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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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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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Cable operators – the move to edge compute

Almost 60% of cable executives surveyed by Broadband Success Partners said improved customer experience or enablement of new reve ...

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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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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? ...

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DAA takes center stage at SCTE Cable-Tec 2018

Did you miss SCTE Cable-Tec Expo? Were you running from meeting to meeting and missing sessions? Ciena’s Darren McKinney has you ...

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Top 5 Takeaways from Light Reading’s CNG 2019 Con ...

Did the ‘bomb cyclone’ winter blizzard last week in Denver keep you from attending the annual Light Reading Cable Next-Gen (CNG) ...

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Q&A: Learning More about CableLabs® New Coher ...

CableLabs recently released a specification for coherent optics that is a significant development to support Distributed Access A ...

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Cable’s Fiber Outlook Survey – 87% Plan Aggregati ...

As part of the annual “Cable’s Fiber Outlook Survey Report”, Heavy Reading surveyed over 200 respondents to get insights on Distr ...

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800G is here: pushing the boundaries of what your ...

The wait is over. 800G has been tested and proven in real production networks with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme. Learn about how t ...

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What is a Converged Interconnect Network (CIN)?

The term, Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), has been around for a few years now – but it is only now with its importance in e ...

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Cable plays nice: Service convergence on the CIN

Ciena’s Chief Architect for the MSO Practice, Fernando Villarruel explains how moving forward, even more interaction between indu ...

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Three takeaways from CableLabs Summer Conference’ ...

Ciena’s Chief Architect for the MSO Practice, Fernando Villarruel spent last week at the 19th annual – and last – CableLabs Summe ...

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Fiber Deep: Modernizing the cable network

Faster Internet connections, streaming media devices, and the unrelenting demand for mobile video has forever changed cable acces ...

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The Future of the Internet Is Fiber Deep

Aging coaxial plants, analog repeaters and limited spectrum make meeting customer demand for fast and reliable service a challeng ...

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Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street

When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...

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6 Takeaways from Heavy Reading Cable’s Fiber Outl ...

Heavy Reading recently surveyed the SCTE membership about their fiber buildout plans, we take a look at the top six takeaways fro ...

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

Ciena’s 5171 platform delivers the capacity network operators need, where they want it – the network edge. In our popular Chalk T ...

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Life’s tough in the great outdoors, especially fo ...

Sometimes you have to be super-tough to survive – and the same’s true for any packet-optical network equipment, especially if you ...

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How is change management the key to successful ca ...

The Cable/MSO industry is entering new territory as networks are modernized to get ahead of market dynamics. Change was everywher ...

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5 Most Important Fiber Deep Acronyms

HFC? CCAP? With so many acronyms it can be hard to keep them all straight. Ciena’s resident Cable MSO expert, Wayne Hickey, point ...

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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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Fiber Deep: Bringing bandwidth to the edge

In today’s highly competitive market MSOs need to put the necessary foundation in place to offer the best customer experience pos ...

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Speeding up the Network Edge with Fiber Deep

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how changing user behaviors are driving the need for more symmetrical services to alleviate bandwid ...

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