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Powering Cable’s Future with Distributed Access
It’s not surprising that cable operators are looking to Fiber Deep and DAA for their networks, not only is it the logical step to ...
Data Sheets
Transparent PDH over Packet Transceivers
Ciena’s Transparent PDH over Packet Transceivers enable cost-effective transport of T1/E1 streams over packet. Transports the T1/ ...
Videos
Fiber Deep: The Quality of Experience Opportunity
This video discusses how Cable operators are stepping us by simplifying operations with the goal of providing near-instant, high- ...
Articles
Primer: What is mobile fronthaul?
Our expert Brian Lavallée explains both mobile backhaul and fronthaul and how they address the growing challenge of helping trans ...
Articles
There's a better way: Ciena’s Adaptive IP
Network simplicity, scalability and cost-efficiency are key to supporting new and emerging applications. What does that mean for ...
Press Releases
Telefónica Global Solutions Expands SAm-1 Submari ...
Ciena’s 100G and intelligent OTN switching technologies add exponential capacity and flexibility to Telefónica Global Solutions’ ...
Press Releases
Global Capacity Expands Network with High-Speed E ...
Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, today announces the expansion of its One Marketplace™ network bac ...
White Papers
Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
This business case outlines a pluggable mixed PON/active architecture based on Ciena’s Universal Aggregation solution, which allo ...
Application Notes
Ultra-Low Latency Packet WAN For Utilities
SEL and Ciena have validated the ultra-low-latency packet WAN solution that meets and beats the industry standard for latency and ...
Articles
Ciena 6500: Extreme Packet Makeover Edition
It’s time to rethink everything you know about Ciena’s 6500 Packet Optical Platform. You’ve known the 6500 as our flagship platfo ...
Articles
Game on! Universal aggregation for the residence
As an avid gamer, it’s always game on for Ciena’s Wayne Hickey, even as he details Ciena’s latest residential broadband ONU.
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
Survey says - service providers are ready for the ...
What are service providers looking for when it comes to IP/Optical convergence? Heavy Reading asked 220 service provider executiv ...
Articles
Ciena + Samsung: Collaboration paves the road to ...
Ciena’s 5G expert, Brian Lavallée, provides additional details on the company’s joint efforts with Samsung announced last October ...
Videos
Current and future trends driving change in cable ...
Elias Cagiannos, Ciena's Cable MSO Practice Leader, talks BTR at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo about the current and future trends driv ...
Application Notes
Transform Large-Scale Science Collaboration
Ciena’s Science DMZ solution provides universities and research labs scalable, flexible high-capacity transfer of massive data fl ...
Articles
Ciena joins Telecom Infra Project’s Disaggregated ...
Ciena has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG) initiative. In addition, Ciena’s SAOS 10. ...
Data Sheets
Virtual Container over Packet Transceivers OC-3 / ...
Ciena’s Virtual Container over Packet Transceivers enable cost-effective transport of T3 (DS3), OC-3/STM-1, and OC-12/STM-4 signa ...
Articles
Best Practice Advice for Deploying SDN and NFV
Here is some advice for network operators looking to migrate to SDN and NFV.
Press Releases
Ritter Communications Expands Regional Fiber Netw ...
Ciena today announced that Ritter Communications has deployed Ciena’s packet networking and converged packet optical technologies.
Case Studies
Major North American Retailer Increases IT Effici ...
Ciena simplified the complex Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) deployment across 1,800 locations of this retail giant.
Articles
Unifying legacy and modern packet-based services
Within the last decade, TDM to IP modernization is no longer a question of “if” but rather “when”, as converging legacy and moder ...
Press Releases
iFiber Selects Ciena 100G and Packet Networking P ...
Illinois-based consortium to bring high-speed, low-latency communications and business services to under-served public sector org ...
Press Releases
Reliance Globalcom Upgrades Trans-Atlantic FA-1 S ...
Ciena today announced that Reliance Globalcom is upgrading its trans-Atlantic FA-1 South submarine network with Ciena’s GeoMesh s ...