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South Africa’s DFA Automates and Virtualises Serv ...
Dark Fibre Africa, South Africa's leading provider of open-access fibre infrastructure, is deploying Ciena’s® Blue Planet orchest ...
Articles
Software-Defined Control – Brought to You by the ...
SDN is an enabling technology for network transformation, but it is not a one-size-fits-all model. Models vary based on the curre ...
Press Releases
Sify Technologies to Deliver 400G-ready Metro Net ...
Sify Technologies Limited has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions to address rising customer demand
Press Releases
Service Providers Name Ciena Leading Optical Vend ...
2016 study reports service provider perceptions of optical equipment suppliers; Ciena claims top spot in key categories
Articles
Service Orchestration: The Cure for Vendor Silos ...
In order to fully orchestrate services from end-to-end, across both the physical and virtual domains, network operators will now ...
Press Releases
Segra Adds Major Regional Transport Network Power ...
Segra, one of the largest independent fiber infrastructure bandwidth companies in the Eastern U.S., announced a major expansion o ...
Articles
SDN: a not-so-secret ingredient for transforming ...
Software-defined networking or SDN is the key to opening up ICT change programmes.
Webinars
SDN/NFV - Singin’ By the Campfire
This session looks forward and tries to answer what’s next for SDN/NFV.
eBooks
SDN NFV Glossary
This glossary, brought to you by Ciena, has all the terms you need to know to navigate the SDN and NFV industry.
Articles
SDN control – 3 rules for successful deployment
When implementing SDN control in service provider optical networks, what works and what are the key architectural decisions on th ...
Articles
SD-WAN: Threat or Opportunity?
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet team says SD-WAN in its purest form can be considered a threat to a service provider's traditio ...
Articles
SCTE Expo 2019 – the importance and opportunities ...
At the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this year there were a few aspects of moving to 10G that stood out: the importance of low latency, the ...
Articles
SC17: Super Networks for Super Computers
The SC17 conference provides a perfect opportunity to experience the intersection of high-performance computing with high-perform ...
Data Sheets
Route Explorer
Route Explorer, an industry-leading IP route analysis system, is designed for network engineers and operators managing today’s co ...
Press Releases
RETN Deploys Ciena 800G to Achieve Industry-Leadi ...
RETN, an international network service provider, recently deployed Ciena’s solutions to accommodate recent rapid increases in net ...
Articles
Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?
The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...
Articles
Remember the big picture when scaling your network
Today’s customers are truly asking for a change, putting new demands on the network. The service provider that is able to evolve ...
Application Notes
Realize New Services in an Instant with a Distrib ...
This paper discusses some of the important features of D-NFV that enterprises need to know before getting started with NFV.
White Papers
Quantifying the Business Benefits of NFV-based Ma ...
As much as SDN and NFV are about technology innovation, they are also about business innovation. New service descriptions, servic ...
Articles
Q&A with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner: Ciena’s ...
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée talks with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner, Ciena’s newest Blue Orbit partner, about the company and the evolut ...
Articles
Q&A with Ron Kline: Predicting the Pace of Ch ...
Ciena's Ron Kline shares his perspective on the many factors that affect the pace of change in our industry and how companies mus ...
Articles
Q&A with Joe Marsella, Ciena's CTO for Europe
We sit down with Joe Marsella, Ciena's CTO for the European region, to get a status update on the European market and his sense o ...
Articles
Q&A with Ciena CEO Gary Smith on Cyan Acquisi ...
Ciena today completed its acquisition of Cyan, a leading provider of next-gen software and platforms to enable SDN networks.
Articles
Q&A session: Blue Orbit and Service Provider ...
Ciena's new Blue Planet DevOps Toolkit is creating a buzz with our customers and partners. Two of our experts explain what it is ...