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3 Practical Case Studies for Gov’t Network Innova ...

Today’s government networks are often a combination of SONET, Ethernet, and IP infrastructure components, much of which is nearin ...

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KDDI Selects Ciena for Japan Information Highway ...

Submarine cable upgrade supports high-speed communication and data services

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Tampnet Delivers New Web-Scale Connectivity Servi ...

High-capacity, ultra-low-latency services on the shortest route between Scandinavia and the UK

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Aqua Comms – New Kid on the Trans-Atlantic Block

This blog details Aqua Comms new submarine cable systems in the Atlantic. Aqua Comms is the owner and operator of two fully opera ...

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The Advent of Open Submarine Networks

Even as many of today's networks are moving to open architectures, submarine cable networks have remained closed and proprietary. ...

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The Evolution and Revolution of Networking Servic ...

This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.

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8 Warning Signs You Need A Better Data Center Int ...

These data centers are the heart of our In this post, Ciena's DCI expert outlines 8 key reasons it might be time for you to revis ...

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5 Stars: Taking our BizConnect partner program to ...

Ciena’s BizConnect partner program has been recognized as one of the industry’s best, receiving a 5-Star rating in The Channel Co ...

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SubOptic 2016: Ciena's Ian Clarke dives into the ...

April 18-21 in Dubai is SubOptic 2016, one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for the submarine networks industry. In ...

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Automate or Die: What Telecom Must Learn from the ...

This is the first in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.

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Open Grid Europe Enhances Network with Ciena and ...

Open Grid Europe is working with Ciena in consultation with Kapsch CarrierCom, to deploy a dedicated communications network backb ...

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The History of Carrier Ethernet

Ethernet has been around for decades and has claimed the title of the superior Local Area Networking (LAN) technology of choice.

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Ciena Appoints Matt Vesperman as Managing Directo ...

Industry veteran to help drive the shift to on-demand networks and transform capacity into capability in the region

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Announcing Emulation Cloud: The Ultimate DIY Play ...

If you’re fed up with sluggish development, disjointed software pieces and endless API cloud integration issues, then we have som ...

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5 tips for a successful SDN deployment

A recent IDC report predicts the worldwide SDN market for the enterprise and cloud service provider segments could grow from $960 ...

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Ciena Waveserver and 5430 get high marks with Lig ...

Ciena brought home high marks from the Lightwave Innovation Awards. Both the Waveserver Data Center Interconnect and 5430 Packet- ...

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Ciena Brings Latest Web-Scale Solutions to OFC 20 ...

Ciena demonstrates recent advancements on 6500 Packet-Optical Platform family, Waveserver and Blue Planet software.

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Ciena unveils new 6500 T-Series platform with 24 ...

Ciena today unveiled Ciena 6500 T-Series, a new higher density version of our cornerstone 6500 Packet Optical Platform, providing ...

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Ciena Helps Service Providers Tackle Insatiable W ...

Ciena is extending the benefits of its market-leading 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to significantly increase network scalability ...

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CORD hits all the right chords with ONOS

Just like how a good song sticks in your head, CORD is hitting all the right notes for network operators looking to re-architect ...

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More Than Two-thirds of Asian Enterprises Demand ...

Survey sponsored by Ciena reveals that disaster recovery and the need to support virtualization are the most common drivers for n ...

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What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offloads network functions into software that runs on industry-standard hardware and can be ...

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Women@Ciena join forces to celebrate Internationa ...

March 8, 2016 is International Women’s Day.At Ciena, we run an initiative called ‘Women @ Ciena’. This is an internal networking ...

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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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