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5G network design is full of challenges, but ther ...

Mobile Network Operators must balance the daunting challenges of profitability, urgency, and uncertainty as they roll out 5G netw ...

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White Papers

5G Success Using the Adaptive Network Approach

Learn how Ciena 5G Network Solutions provide network operators with the choice they need in their 4G/5G xHaul network architectur ...

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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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Beyond broadband: Monetizing your fiber investmen ...

With new demand and investments, broadband service providers must ensure they get the most out of network investments. Ciena’s Fr ...

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Podcasts

Ciena Insights Podcast: Episode 45: Ciena leaders ...

On this Ciena podcast hear Colt’s Francesca Serravalle join Rick Hamilton of Blue Planet to shed light on new opportunities where ...

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Infobriefs

Ciena Services for Broadband Access

To help you successfully make broadband access a market reality, Ciena takes a deliberately different, integrated approach. Our u ...

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Articles

Ciena's disruptive broadband access architecture

A disruptive broadband access market demands an entirely different solution – a disruptive network architecture. Ciena's Joe Mars ...

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Ciena's vBNG deep dive: Unleashing broadband serv ...

In this technical deep dive, Ciena’s Chuck Harris explains how the architectural constructs of Ciena’s virtual Broadband Network ...

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Infographics and posters

Ciena’s Residential Broadband Network Architecture

Our Residential Broadband solution incorporates: Ciena’s purpose-built router portfolio with XGS-PON pluggable technology, WaveLo ...

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Infobriefs

Converged 4G/5G xHaul Transport Network Checklist

Are you ready to fulfill the promise of 5G while continuing to deliver your 4G services? It takes a well-thought-out strategy to ...

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Articles

Deliver reliable, high-quality broadband without ...

In legacy broadband implementations, network operators had different network management systems for different network layers, put ...

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Videos

Get Smarter and More Connected with an Open and S ...

At the Fiber Connect 2022, Ciena won the Game Changer Award for our Proof-of-Concept (POC) with Plume, and Benu demonstrating how ...

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Case Studies

Global Tier 1 Mobile Network Operator Selects Cie ...

Ciena 5G Network Solutions—built on the principles of openness, scalability, and automation—are uniquely positioned to maximize M ...

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Infobriefs

High-capacity Aggregation Opens New PON Possibili ...

Operators are now looking to migrate to 10G XGS-PON and beyond to deliver multiple services simultaneously while scaling to meet ...

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Articles

Igniting residential broadband for all takes more ...

With the challenge of universal broadband access now pushed to the forefront, Ciena CTO Steve Alexander outlines the size and sca ...

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Articles

Making the metaverse feel real: the key character ...

The metaverse is a network of immersive, persistent, and interconnected digital worlds. Ciena’s David Krauss takes a closer look ...

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Articles

Mean-time-to-cloud: Enabling a metaverse-ready ne ...

An immersive, interactive metaverse will require a robust network supporting massive amounts of bandwidth at extremely low latenc ...

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Infobriefs

Modernizing Federal Networks for Edge Computing

Government agencies are largely turning to edge computing, but need modernized networks to help secure, collect and analyze data ...

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eBooks

Next-Gen Metro and Edge: Global Connectivity Use ...

Operators constantly need to expand utilization for fiber, and other valuable network assets while maximizing network efficiency ...

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White Papers

Omdia: 100G Everywhere for Carriers and Enterpris ...

The 400G capability will be extended into the aggregation segment of the network to handle the growth of 100G access links.

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Articles

One PON to rule them all?

It seems like every networking article in the history of the tech world is talking about the exponential increase in bandwidth de ...

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Webinars

Own the Edge: A Virtual Event with Ciena

Join our panel discussion to learn how transforming metro access and aggregation networks allows your business to capitalize on n ...

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Videos

Own the Edge: Ciena’s leaders discuss the role of ...

Ciena's leaders talk about how IP/Optical convergence can transform your metro and edge network to increase operational automatio ...

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Webinars

Own the Edge: Spotlight on 5G

Own the Edge: Spotlight on 5G is hosted by Dimitris Mavrakis, Senior Research Director, ABI Research, and Ciena’s Anup Changaroth ...

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