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New Network Builds: Strategies for closing the di ...

With a spate of federal funding available, states and localities are considering new fiber network builds to address urgent chall ...

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Article

Next-generation networks help DOT’s deliver quali ...

Converged packet-optical technology enhances Department of Transportation’s intelligent transportation systems while paving the w ...

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Article

No network modernization job is too big or too sm ...

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey details how to transform your business with our field-proven TDM-to-Packet solutions.

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Case Study

Northwest Colorado Council of Governments: Projec ...

Ciena has helped build a carrier-grade, responsive, middle-mile network that underpins connectivity for remote communities across ...

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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.

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Video

One Maryland: Statewide Broadband Network

Ciena CEO Gary Smith joins local leaders from the state of Maryland as they talk about the impact of the newly completed Maryland ...

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Video

Optimization Service: Spectrum Defragmentation de ...

A short live-action demonstration showing how our patented Python-based Spectrum Defragmentation software discovers and identifie ...

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Infobrief

Optimizing Network Operations to Meet Modern Dema ...

Network optimization is an essential tactic for ensuring organizations have the on-demand connectivity and performance that moder ...

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Infographics and posters

Powering 21

Download this infographic to learn how the evolution of education technology will have a significant impact on your broadband net ...

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Infobrief

Prevent Transportation System Downtime with Resil ...

IT professionals encounter seemingly endless challenges and demands that can impact the quality of the motorist experience. Any t ...

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Application note

Protecting In-Flight Data: Network Encryption for ...

Modern government depends increasingly on the secure collection and distribution of information among agencies and citizens. At t ...

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White Paper

Ready for Fast and Unpredictable Change: How the ...

This paper is based on a nationwide CDG 2020 survey of nearly 100 state and local government IT leaders across government agencie ...

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Article

Reopen, reimagine and redesign: how a “virtualize ...

As more employees work remotely, state governments are considering how to best support a more dispersed workforce, while still me ...

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Infobrief

Residential Broadband Network Design Checklist

Residential networks are rapidly expanding to meet surging customer demand.

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Application note

Rethinking Campus Networks

Campus networks are undergoing a rapid evolution of user- and application-driven network capacity and utilization demands, drivin ...

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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 ...

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White Paper

SDN and NFV: The Brains Behind the Smart City

In major metropolitan areas and smaller cities alike, governments are considering SDN and NFV to deliver the agility and flexibil ...

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Article

SDN: a not-so-secret ingredient for transforming ...

Software-defined networking or SDN is the key to opening up ICT change programmes.

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Article

Securing "Work from Anywhere" Access to State and ...

In 2022, state and local government agencies remain attractive targets for cyberattacks. Governments are finding that their ‘work ...

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Article

Smart City Politics: Are Smart City Projects in f ...

The changes we're seeing in the political landscape have the immediate potential to fundamentally reshape the direction of the Sm ...

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Article

Smart Transit: Moving Beyond Points A and B

Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda explains smart transit, the smart rail experience of the future is a fully integrated experience.

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Infobrief

Smarter Roads and a Safer Transportation Future

Road networks are getting smarter, with sensors and networks helping transportation agencies manage congestion and improve safety ...

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Article

The 5G Smart City: Cities are Lining up for a Sli ...

Smart Cities are coming, and 5G network slicing technology will enable them, with its ability to enable the critical services tha ...

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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 ...

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