Latest
Articles
What is Bandwidth on Demand?
Today, connectivity services are a mostly static experience, meaning that once the endpoints and service attributes are defined, ...
Articles
What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?
Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...
Articles
What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?
Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...
Infographics and posters
What is Driving the Future of the Internet in Ger ...
Our growing digital lifestyle and desire to support a more connected, energy-efficient world is shaping the future of network arc ...
Articles
What is Fiber Densification?
There is a new term that is increasingly cropping up in networking conversations: densification. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains wha ...
Articles
What is FlexEthernet and why is it so important?
FlexEthernet (FlexE) is a new flexible Ethernet client interface standard defined by the OIF. Ciena's Helen Xenos explains what i ...
Articles
What is Gridless Networking?
What is gridless networking? Brian Lavallée, who heads up submarine networks industry marketing for Ciena, provides some insight.
Articles
What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offloads network functions into software that runs on industry-standard hardware and can be ...
Articles
What is the “Right” Approach to Open Source?
So, here we go again. We in the telecom industry are looking at how to transform our networks with SDN, NFV and orchestration. Bu ...
Articles
What is Web3 and how does it relate to the metave ...
Web3 is coming, and it embodies a set of technologies that will change the way we interact with our digital universe. Ciena’s Dav ...
Webinars
What is YANG and Why Should I Care?
This session will help you understand the role YANG plays in network automation and programmability, how it relates to protocols ...
Articles
What is ZR+?
ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...
Articles
What the MEF’s CE2.0 initiative means for the ind ...
MEF’s launch of CE 2.0 certification is a very rigorous process. Discover what this overwhelming adoption means for the industry ...
Articles
What we can all be grateful for
Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager for the Americas, Bruce Hembree, reflects on what he is thankful for and how his team ...
Articles
What will it take to bring quantum cryptography t ...
The coming of quantum computing requires a revolution in security and encryption to keep data safe. Ciena’s Patrick Scully detail ...
Articles
What will research networks look like in 2020?
With their need to share massive amounts of research data with other institutions around the globe, research networks serve as a ...
Articles
What “the edge” means for telcos
Telecom operators must prepare for the accelerated distribution of processing capabilities toward the network edge. To do that, t ...
Articles
What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...
From 5G to AI to the move to virtualization, Ciena’s Anup Changaroth gives his insights on the major trends that are likely to dr ...
Articles
What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...
From 5G to AI to the move to virtualization, Ciena’s Anup Changaroth gives his insights on the major trends that are likely to dr ...
Articles
What's New and Different about IP Networking
Omdia and Ciena examine a new way to deliver standards-based IP networks from access to metro, including discussions around 5G xH ...
Infographics and posters
What’s driving US consumers’ use of broadband and ...
Ciena survey reveals that demand for 5G and cloud is high in the US.
Articles
What’s making the cloud so edge-y?
A new generation of cloud-native applications are arriving that are more compute-intensive and latency-sensitive. Ciena’s Mitch S ...
Articles
What’s new from Ciena in optical? The breadth of ...
Once again Ciena is breaking barriers across both performance and footprint-optimized coherent optics, learn about our latest opt ...
Articles
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 ...