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A Guide to Avoiding Automation Islands

Autonomous networking is all the rage. Networking vendors are touting their automation visions, and service providers are creatin ...

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SD-WAN: Threat or Opportunity?

Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet team says SD-WAN in its purest form can be considered a threat to a service provider's traditio ...

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The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...

Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...

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Virtualizing the World of Cable

It’s not surprising that cable operators are virtualizing their networks. Not only is it the logical step to reduce power and sav ...

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Cable’s move to network automation

Want to hear directly from cable executives about what is driving their network automation strategies? Broadband Success Partners ...

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Adaptive IP Apps to the rescue

Marie Fiala describes how Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps come to the rescue by dramatically speeding up troubleshooting and resolution ...

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4 Reasons Enterprises Love SD-WAN

Lee Doyle of Doyle Research explains why SD-WAN services are so attractive to enterprises, and what service providers can do to r ...

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The Arrival of Open Utility Networks

The utility industry is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as it modernizes to a more efficient and smarter grid. Because ...

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Upskilling staff through disruptive times

As enterprises change how they architect networks, they must train staff. Everyone involved—vendors, partners, enterprises—must p ...

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The submarine network seascape in 2020

Ciena’s submarine networking expert, Brian Lavallée, highlights key areas for focused innovation throughout 2020.

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Blog Series | Transform your network operations w ...

Did you know Ciena’s suite of MCP Applications offers software control, analytics and automation to boost business agility and su ...

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What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years. Ciena’s Darren McKinney explains how cable MSOs m ...

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The Top 3 Take-Aways from NGON 2017

What does lemon pie have to do with next-gen optical network architectures? Quite a bit actually, explains Ciena's Helen Xenos.

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Driving towards an open and smarter RAN

What are the benefits of opening the Radio Access Network (RAN) and what is the industry doing to drive this change? Ciena’s Bria ...

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Check your Fiber Deep boxes with Ciena

Getting high-bandwidth closer to customers at the network edge needs an adaptive network infrastructure, and the right network pa ...

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Busting a few myths about microservices

The topic of microservices architectures for application development is getting a lot of attention. We highlight some of the myth ...

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Service Orchestration: The Cure for Vendor Silos ...

In order to fully orchestrate services from end-to-end, across both the physical and virtual domains, network operators will now ...

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Ciena Completes Acquisition of Packet Design

Ciena has officially completed the acquisition of Packet Design. Rick Hamilton, SVP of Global Software and Services at Ciena, det ...

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Blue Planet and ON.Lab: The ONOS Awakens

Justin Hamende Description Test

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Network, heal thyself – with analytics and AI

With the move to virtualized networks, operators need to be able to manage hybrid networks made up of physical and virtual compon ...

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Automation’s necessity for full 5G deployments

As service providers in the Asia-Pacific region race to deploy 5G, software and new network intelligence will be critical to ensu ...

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Ciena’s 2019 Holiday Bundle is now available!

We know you have been waiting for it! Ciena’s end-of-year eBook bundle is back. Find out what presents are included this year.

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Keeping the Lights on With Advanced Analytics

Utility companies are facing increasingly daunting challenges, with Ciena’s Advanced Analytics capabilities, the power to keep th ...

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Powering Cable’s Future with Distributed Access

It’s not surprising that cable operators are looking to Fiber Deep and DAA for their networks, not only is it the logical step to ...

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