What's New and Different about IP Networking
Welcome to Light Reading Radio Show’s four-part series featuring Omdia analysts and Ciena thought leaders.
Throughout the series, Omdia and Ciena examine a new way to deliver standards-based IP networks—from access to metro—including discussions around 5G xHaul networks, network slicing, and intelligent automation.
Hear about industry trends and what to consider as you evolve your IP networks to meet growing user demands for more services and capacity, and how to do so in a way that is more open, automated, and lean.
Standards-based IP Connectivity, Delivered Differently
In this episode, Omdia’s Stephanie Gibbons and Ciena’s Joe Marsella discuss the market trends impacting IP networks—from access to metro—and how leaner architectures leveraging automation and openness will help network operators.
5G is More Than Just a Faster 4G
Omdia’s Sterling Perrin and Ciena’s Rafael Francis explore the differences between 5G and previous generations of mobile technology, their impact on wireline networks, and the new categories of use cases, applications, and differentiated revenue streams enabled.
Let’s Talk About Segment Routing
In this episode, join Omdia’s Don Frey and Ciena’s James Glover as they dive into the timing of introducing Segment Routing into the network, what network operators need to know and how to prepare so they can gradually evolve towards this architecture.
Intelligent Automation’s Breakout Role
In this podcast, Omdia’s James Crawshaw and Ciena's Brian Lavallée discuss how intelligent, analytics-driven automation is paramount to enable network operators efficiently support new applications' demands for agility, scalability and flexibility allowing for adapting in real-time.