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Telecom Acronyms Guide

The second edition of The Acronyms Guide, brought to you by Ciena, is a handy guide to help you decipher the telecom industry’s acronym alphabet soup. Inside, you’ll find over 2,000 entries!

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Back to school: Attend Ciena’s Optical Network Master Class series

Ciena’s popular ‘Back to School’ Webinar series is back! Don’t miss this opportunity to attend four free sessions, learn from our optical networking experts, and make sure you are up-to-date on the latest optical networking trends.

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One year of Programmable 400G: Insights into how WaveLogic Ai has changed the optical landscape

It has been one year since we started shipping our WaveLogic Ai coherent optical technology! Ciena’s Helen Xenos takes a moment to share what we have learned in this whirlwind year, and why it’s important for the optical industry.

What do FlexE, FlexO and programmable coherent technology have to do with next-gen networks? Find out in this interactive guide about enabling a programmable infrastructure for optimal networking efficiency and agility.

This guide covers all you need to know about 400G, the technology that supports it, and how it is being used in the marketplace.

This report from Andrew Schmitt, Cignal AI, covers coherent technology’s evolution, market success, and the road ahead.

There are many confusing terms and acronyms in the optical space. Fear not, aspiring acronym user! Ciena is here to help, with an explainer for the terms we’re asked about most often.

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How well do you know Ciena’s 6500 Family of Packet-Optical Platforms?

Sure you have heard of Ciena’s 6500 family of packet-optical platforms, but do you really know each member of the family and how they deliver scale, flexibility and openness to enable a programmable infrastructure foundation for the Adaptive

Spike in mobile data usage drives the need for an adaptive network that scales up to 400G