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Transforming IP Connectivity with Segment Routing ...
Gain insights into why Segment Routing technology will be one of the pillars of the next-generation of mobile networks and its ef ...
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5 ways to future-proof your network today to supp ...
It’s impossible to predict what networks will be required to handle in the coming years, especially when it comes to the internet ...
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Defending the smart city: 3 aspects to a holistic ...
With all the hype around Smart Cities today, you’d think they are ubiquitous. But even though there are a few high-profile exampl ...
Case Studies
Converged IT/OT Network Amps Up Resilience for Ce ...
The Carrier Ethernet substation WAN solution that Ciena and Schweitzer Engineering Labs (SEL) delivered to Central Lincoln addres ...
Case Studies
Major Utility Taps the Power of Ciena to Build a ...
Read this case study to learn how this major utility—using Ciena’s Adaptive Network—has reduced costs; improved network security ...
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Omdia: 800G Technology - Does Double Capacity Mea ...
Read the report to learn how 800G technology brings performance improvements, expanded capacity, and more cost-effective solution ...
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Network Strategies to Drive Lower Costs amid High ...
This paper discusses how OTN and MPLS-TP can be jointly deployed to optimize IP router infrastructures.
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Ciena And Aviat Team Up On Unified Fiber-Microwav ...
Building advanced utility communications networks requires a solution with superior performance that spans both fiber and microwa ...
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The Adaptive Network Is the Foundation of Persona ...
Whether students are learning from home or in the classroom, networks must be ready to support on-demand, bandwidth-hungry, low-l ...
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Heavy Reading: The Transformation Choice - Data C ...
As the explosion of data continues, distributed cloud-native applications will dictate how and where data centers are built and d ...
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Ciena Insights Podcast: Episode 43: Addressing th ...
On this Ciena podcast hear Mark Freeman of Cullman Electric Cooperative discuss the exciting impact of deploying broadband in the ...
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Universal Aggregation: Consolidating Packet and O ...
Get an overview of how to consolidate separate service architectures onto a simple, open, and lean packet-based network.
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How utility network managers can gain critical vi ...
Network continuity is vital for utility managers – but traffic congestion can occur at any time impacting the ability to carry th ...
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The Not-So-Secret Ingredients for Building a Util ...
What are the top considerations when it comes to utilities building a packet-optical network? Ciena's Mitch SImcoe serves up the ...
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Residential Broadband Network Design Checklist
Residential networks are rapidly expanding to meet surging customer demand.
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Want your utility network functions to operate li ...
The demand for smarter networks at the edge has changed how network functions should be delivered. Mitch Simcoe explains why util ...
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Don’t be Fooled: Utility Fiber Outside the Substa ...
Many utility CIOs do not fully appreciate the fact that, once data leaves the substation or data center, it is basically outside ...
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The Clock is Ticking for Utilities to Evolve from ...
Ciena’s Malcolm Loro details the discontinuation of these services is happening more suddenly than expected, and clearly nobody i ...
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Everything old is new again: why broadband is the ...
Learn how – and why – one utility cooperative is delivering scalable rural broadband internet services for its community.
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Ciena And Schweitzer Engineering Labs Team Up On ...
Mitch Simcoe explains how Ciena has partnered with a best in class solution from Schweitzer Engineering Labs to address this spec ...
Case Studies
REN Assures Portugal's Electric Grid with Blue Pl ...
Due to the criticality of the electric grid, power utilities need reliable service delivery over their IP/MPLS networks. In this ...
Case Studies
How Interxion Is Growing its Data Center Operatio ...
When Interxion expanded its operations, real-estate and power constraints led to a second data center, connecting the two facilit ...
Case Studies
Cullman Electric powers Gigabit Broadband speeds ...
Ciena’s middle mile aggregation solution addressed Cullman Electric’s challenges to deliver scalable rural broadband internet ser ...
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Things just got easier. Remove the guesswork and ...
A scalable, robust middle-mile infrastructure will be crucial to expanding broadband in rural areas. But how much bandwidth is ne ...