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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | August ...
This week, we're discussing how the future of the internet is Fiber Deep, sharing 10 terms that will help define the future of 5G ...
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The Future of the Internet Is Fiber Deep
Aging coaxial plants, analog repeaters and limited spectrum make meeting customer demand for fast and reliable service a challeng ...
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Episode 12: IT's Impact on Today's Digital Economy
Join Ciena’s Craig Williams, VP & Chief Information Officer as discusses ways that IT professionals can play a more prominent rol ...
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10 new terms that will help define the future of ...
5G is coming, and with it a host of new terms and acronyms. We try to make sense of it all with definitions for the ones that mat ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | July 27 ...
This week, Ciena is amongst the first to receive MEF 3.0 certification, we're helping you check your Fiber Deep boxes, and raisin ...
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Hero Optical Bundle2 | Ciena
What if you could apply the collective knowledge of some of the world’s best and brightest optical minds to your network? You can ...
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Packet Networking Summer Camp 2018—Space Camp
Join Ciena’s rocket scientist network specialists for an interactive mission to explore where no network has gone before.
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Head of the Class: Ciena Amongst First to Receive ...
The MEF, formerly known as Metro Ethernet Forum, announced this week that Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave® Platform and 3926m Service Agg ...
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Encryption Testing and Certification
This document describes the concerns surrounding encryption solution testing, and the external certification processes available ...
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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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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | July 20 ...
This week, Ciena takes top spot in IHS Markit's annual scorecard, we're discussing India’s mobile strategy, commencing countdown ...
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India’s mobile strategy sets pace for connecting ...
Ciena CEO Gary Smith describes how the “greenfield” nature of India’s digital revolution is allowing it to use mobile access to l ...
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Why 5G Is More Than Just A Wireless Network Upgra ...
If you think about a mobile network holistically this paper offers tips to help you prepare your network for 5G.
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Ciena Takes Top Spot in IHS Markit’s Annual Optic ...
Ciena secures the highest combined score overall in 2017 and once again lands securely in the leader category.
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IHS Markit Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorec ...
IHS Markit’s annual optical network hardware vendor scorecard (2018) is an attempt to quantify the opinions of service providers. ...
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Generating Advanced Connectivity for the Israel E ...
Israel Electric Corporation will utilize Ciena’s Manage, Control & Plan software for unified network management and end-to-end se ...
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Life’s tough in the great outdoors, especially fo ...
Sometimes you have to be super-tough to survive – and the same’s true for any packet-optical network equipment, especially if you ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | July 13 ...
This week, we're discussing to fiber or not to fiber, sharing details on Ciena’s acquisition of Packet Design and helping you kee ...
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To fiber or not to fiber, that is the question
Fiber is the workhorse of today's global network infrastructure. But what do you do when fiber is just not an option? Ciena's Bri ...
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Commencing countdown: It’s time for Packet Networ ...
Ciena’s Packet Networking Summer Camp is blasting off to space. Train like an astronaut with 4 out of this world webinar missions ...
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Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street
When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...
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The Network Modernization Imperative
To meet growing bandwidth demands, carriers need networks that can adapt to new business models, scale on demand to support new s ...
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Is your network able to keep data private and con ...
Ciena’s Patrick Scully explains what technology is needed so your user data and key network information remains private.
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All dressed up, and nowhere to go
With the world's data centers increasingly connected across continents, there's now a critical symbiotic relationship between sub ...