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Scaling routing and traffic engineering for the A ...
As network operators face AI-driven traffic growth, stricter SLAs, and pressure to scale efficiently, Flex-Algo is emerging as a ...
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Rethinking IP transport for AI-driven growth
AI is entering a new phase, and it is changing what service providers need from their networks. Ciena’s Chuck Harris explores how ...
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The next evolution of Ciena’s DCOM: OOB managemen ...
Ciena's proven DCOM solution is already helping hyperscalers simplify out-of-band (OOB) management and scale operations more effi ...
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RLS Hyper-Rail: Solving the challenges of multi-r ...
Multi-rail photonics are unlocking a new era of optical network scale, allowing hundreds of fully filled fiber pairs to operate i ...
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When speed meets physics of data center connectiv ...
What happens when the data center connectivity technologies we rely on today start running up against the limits of physics? Brod ...
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A pragmatic approach towards future large-scale q ...
In this technical deep dive, Farzam Toudeh-Fallah, R&D Director of Quantum Communications, discusses Ciena’s vision for developin ...
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AI inference demands more dynamic connectivity: H ...
As AI adoption drives rapid growth in inference alongside continued training demand, enterprise traffic is becoming more distribu ...
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From fragmented visibility to coordinated, effect ...
Dean Brewster explains why the next phase of network optimization is not just seeing clearly, but acting faster, using AI-enabled ...
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Start small with AIOps – and build from there
Does it feel like you’re trying to boil the ocean with AIOps? You may have piloted AI within your organization and seen some effi ...
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Delivering on the promise of CPO/NPO at hyperscal ...
Cloud service providers are clear about what they need from AI networking: scale, density, reliability, low power, and cost effic ...
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How a world-first 1.6 Tb/s trial advances quantum ...
Quantum-safe networking is quickly moving from research to real-world deployment as organizations prepare for the threat of quant ...
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The market outlook for wave services in the AI era
Where is the high-capacity network services market headed in the AI era? This critical question is at the center of Ciena’s recen ...
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Beyond pluggables: The diverging paths of coheren ...
Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains that as networks optimize for power, density, spectral efficiency, and deployment velocity, coherent ...
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Making network digital twins a reality
Although the concept of a network digital twin (NDT) is not new, there hasn’t been a compelling catalyst to drive widespread adop ...
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The new trends in Managed Optical Fiber Networks ...
Ciena's Kent Jordan explains how cutting-edge optical network innovations are enabling MOFN solutions to meet the growing connect ...
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5 ways AI is reshaping data center connectivity
As AI infrastructure scales at unprecedented speed, service providers, enterprises, and neoscalers are rethinking how networks ar ...
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Spotlight on Trans Americas Fiber System: Innovat ...
As demand for international bandwidth intensifies, operators need more agile and cost-efficient ways to scale capacity. Learn how ...
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How open ecosystems will advance CPO adoption
As AI infrastructure scales, the limitations of pluggable optics in the data center are becoming increasingly apparent. Ciena’s M ...
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Solve for the invisible: Turning hidden optical r ...
Ciena’s Stan Hawthorne explains why hidden optical issues can quietly undermine capacity, resilience, and customer confidence—and ...
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25 years of reinvention: A conversation with Cien ...
Reaching 25 years as CEO is rare—especially in the technology industry. For Gary Smith, President and CEO of Ciena, the milestone ...
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Building a security & risk conscious culture: ...
At Ciena, cybersecurity is more than a set of controls—it’s a culture of shared risk awareness, accountability, and informed deci ...
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Staging in factory: A repeatable approach to fast ...
In this blog, Phil Corey explores how staging in factory is helping meet rising deployment demands with a faster, more predictabl ...
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Sovereign AI: Challenges and opportunities for ne ...
As AI sovereignty moves from policy debate to infrastructure reality, Ciena’s Francisco Sant’Anna explores how communications ser ...
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Network audit: The foundation for smarter network ...
Ciena’s Stan Hawthorne explains why effective network optimization starts with network audit, which reveals hidden inefficiencies ...