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100GbE: Closer to the Edge, Closer to Reality

100GbE speeds may seem like overkill, but there’s a need for 100GbE services across a growing number of network scenarios. We det ...

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Fiber Deep Planning for ...

Ciena's Wayne Hickey details what Cable MSOs must consider when driving fiber deeper into their network.

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Unlocking the MACsec Puzzle

Is your network secure? With 10’s of millions of cyber attacks per day are you sure? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses the fundament ...

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Spotlight on 5G midhaul networks

In the second part of Brian Lavallée’s series on xHaul networks, he takes a look at midhaul networks, what they are, and how they ...

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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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Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?

The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...

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Delivering true 5G: are we ready?

We discussed with Ciena’s Joe Marsella how mobile and wholesale network operators are gearing up to capitalize on the benefits an ...

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Sharing Bandwidth with the Neighbors

Ciena's Wayne Hickey explains how Cable Operators can reduce sharing sizes to increase overall customer quality of experience.

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Visualizing the Future of Networking

Ciena has unveiled Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), providing real-time software control and advanced visualization ac ...

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Spotlight on 4G/5G fronthaul networks

Not sure what xHaul is or why it's critical to the success of 5G? How should operators, MNOs and wholesalers alike, converge 4G a ...

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12 Questions Answered on 5G Networks

Ciena’s Brian Lavallée, talks 5G rollouts and how ultimate success will depend MNOs making sure that they have fiber in place for ...

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Spotlight on 4G/5G backhaul networks

In this third and final blog in the series, we’ll look at 4G/5G backhaul networks. Whether you’re talking 4G or 5G, Centralized/C ...

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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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Network modernisation has come of age…

There’s never been a better time to retire your legacy infrastructure. It may seem like a daunting task, but the technologies and ...

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D-NFV for enterprises: 5 key benefits

Learn why D-NFV's speed and simplicity might make it the next evolution of how enterprises deploy new network services.

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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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Important Questions About the Future of 5G

Ciena's Brian Lavallée answers some of the key questions about the future of 5G in a Q&A session.

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On the Submarine Network Horizon in 2019

Submarine networking operators continue to need new innovations in order to meet the evolving needs of this critical infrastructu ...

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How Ciena helps transform government networks

Brian Widic, Director, Packet Solutions Sales at Ciena Government Solutions, outlines how the company’s services ensure that gove ...

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5 essentials for building a robust network

More traffic, critical latency-sensitive applications, and higher capacity requirements are required at the network edge. The que ...

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A Self-Optimizing Fabric for the 5G era

As the industry prepares for the rapid and wide-scale deployment of 5G, Ciena’s Kaniz Mahdi outlines an initiative with ENCQOR fo ...

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D-NFV - Big Opportunity for Service Providers

A recent Ovum study shows that more than 95% of enterprise customers are aware of NFV and expect it to increase network flexibili ...

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Dynamic MPLS-TP in the Metro Network… Why?

Ciena's Wayne Hickey gives a primer on the plethora of network routing protocols, and why the efficiency and flexibility of MPLS- ...

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7 key attributes for the new network edge

Gradual technology evolution won’t work for the multi-access edge, where new IoT apps, cloud services, and 5G services are creati ...

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