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Why ROADM architectures make sense for your DCI n ...
Simple, point-to-point data center interconnect networks are the norm, so why are network operators considering ROADM for their m ...
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Why SDN Domain Controllers are the essential link ...
Moving Software-Defined Networking (SDN) from trials to production brings efficiency, agility and significant cost savings to net ...
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Why service providers sit at the intersection of ...
The dynamics of today’s cloud market places service providers squarely at the intersection between key demand drivers and the clo ...
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Why services are key to enabling open, scalable a ...
CSPs are evolving their network and RAN architectures as part of their 5G evolution, shifting to open, virtualized, automated, an ...
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Why Smart Cities Need Adaptable Pipes
For cities to evolve and realize the full benefits of becoming “smart” they will require real-time access to multiple sources of ...
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Why Successful Business Transformation Requires a ...
New coherent technology innovations are now making it possible to challenge several longstanding assumptions associated with how ...
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Why the Secret Behind Strong Early Adoption of 40 ...
400G is a hot topic these days – but how is it really being used? Ciena’s Optical expert Helen Xenos explains what we mean by 400 ...
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Why the time is now to transition TDM to IP
As legacy TDM networks reach end-of-life status, coupled with support personnel becoming increasingly scarce, service providers a ...
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Why TLS/SSL encryption techniques are not enough ...
If your in-flight data encryption strategy relies on TLS and SSL, you may not be as secure as you think. That's because these tec ...
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Why you need the highest level of trust in your e ...
In Europe, full certification from BSI is one of the top security accreditations you can get, and Ciena’s optical encryption solu ...
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Why your Storage Area Network modernization shoul ...
Ciena’s Patrick Scully explains how flexible, programmable DCI infrastructure helps enterprises keep pace with today’s growing da ...
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Why Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is critical for ...
To achieve a leadership position in the emerging 5G market, you need to upgrade transport infrastructure at hundreds or thousands ...
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Why “network slicing” is the key to 5G network ad ...
The 5G bandwidth promise is a whopping 10Gbps to each end user. But what would someone actually do with this amount of bandwidth?
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Wilcon Partners with LightRiver and Ciena to Supp ...
Leveraging LightRiver’s Factory Built Network® Solution, backed by Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave Platform, Wilcon Transforms Network Ca ...
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Wilcon Selects Ciena to Connect Southern Californ ...
West Coast provider of fiber optic and data center infrastructure deploys Ciena’s converged packet-optical and packet networking ...
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Will Automation in the Clouds Propel the Winds of ...
Five years after the advent of SDN and NFV, their adoption is far from mainstream. Automation is the missing link, says Ciena's M ...
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Will disruptive healthcare technologies disrupt h ...
New innovations stemming from artificial intelligence, machine learning and connected health are changing the way medical profess ...
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Will Netflix Eat Europe’s Bandwidth Alive?
Netflix’s recent rollout in six European countries is now expanding further, with the announcement of Italy, Portugal and Spain a ...
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WIN Technology Selects Ciena’s Adaptive IP Soluti ...
WIN Technology is leveraging an Adaptive IP™ solution from Ciena to power its new network.
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Winds of Change in Smart Cities?
Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda reflects on the evolution in what he’s hearing from CIOs and others in the smart city movement.
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Windstream Automates Provisioning of Wavelength S ...
Open network orchestration platform accelerates 1 GbE, 10 GbE, and 100 GbE service delivery
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Windstream Selects Ciena for Next-Gen Fiber-to-th ...
Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, has selected Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) to modernize its Fiber-to-the-T ...
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Windstream Selects Ciena for Next-Generation Nati ...
Windstream and Ciena are announcing that Windstream, a flexible provider of advanced network communications, will build its Natio ...
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Windstream: Intelligent Multi-layer/Multi-domain ...
Building a programmable SDN-based network with Ciena's Blue Planet Platform is helping Windstream to simplify operations. This ca ...