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Infographics and posters
The history of optical and Ethernet
In this infographic, you will see the history and evolution of both technologies, including major milestones for each.
Articles
The ICPC and San Diego have something in common - ...
The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) is meeting this week in San Diego for their annual plenary session. Ciena’s B ...
White Papers
The Impact of OTT Services on the Mobile Backhaul ...
Many mobile operators have deployed a traditional IPoDWDM architecture for mobile backhaul, which was sufficient when network tra ...
Articles
The implications behind service and content provi ...
As coherent technology plays an increasingly critical role in the network, Ciena’s Helen Xenos delves into the details behind wha ...
Webinars
The Implications of Recent Submarine Network Anno ...
This webinar will discuss how to dissect a trial announcement by knowing how to read between the lines, recent submarine cable an ...
White Papers
The Importance of Military Satellite Communication
Space Force ground stations are being challenged to manage ever more satellites, bandwidth, mission-critical applications, and se ...
Articles
The importance of xHaul for the success of 5G
The future of 5G presents an exciting opportunity for telecom operators in Asia, but transport network considerations and automat ...
Infographics and posters
The Internet Under the Sea
Ciena developed a unique and revolutionary new submarine network architecture called GeoMesh; changing how cable operators run th ...
Articles
The journey to 1.6T: Understanding the technologi ...
Helen Xenos explains how the technology choices behind Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme 1.6 terabit coherent optics translate to optim ...
Articles
The journey to 1.6T: Why 1.6T and what’s in it fo ...
Incredible as it may sound, network providers will soon be able to evolve their optical networks to 1.6Tb/s transmission. What do ...
Articles
The Journey to 800G and Beyond
This blog originally appeared on Zayo's website. The road to innovation begins with a map. Sometimes it’s figurative — a roadmap ...
Articles
The key ingredients you need to be the master che ...
Ciena’s Paulina Gomez explains how operators can benefit from following the right recipe to automate the photonic layer.
Articles
The Metro gets a brand new 100G architecture opti ...
Traditionally, operators have had to choose between two types of photonic architectures when deploying an optical network: a pass ...
Infobriefs
The Middle Mile: A Critical Link for Broadband Ex ...
Middle-mile fiber optic networks are crucial to delivering broadband connectivity and digital inclusion to rural communities.
Application Notes
The Need for Speed in Healthcare Networks
Driven by significant growth in application data that needs to be networked among stakeholders in today’s healthcare ecosystem, h ...
Articles
The need for universal aggregation
ABI Research’s Dimitris Mavrakis looks at why concepts like Universal Aggregation are necessary for service providers to continue ...
Infobriefs
The Network Modernization Imperative
To meet growing bandwidth demands, carriers need networks that can adapt to new business models, scale on demand to support new s ...
Articles
The next generation of HPC networks: how to adapt ...
How does the next generation of optical networking technologies allow high-performance computing (HPC) clusters to connect with p ...
Articles
The next generation of partnerships – investing i ...
How Ciena’s model for partnership success is impacting customer outcomes
Articles
The next generation of partnerships – investing i ...
How Ciena’s model for partnership success is impacting customer outcomes
Articles
The next sports phenomenon requires the network
The latest sports craze doesn’t involve a ball or a helmet, it’s esports, and it is filling arenas and drawing millions of online ...
Articles
The Next Wave Of Digital Growth in India
Demand for broadband across India will only continue to increase. To scale networks, service providers must evolve IP protocols a ...
Articles
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 ...
Case Studies
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Converts to ...
Ciena played a key role in enabling Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) realize its vision by upgrading the network infrastructure ...