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As demand grows and new challenges emerge, networks need to stay ahead of the curve. At Ciena, we work alongside you to redefine the future of your network.

Together we can build smarter, faster, integrated, and more scalable networks to transform your customer experience to the next generation.

Together we can achieve more.

Discover how Ciena’s breadth of experience and your ambitious targets drive us to create more and more meaningful connections.

Explore Ciena’s adaptable and scalable Routing and Switching network solutions

Articles
Diving deep on 10G-Pluggables for high speed PON

In 2020, Ciena introduced our pluggable 10G PON offering to help network operators address key opportunities in next generation Cable MSO access, 4G/5G RAN, and low-cost metro access bringing more value to the network edge through access and aggregation. What has happened since and what is going on in the overall PON market? Ciena’s Chief Technology Officer of EMEA & APAC, Jürgen Hatheier, recently joined Omdia’s Chief Analyst, Julie Kunstler, for a Q&A session to discuss 10G-Pluggables for High Speed PON and Ciena’s 10G PON solution. Here are just a few highlights from their conversation.
eBooks
Routing and Switching eGuide

Ciena's Routing and Switching solutions combine intelligent devices and software to create the infrastructure needed to transform your network. Use this e-book as your guide to evolutionize your network.
Articles
The future of PON at the edge

Omdia analyst Julie Kunstler on why PON’s role is expanding beyond traditional residential deployments to support convergence needs at the network edge.
Podcasts
Standards-based IP Connectivity, Delivered Differently

In this podcast Ciena and Heavy Reading discuss trends and drivers for change, as well as the latest innovations emerging in networking.

Learn about how Ciena is redefining the optical network

Articles
Single-wave 400G across 4,000km? Yes – with Ciena’s new Waveserver 5.

Ciena’s popular family of Waveserver products just got a new member – Waveserver 5. With tunable capacity up to 800G and support for 400GbE services at any distance, learn how Waveserver 5 is already setting new industry benchmarks – in live networks.
Iliad brings first 800G to France and Italy, all while enabling a greener and smarter network with Ciena

Iliad brings first 800G to France and Italy, all while enabling a greener and smarter network with Ciena
Brochures
6500 Packet-Optical Platform

Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform leverages the latest technology innovations to deliver new levels of scale, flexibility, and programmability
Videos
Chalk Talk - Ciena’s Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform

Get more 100GE/400GE at any distance. In this video, Joe Shapiro, Sr. Director PLM, introduces the Waveserver 5 platform built to solve network scalability challenges

Find out how Ciena Services can build, operate and transform your network

Articles
Top 6 attributes to look for when selecting a transformation partner

CSPs operate within a constant state of change, and at any given time face challenges that require some form of transformation. TBR’s Chris Antlitz details six key partner attributes that have been historically linked with network transformation success.
Case Studies
Ciena Transforms Tier 1 Service Provider's Multi-Vendor Network and Operational Processes

A service provider selected Ciena Services as its trusted, independent partner for a services-only project. It required a proven network transformation process.
eBooks
Network Transformation, Here and Now

This eBook helps answer that question by exploring the challenges and barriers that often stifle modernization and outlines a well-proven methodology.
Videos
Ciena Services: Accelerating your journey to the Adaptive Network

Let Ciena Services get you ahead in your journey to the Adaptive Network.

Discover how Ciena can accelerate digital transformation and improve the customer experience with the Blue Planet Intelligent Automation Portfolio

Telefonica: Evolving the OSS for SDN and Automation

The Telefónica iFUSION project is using SDN to transform and optimize its multi-vendor transport network to support the roll out of 5G and digital services. With the iFUSION program well underway, Telefónica is now investigating how it will transform its OSS to increase the automation of its transport networks, leveraging the programmability of SDN. This Omdia case study describes several OSS use cases regarding service discovery, design, and activation, that were recently implemented as a proof of concept (POC) within Telefónica’s German network.
Videos
Blue Planet Intelligent Automation

Service providers globally are looking to transform into Digital Service Providers. However, they are hampered by manually intensive, legacy OSS architectures that are fragmented by business function. What is needed is a holistic, closed-loop approach
Intelligent Automation: Accelerating Digital Transformation and Improving Customer Experience

Digital native companies like Amazon have changed expectations for customer experience across industries. Today, end users want to order services on demand using self-service capabilities, and they expect flawless performance. As a result, Communications Service Providers (CSPs) are under tremendous pressure to develop and deliver services much more quickly, and at lower cost. CSPs know they must change the way their businesses operate so they are transforming their networks and IT operations to become Digital Service Providers (DSPs). Blue Planet’s Intelligent Automation Portfolio is purpose-built to give service providers the tools they need to design, deliver and assure services more efficiently. The result is increased agility and exceptional customer experience.
Brochures
Blue Planet Intelligent Automation Portfolio

The Blue Planet brochure provides a high-level view of the Blue Planet network virtualization and service orchestration software.

Meet the Ciena Liberty Global Account Team

Erol Bucukoglu

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Role at Ciena: Senior Director, Expertise:  Customer Engagement, Hometown: Portrush, Northern Ireland

Alan Forbes

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Role at Ciena: Account Manager, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Coatbridge, Scotland

Alistair Grant

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Role at Ciena: Account Manager, Expertise: Sales & Customer Engagement, Hometown: Reading, United Kingdom

Jan Willem Hartkoren

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Role at Ciena: Account Director, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Wei Lei

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Job Role at Ciena: Account Manager, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Zürich, Switzerland

Dave Stubbings

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Role at Ciena: Senior Manager Networks Solutions Engineer, Expertise: Optical Technology, Hometown: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Mico Naddeo

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Role at Ciena: Senior Systems Engineer, Expertise: Photonics and MCP, Hometown: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Darren Rooney

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Role at Ciena: Operations Director, Expertise: Operations, Hometown: Ardglass, Northern Ireland

Paul van der Spek

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Role at Ciena: Senior Project Manager, Expertise: Project Management, Hometown: Berkel en Rodenrijs, The Netherlands

Bas Van Wesenbeeck

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Role at Ciena: Customer Success Advocate, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Rucphen, The Netherlands

Amanda Murray

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Role at Ciena: Customer Success Advocate, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Carlisle, United Kingdom

Mary Savage

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Role at Ciena: Commercial Manager, Expertise: Financial Management, Hometown: Newry, Northern Ireland

Dick Van Der Land

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Role at Ciena: Packet Consultant, Expertise: Pre-sales Routing and Switching, Hometown: Houten, The Netherlands

Henrik Jensen

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Role at Ciena: Business Development Manager, Expertise: Customer Engagement, Hometown: Espergaerde, Denmark

Simon Emery

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Role at Ciena: Advanced Services Business Development Manager, Expertise: Helping service providers leverage the benefits of advanced servicesHometown: Surrey, United Kingdom

Vimal Pindoria

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Role at Ciena: Director Routing and Switching, Expertise: Solutions Sales, Hometown: London, United Kingdom

Will Rhodes

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Role at Ciena: CMS Consultant, Expertise: Helping partners meet their business objectives and deliver successful go-to-market plansHometown: Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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