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Predictions: Ciena CTO Steve Alexander looks...

Ciena’s CTO Steve Alexander discusses key trends that will shape the industry in 2020 and beyond including, 5G, edge computing, and AI.

Global submarine networking

The submarine network seascape in 2020

Submarine networks carry over 99% of intercontinental data traffic making it critical infrastructure to be protected and innovated upon at a frantic rate to...

General

Year in review: Ciena’s 6 biggest...

As we close out another year (and the decade), let’s look back at some of the biggest Ciena news and announcements from 2019.

End-to-end Packet Networking

Unifying legacy and modern packet-based...

Within the last decade, TDM to IP modernization is no longer a question of “if” but rather “when”, as converging legacy and modern services onto a common...

Cable/MSO

Gearing-up Cable MSOs for the move up-market

U.S. MSOs were experiencing double-digit business services growth; however, did you know that growth has slowed in recent years? Ciena’s Darren McKinney...

End-to-end Packet Networking

Because you asked. Adaptive IP.

In light of the digital disruption being driven by 5G, IoT, AI, and edge cloud, many of our customers have asked us to help them reimagine their IP networks...

End-to-end Packet Networking

How does Ciena’s 5171 help solve key...

Ciena’s 5171 platform delivers the capacity network operators need, where they want it – the network edge. In our popular Chalk Talk series, Wayne Hickey...

5G mobile networks

A Self-Optimizing Fabric for the 5G era

As the industry prepares for the rapid and wide-scale deployment of 5G, Ciena’s Kaniz Mahdi outlines an initiative with ENCQOR focused on developing a...

End-to-end Packet Networking

Lead with innovation: Carrier Ethernet...

The popularity and increasing demand for Carrier Ethernet is driving adoption throughout Latin America and globally, while also creating new opportunities for...

Cable/MSO

SCTE Expo 2019 – the importance and...

Did you miss SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in the ‘Big Easy’? Were you running from meeting to meeting and missing sessions? Ciena’s Darren McKinney has you covered. As...

End-to-end Packet Networking

Redefining the metro edge with packet and...

Packet platforms, coupled with optical transmission over fiber, was a game-changing technology combination when first introduced many years ago. Fiber enables...

End-to-end Packet Networking

Converged Packet: Teaching New Tricks to an...

We’ve all heard the adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Metaphorically speaking, we’re saying it’s very difficult to make someone do something in a...

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Latest articles from Blue Planet

How automation is transforming managed...

The rapid rise in the popularity of SD-WAN has many service providers scrambling to operationalize and integrate new SD-WAN solutions into their existing...

Multi-Layer Networking: Unifying IP and...

Multi-layer networks pose a unique challenge in moving to network automation, as the IP/MPLS and optical layers in a multi-layer network are typically managed...

Is automation enough for digital...

Many leading service providers are already concluding that automation is not enough to drive complete digital transformation. Complex decision making at...

Closing the Loop: Ciena closes acquisition...

Ciena has officially closed the acquisition of Centina Systems, which will be integrated into our Blue Planet division. Kailem Anderson, VP of Portfolio and...

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