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White Paper
Omdia: 100G Everywhere for Carriers and Enterpris ...
The 400G capability will be extended into the aggregation segment of the network to handle the growth of 100G access links.
White Paper
Omdia: 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Score ...
This Scorecard evaluates the top optical network equipment vendors on criteria using concrete data and metrics, including direct ...
Infographics and posters
Optical Transport Network
The Optical Transport Network (OTN) defined in ITU G.709. Download this infographic for a deep dive into this crucial technology.

Video
Optimization Service: Spectrum Defragmentation de ...
A short live-action demonstration showing how our patented Python-based Spectrum Defragmentation software discovers and identifie ...
Video
Own the Edge: Ciena’s leaders discuss the role of ...
Ciena's leaders talk about how IP/Optical convergence can transform your metro and edge network to increase operational automatio ...
Infobrief
Path-aware IP route analysis for enterprises
Enterprises and government entities depend on their IP/MPLS networks for business continuity. They operate on a diverse range of ...

Article
Power smarter, more agile networks with a TDM mig ...
The gradual discontinuation of SONET/SDH and PDH equipment, mounting volumes of data, and other key factors are putting a signifi ...
Infobrief
Recruit, Retain and Engage: Enabling and sustaini ...
From the so-called Great Resignation to a wave of retirements accelerated by the pandemic, the labor market for state and local g ...
Infobrief
Replace network equipment faster, for lower cost, ...
What if you could maintain network availability by leveraging someone else’s in-place operations to get replacement parts into yo ...
White Paper
Satellite Communications Market Growth
Ciena's Blue Planet software helps teleport operators overcome the myriad technical and business challenges they currently and co ...
Infobrief
Scaling for the Next Giant
In the recent Light Reading webinar entitled, Ciena's Senior VP and CTO, Steve Alexander, examined three real-world case studies ...

Article
SDN: a not-so-secret ingredient for transforming ...
Software-defined networking or SDN is the key to opening up ICT change programmes.
White Paper
Secure Supply Chain for Governments: 2020 securit ...
Ciena takes a comprehensive approach toward maintaining the security and continuity of its supply chain.
Webinar
Securing the Cloud: Simplifying Security between ...
Learn how to protect data at the optical layer—using bulk encryption of data flows to secure the network infrastructure and keep ...
Infobrief
Start the Journey to The Adaptive Network
In a recent webinar produced with Light Reading, Kevin Sheehan, Ciena’s CTO of the Americas, looked into how providers are utiliz ...
eBook
Telecom Acronyms Guide
The fourth edition of The Acronyms Guide, brought to you by Ciena, is a handy guide to help you decipher the telecom industry's a ...
White Paper
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 ...
Infobrief
The Adaptive Network Vision webinar recap
Network providers face an unprecedented number of decisions about how to design their networks to support them well into the futu ...

Article
The art of the possible: how Ciena’s services hel ...
John Israel, Regional Director, National Security at Ciena Government Solutions, outlines how the company’s services ensure that ...

Video
The Future of Network Security
Ciena's Patrick Scully provides his insights on the future of network security, the importance of third party certification.
White Paper
The Importance of Military Satellite Communication
Space Force ground stations are being challenged to manage ever more satellites, bandwidth, mission-critical applications, and se ...
White Paper
The Open RAN ecosystem gathers steam: The future ...
This analyst report explores how operators can maximize benefits against the cost of Open RAN.
Infobrief
Three trends driving changes in agency networks i ...
This Federal News Network paper outlines the need for a safe, reliable, and scalable networks.

Article
Three ways Ciena’s Adaptive Network can help fede ...
How can government agencies address changes in network demand without heavy capital investment? Jim Westdorp, Ciena’s Government ...