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A smarter way: how analytics apps are solving you ...
Data is coming fast and furious for network providers – how can they understand what is happening so they can make smarter decisi ...
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A skeptic’s guide to managed NOC
Third-party NOC hesitancy is normal. In this blog, Colin Naples addresses some of the reasons operators hesitate to outsource NOC ...
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A service provider’s guide to on-demand service p ...
The move to providing on-demand services is not just a technical challenge. How do you price them? How do you make sure they don' ...
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A service provider’s comprehensive guide for a su ...
Identifying the value of a reference blueprint when deploying broadband service.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 look back: Ciena’s top milestones of 2025
From 1.6T becoming real to AI reshaping how networks are built and run, here’s a look at the milestones that defined Ciena’s 2025.
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A look back on doing good in 2023
We’re looking back on all the good our Ciena team members did for our communities and our planet in 2023.
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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 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 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 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 connection for the future
Ciena’s work with Zayo serves as an ideal model for providers looking to extend their networks and plan for the future.
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A closer look at CenturyLink’s Programmable Servi ...
Recep Ozdag details the work the Blue Planet team is doing with CenturyLink as part of their Programmable Services Backbone (PSB) ...
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A (Miserable) Day in the Life of a Submarine Fiel ...
Meet Erik. Erik is a submarine network field technician. Erik has a tough job. Let's look at all the challenges he faces in tryin ...
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9 questions answered about Ciena Blue Planet
Ciena answers 9 questions about its Blue Planet
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9 Bandwidth Facts from Mary Meeker's 2015 Interne ...
Nine facts and charts we've pulled from from Mary Meeker's 2015 report that focus specifically on bandwidth and Internet consumpt ...
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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 ...