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Data Sheets

Manage, Control and Plan (MCP)

Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) is Ciena’s domain controller, automating lifecycle operations of Ciena’s packet and optical networ ...

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Data Sheets

Explorer Path Provisioning

With the Explorer Path Provisioning application, service providers can quickly and easily create a service catalog of IP/MPLS tra ...

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Videos

Chalk Talk - Software-Defined Networks (SDN)

Find out how Software Defined Networking, an open programmable architecture, helps make networks more efficient, effective, and f ...

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Articles

Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?

The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...

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Articles

Cable’s move to network automation

Want to hear directly from cable executives about what is driving their network automation strategies? Broadband Success Partners ...

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Delivering true 5G: are we ready?

We discussed with Ciena’s Joe Marsella how mobile and wholesale network operators are gearing up to capitalize on the benefits an ...

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Articles

Defining the 3 Factions of SDN

This post defines the three factions of Software Defined Networking.

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Videos

Trusted, Reliable & Secure

Are you looking for a network partner you can trust? Our process of partnership is time-tested, and our ground-breaking innovatio ...

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Videos

NFV/SDN Essentials for Service Providers (Webinar)

Increase your knowledge on Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) with this video.

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Podcasts

The Evolving Retail Experience

Ciena’s Corporate Strategist Loudon Blair reflects on the evolving retail landscape and what’s required from a networking perspec ...

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Articles

4 Reasons Enterprises Love SD-WAN

Lee Doyle of Doyle Research explains why SD-WAN services are so attractive to enterprises, and what service providers can do to r ...

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Podcasts

Episode 48: Our 2021 Highlight Reel

Join host Bo Gowan as he recaps our 5 most listened to episodes of 2021.

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Articles

Being a Catalyst of Industry Change

Ciena's Sam Torrente details how Ciena Blue Planet and DGIT Systems worked together to create an award-winning solution using ope ...

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Articles

Ciena’s 2018 Holiday Bundle is Here!

Spend your downtime this holiday season applying the collective knowledge of some of the world’s best and brightest minds in tele ...

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Articles

The Arrival of Open Utility Networks

The utility industry is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as it modernizes to a more efficient and smarter grid. Because ...

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Ciena Completes Acquisition of DonRiver

Ciena has officially completed the acquisition of DonRiver. Rick Hamilton, SVP of Global Software and Services at Ciena, details ...

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The submarine network seascape in 2020

Ciena’s submarine networking expert, Brian Lavallée, highlights key areas for focused innovation throughout 2020.

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Accelerating Access to Cloud Connectivity

Tyler Coates, Senior Vice President for Enterprise at Zayo, details the company’s efforts to speed and simplify enterprise access ...

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Application Notes

Converging and Automating 5G Networks

Ciena offers a complete, open solution, allowing MNOs and wholesale operators to build best-in-breed 5G networks for competitive ...

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White Papers

Creating Intelligent Hybrid Operations

This paper will explore the ongoing changes in operational models, what the new operations model could look like, and the role of ...

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Articles

What is an Optical Control Plane?

To help clarify the question of “what is an optical control plane?”, we put together the below infographic that walks through the ...

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Articles

D-NFV for enterprises: 5 key benefits

Learn why D-NFV's speed and simplicity might make it the next evolution of how enterprises deploy new network services.

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Articles

What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years. Ciena’s Darren McKinney explains how cable MSOs m ...

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Articles

SC17: Super Networks for Super Computers

The SC17 conference provides a perfect opportunity to experience the intersection of high-performance computing with high-perform ...

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