Dave Parsons
Director, EMEA Ethernet & IP Solutions and Enablement
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Dave Parsons leads the EMEA Ethernet/IP Solutions & Enablement Team for Ciena. This team are focused on identifying and delivering innovative IP networking solutions that help customers resolve key business challenges. Prior to Ciena he spent 14 years at Cisco, where he spent his time working with Tier 1 and Tier 2 Telcos and Cable operators consulting on the business value of IP technology investments. Dave has been working in Telecoms for over 30 years, and has worked for Telcos, Enterprises and latterly vendors.
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Insights from Dave Parsons
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Why Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is critical for 5G success
To achieve a leadership position in the emerging 5G market, you need to upgrade transport infrastructure at hundreds or thousands of sites quickly, reliably, securely, and cost-effectively. The road may seem complex, but with ZTP, you can rapidly
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Uncovering the path to 5G connectivity: part 2
Regardless where you may be in your 4G to 5G evolution journey, the huge expected growth in connected devices, data rates, and data volumes associated with 5G will result in a step-change in networking requirements and performance. In this second
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Uncovering the path to 5G connectivity
The race to deliver new, high value 5G services is all about how quickly you can evolve your existing 4G infrastructure into a scalable, ultra-reliable, high-performance 5G network. This is the first post in a three-part series from Dave Parsons,
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Choosing your 4G to 5G network evolution partner
The complexity and scale of 4G to 5G network evolution means you need the right partner, not just a supplier, to support you every step of the way along your unique journey, says Dave Parsons, Packet Networking Solutions and Enablement Director, EMEA