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5G will require a new way to deliver IP connectiv ...

User demands are changing. The next generation of mobile networks requires far more than capacity upgrades. Ciena’s Vinicius Sant ...

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6 Takeaways from Heavy Reading Cable’s Fiber Outl ...

Heavy Reading recently surveyed the SCTE membership about their fiber buildout plans, we take a look at the top six takeaways fro ...

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Data Sheets

6500 Packet Transport System product data sheet

The 6500 PTS is purpose-built to save significant central office footprint and power and maintain substantial customer mission-cr ...

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7 Facts You Should Know About Carrier Ethernet

Ethernet has become a ubiquitous networking technology -- if you connect anything that uses data, you’re probably using Ethernet. ...

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7 key attributes for the new network edge

Gradual technology evolution won’t work for the multi-access edge, where new IoT apps, cloud services, and 5G services are creati ...

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7 key takeaways from #MWC17

Our Ciena team spent the week talking to customers, speaking at sessions, and on the exhibit floor showing off our latest tech to ...

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7 Reasons Why You Need Business Ethernet Services ...

7 reasons why integrating business Ethernet services into your portfolio could be a lucrative new opportunity while providing an ...

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Data Sheets

800G WaveLogic 5 Extreme MOTR Module

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme MOTR (WL5e MOTR) is a single-carrier, coherent transceiver and service channel interface capable of t ...

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8110

Ciena’s 8110 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 100GbE services and aggregation.

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8112

Ciena’s 8112 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 25GbE services and aggregation.

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8114

8114 addresses the increasing need for high-capacity routing and switching applications at the metro edge.

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8140

Ciena’s 8140 Coherent Metro Router is purpose-built for 10/25/100GbE services and 10/25/100GbE to 400GbE aggregation.

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8180 Coherent Networking Platform

Ciena’s 8180 Coherent Networking Platform combines industry-leading capacity with embedded intelligence of WaveLogic coherent tra ...

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Application Notes

8180 Coherent Networking Platform: Connecting the ...

IoT usage is set to explode: Billions of things will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Emerging support applications require ...

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8190

Ciena’s 8190 Coherent Aggregation Router is purpose-built for 400GbE services and aggregation.

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8700 Packetwave Platform data sheet

The 8700 is purpose-built to provide seamless, MEF-compliant services, together with L3 services, over a carrier-class, connectio ...

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Infobriefs

A Guide to Achieving the New Packet Edge

Here are 5 reasons why network providers are feeling the pressure of unpredictable traffic volume.

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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 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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