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A day in Hanover with Building STEPS
Ciena hosted a group of high school students from Building STEPS at our office in Hanover to show them what it can look like to h ...
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A day in the life of a Ciena engineer
Behind every great network is a great engineer. On Engineers Day 2025, we take you inside a day in the life of a Ciena engineer. ...
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A Decade of Undersea Evolution
Join the webinar to learn about TeleGeography's new 2020 Submarine Cable Map looking at the biggest global changes seen in cables ...
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A DevOps Checklist for Traditional Service Provid ...
Can traditional services providers successfully implement a DevOps approach? There are five critical steps that need to be taken ...
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A DevOps Primer for Service Providers: 10 Key Tec ...
Looking to adopt DevOps concepts in your network? Ciena's Kevin Wade has 10 key technologies and tools you need to be familiar wi ...
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A DevOps Primer for Service Providers: Ten Key Te ...
The DevOps model is playing an increasingly vital role in service providers' transformation efforts. This paper explores the top ...
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A distinct culture
Enterprise Systems Engineer KayLeigh Dent talks about pursuing her passion at Ciena.
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A Framework for IP/Optical Convergence: Building ...
The communications landscape is rapidly changing. New applications and use cases driven by changing enterprise and residential ma ...
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A future of networks powered by AI
Ciena surveyed over 1,500 telecom and IT engineers across the globe about the impact of AI on network traffic growth, operations, ...
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A Guide to Achieving the New Packet Edge
Here are 5 reasons why network providers are feeling the pressure of unpredictable traffic volume.
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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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A Guide to Raising your Carrier Ethernet IQ
Long-time Carrier Ethernet expert and MEF guy John Hawkins gets you up-to-speed on the latest Carrier Ethernet tech with a free 6 ...
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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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A Model for Business Case Analysis of C/L-band Ne ...
This white paper presents a model for the analysis of C/L-band business cases, with the objective of enabling network operators
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A new age of IP/Optical network visibility and au ...
Heightened performance demands on IP and optical networks are ushering in a new age of network management, visibility and automat ...
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A new, more efficient (augmented) reality for net ...
The bigger your network, the bigger the field engineering and troubleshooting challenges, and too many manual interventions and t ...
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A packet networking blueprint, designed for 2020 ...
Supporting new and emerging high-growth applications requires rethinking how to modernize existing networks, according to Ciena’s ...
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A path to better broadband: Achieving optimal cov ...
Successful fiber-to-the-x deployment relies on coverage, uptake, and open access. These elements ensure efficient transition, env ...
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A peek inside CenturyLink’s National 100G Ultra L ...
CenturyLink began using Ciena’s 6500 platform in 2013 to modernize and upgrade its national network and offer high-speed services ...
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A Perfect Score for WaveLogic Ai from Lightwave I ...
An independent panel of third-party judges has recognized Ciena's new WaveLogic Ai chipset with a perfect score of 5/5 stars in t ...
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A Practical Approach to Utility Network Moderniza ...
Ciena’s 6200 can provide a low-risk, seamless evolution to next-generation communication architectures while continuing to levera ...
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A practical vision for rolling out 5G networks
When a leading global service provider was looking to roll out its 5G network infrastructure, a next-gen cell-site router was a k ...
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A reflection of Ciena life in 2021
If we had to choose a word to describe 2021, it would be resilience. Collectively, our people came together with passion and inno ...
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A service provider’s comprehensive guide for a su ...
Identifying the value of a reference blueprint when deploying broadband service.