’s Martin Reilly, Director of International MOFN, discuss MOFN’s benefits, trends, and strategic importance for cloud connectivity.
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Ciena AIOps for rapid assurance
In this video, see how Ciena AIOps helps to rapidly assure IP/Optical networks, leveraging Navigator Network Control Suite and its conversational AI Assistant.
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Optical Transport Networks for AI: 2025 Heavy Reading Survey Analysis
AI is increasing and evolving connectivity demands. Learn from our survey with Heavy Reading what CSPs see as the biggest challenges and opportunities.
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Innovation in action: Building tomorrow’s photonic network today with Ciena’s 6500 RLS
Prepare for what’s next, today with Ciena’s 6500 RLS and its innovative capabilities ...
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Need 800G routing? Meet Ciena's 8192 coherent router!
The next frontier of coherent routing is here. Ivana Lemos introduces Ciena’s new 81...
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Chalk Talk: Coherent Routing
Marc Doucette, Director of PLM, explains the business benefits of evolving to a coher...
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Demo of Industry's 1st 1.6 Tb/s Coherent Solution
Ciena's Heng Foo describes live demonstration of the world's first 1.6Tb/s coherent s...
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AIOps with Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite
This video shows how Navigator Network Control Suite provides AI-driven insights to h...
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Chalk Talk: Programmable photonics, get more capacity and resiliency from your open line system
Ciena’s photonics expert David Boertjes explains how Ciena’s programmable photonics e...
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Advantages of Managed Spectrum Service vs Dark Fiber + DIY in the Enterprise Market
As network capacity increases, the monthly OPEX for the managed 100G wave service to...
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On Demand: Your best route to IP/Optical convergence
Hear what makes Ciena’s Coherent Networking approach successful.
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