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Ciena’s Alex Mackay provides an overview of Photonic Performance Gauge, the latest addition to Ciena’s family of Liquid Spectrum™ ...

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Fewer Pizza Boxes: How Virtualization Creates Opp ...
This paper describes how freeing software from hardware is a great business opportunity for service providers.

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3 Keys to Having the Right APIs for SDN and NFV
We all understand the promise of SDN and NFV and its ability to unlock agility, flexibility and speed for the network

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The Road to Autonomous Networks: Taking a New Path
In the second of a 3-part series on the Road to Autonomous Networks, Ciena’s Joe Marsella details the journey of Our Hero as he s ...

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MPLS & AI Net World 2025 Presents: Beyond Con ...
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Ciena's 9 predictions for networks and tech in 20 ...
Some of Ciena's most distinguished experts and execs give their predictions for the upcoming year.

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Year in Review: Ciena’s Top 6 Announcements of 20 ...
As 2016 comes to a close, we take a look back at the biggest news from a big year here at Ciena.

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When it comes to 5G, the only path that matters i ...
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Automating the WAN with SDN – Avoiding “Hurry Up ...
“Hurry up and wait!” Too often, this is how pioneers in NFV-based services feel with WAN connectivity that takes weeks to be prov ...

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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 ...
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Colt Expands Asia Pacific Network with Ciena
Colt Technology Services continues to invest in its core assets in the Asia Pacific region with the deployment of Ciena’s 6500 Co ...

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Virtualizing the edge, colocation, and open topol ...
Are you ready to see how virtual network services are getting real? Marco Naveda explains how at this year’s MEF18 Proof of Conce ...

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Year in review: Ciena’s 5 biggest announcements o ...
From an uptick in 400G services to new acquisitions and partnerships, Ciena’s Bo Gowan highlights the biggest Ciena news and anno ...

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A packet networking blueprint, designed for 2020 ...
Supporting new and emerging high-growth applications requires rethinking how to modernize existing networks, according to Ciena’s ...

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Chalk Talk: Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP ...
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What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...
From 5G to AI to the move to virtualization, Ciena’s Anup Changaroth gives his insights on the major trends that are likely to dr ...

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Year in review: Ciena’s 7 biggest announcements o ...
As we close out an unprecedented year, let’s look back at some of the biggest Ciena news and announcements from 2020.
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The SDN Resource Adapter: More than Meets the Eye
While NFV has largely owned the network virtualization industry spotlight of late, there is a rising tide of interest around conf ...

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Modernising networks with transformative technolo ...
How organisations can migrate from costly, complex legacy infrastructure to modern, adaptive networks that maximise operating eff ...

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The evolution toward a more personalized health maintenance program will create an explosion of data putting more pressure on our ...