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Packet Networking Summer Webinar Series
It’s that time of year again, our popular Packet Networking Summer Webinar Series has returned! Find out what topics we will cove ...
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12 Questions Answered on 5G Networks
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée, talks 5G rollouts and how ultimate success will depend MNOs making sure that they have fiber in place for ...
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Spotlight on 4G/5G backhaul networks
In this third and final blog in the series, we’ll look at 4G/5G backhaul networks. Whether you’re talking 4G or 5G, Centralized/C ...
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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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Network modernisation has come of age…
There’s never been a better time to retire your legacy infrastructure. It may seem like a daunting task, but the technologies and ...
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Teach your OTN some new packet tricks
Learn how you can now teach your OTN network some cool packet tricks.
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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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Improving the Enterprise Network
This paper explores the value proposition of Carrier Ethernet, as expressed by carriers, as it applies to government and enterpri ...
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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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Celebrating National Engineering Month
Ciena’s Michael Hubbard, Dave Doucet, and Melissa Trezise share why they became optical and software engineers, what keeps them m ...
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8180 Coherent Networking Platform
Ciena’s 8180 Coherent Networking Platform combines industry-leading capacity with embedded intelligence of WaveLogic coherent tra ...
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Universal aggregation for service providers
In the first two installments in this three-part series on universal aggregation, we looked at Mobile Network Operator (MNO) and ...
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Ciena's disruptive broadband access architecture
A disruptive broadband access market demands an entirely different solution – a disruptive network architecture. Ciena's Joe Mars ...
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Is it Time to Speed up Packet Delay?
Faster broadband connections are the cure for packet delay right? Not necessarily, says Ciena's Wayne Hickey, who details the man ...
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GEN15: What the heck is a hackathon?
Interview with John Hawkins one of the industry’s foremost experts on Carrier Ethernet technology.
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Check your Fiber Deep boxes with Ciena
Getting high-bandwidth closer to customers at the network edge needs an adaptive network infrastructure, and the right network pa ...
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800G WaveLogic 5 Extreme MOTR Module
Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme MOTR (WL5e MOTR) is a single-carrier, coherent transceiver and service channel interface capable of t ...
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A tutorial on Modern Carrier Ethernet
It's not very often that we get deep into the details of technology on this blog -- we save that for our white papers and one-on- ...
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Important Questions About the Future of 5G
Ciena's Brian Lavallée answers some of the key questions about the future of 5G in a Q&A session.
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How Ciena helps transform government networks
Brian Widic, Director, Packet Solutions Sales at Ciena Government Solutions, outlines how the company’s services ensure that gove ...
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On the Submarine Network Horizon in 2019
Submarine networking operators continue to need new innovations in order to meet the evolving needs of this critical infrastructu ...
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Carrier Ethernet 101: Speeds, Standards and Servi ...
Introduction to Carrier Ethernet covering speeds, standards, and services as well as areas to watch in the Ethernet realm.
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Maximizing LTE Benefits Using Carrier Ethernet Ba ...
Backhaul providers are in a prime position to capitalize on the growing market for delivering Carrier Ethernet services to MNOs.
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Carrier Ethernet Expertise: Are you certifiable?
The MEF Certification Committee recently introduced the next generation of its professional certification program by launching th ...