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Year in review: Ciena’s 7 biggest announcements...

As we close out an unprecedented year, let’s look back at some of the biggest Ciena news and announcements from 2020.

Realizing the benefits of transformed optical...

With recent advances in optical technology, CSPs can reap greater efficiencies out of their existing fiber and better automate...

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New decade, new challenges – your success will...

Technologies like 5G, IoT and streaming everywhere are bringing monumental change to your network. You need a trusted partner...

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Navigating vendor equipment swaps: Minimizing...

Vendor equipment swaps are typically complex from a technical as well as an operational standpoint due to the need to ensure...

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IDC Survey: Optimization is key to Service...

IDC's Curtis Price shares insights from a recent Communication Service Provider Optimization Services survey that highlights the...

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IDC Survey: Advanced Support Services enables...

IDC estimates that CSPs worldwide have approximately 16 hours of downtime per year at a cost of $1.4M per hour. Having the right...

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How well do you (really) know your network?

What would it mean to have another set of eyes―human eyes as well as automation―enabling visibility into every aspect of your...

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How planners, operations teams and executives can...

Network providers need to harness telemetry data from their infrastructure so they can operate more agile, adaptive systems. With...

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How Enterprises can fast-track branch...

Virtualizing branch network infrastructure can save Enterprises a fortune on equipment, maintenance, and support costs while...

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For network operators, modernization is the path...

Network operators continue to modernize their infrastructure to achieve the benefits that webscale enables. Christopher Antlitz,...

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Fixed to Flex migration: a proficient way to...

Migrating from a fixed-grid to flex-grid optical infrastructure delivers greater capacity while also reducing cost per bit. But...

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Break away from the pack: How service providers...

A surge of new services, content, and applications are being created and consumed at the edge of the network by both business and...

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Answering the phone even before the customer calls

What if you could have more eyes on your network, resulting in a shorter resolution time for problems and an ability to focus on...

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A methodology for crossing the chasm from legacy...

TBR analyst Chris Antlitz details the benefits of a “consolidate and transform” approach to network modernization, and how a Tier...

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How you can accelerate and de-risk your network...

Successful network transformation is about delivering the right business outcomes, not just deploying new kit. With effective...

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The art of the possible: how Ciena’s services...

John Israel, Regional Director, National Security at Ciena Government Solutions, outlines how the company’s services ensure that...

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Legacy TDM migration: Creating certainty out of...

Technology migration can be a daunting and costly task for CSPs, but it does not have to be. TBR analyst Chris Antlitz details...

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3 Ways Blue Planet MCP Services is the Superhero...

There’s a new superhero in town – Blue Planet MCP Services – helping you rapidly incorporate Ciena’s Blue Planet MCP domain...

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A new, more efficient (augmented) reality for...

The bigger your network, the bigger the field engineering and troubleshooting challenges, and too many manual interventions and...

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Sell more, save more, and spend more wisely with...

In this blog, we detail how services can transform from a "necessary expense" to a way of creating value and achieving tangible...

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Network modernisation has come of age…

There’s never been a better time to retire your legacy infrastructure. In our previous post, we covered...

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Fast-track and de-risk your network modernisation...

In the first two posts on this series...

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5 reasons why it’s time to evolutionise your...

We’ve reached a tipping point. Carrying on with legacy network infrastructure is no longer a long-term option. We've outlined...

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Year in review: Ciena’s 7 biggest announcements...

Realizing the benefits of transformed optical...

New decade, new challenges – your success will...

Navigating vendor equipment swaps: Minimizing...

IDC Survey: Optimization is key to Service...

IDC Survey: Advanced Support Services enables...

How well do you (really) know your network?

How planners, operations teams and executives can...

How Enterprises can fast-track branch...

For network operators, modernization is the path...

Fixed to Flex migration: a proficient way to...

Break away from the pack: How service providers...

Answering the phone even before the customer calls

A methodology for crossing the chasm from legacy...

How you can accelerate and de-risk your network...

The art of the possible: how Ciena’s services...

Legacy TDM migration: Creating certainty out of...

3 Ways Blue Planet MCP Services is the Superhero...

A new, more efficient (augmented) reality for...

Sell more, save more, and spend more wisely with...

Network modernisation has come of age…

Fast-track and de-risk your network modernisation...

5 reasons why it’s time to evolutionise your...