American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Update on ICT Spending & Projects
Tuesday, August 24th, 11:00-12:00pm ET

Federal funding for IT-related infrastructure continues to roll out one year after passage of the American Recovery and Re-investment Act (ARRA). The act funds projects touching all corners of the U.S. economy, including federal, state and local government agencies, as well as healthcare providers, utilities and private firms. Technologies such as OTN and Carrier Ethernet provide the tools to build modern, economically sustainable networks.

In this virtual seminar, Ciena’s Jim Gerrity and Chris Janson will provide a mid-year 2010 update on ARRA-funded Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-related programs and projects.

Attend and learn about:

• Where stimulus funds are being spent for ICT-related programs and projects
• Examples of ICT projects
• Updates on the FCC Broadband Program
• How OTN and Carrier Ethernet form the basis for modernized networks

If you’re responsible for public sector communications networks, attend and learn about how this legislation may affect you and your organization.

Mobile Backhaul 101
Tuesday, August 31st, 11:00-12:00pm ET

Demand for wireless access is increasing exponentially, especially for data-related services such as video, streaming media, web access, and email. As the numbers of smart devices increase, demand for such services keeps exploding.

Experts believe that by 2020 wireless access will be the world’s primary means for Internet access.

The key to rich, data-centric mobile services lies in the backhaul network that ties cell towers and base stations into carrier networks and the Internet.

In this virtual seminar, Ciena’s Taylor Salman and Bashar Abdullah will explore the capabilities of microwave and fiber-based network links used to build backhaul networks, and how Ethernet services help tie all those pieces together into fast, powerful, and cost-effective networks.

Attend and learn how to:

• Make the most of mobile technologies and advanced services, and why mobile backhaul holds the keys to 4G services
• Explore powerful 4G-ready backhaul network architectures that deliver backhaul services for optimized interconnections
• Choose and implement backhaul solutions

Join us for this virtual seminar to understand the features of next-generation backhaul solutions and how to use Carrier Ethernet to add capability and offload cost and service management issues.

All attendees will receive a copy of Ciena’s new Mobile Backhaul for Dummies book.