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Connecting to space, the final frontier
What are Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks and how will they help to provide connectivity to new areas? Ciena’s Brian Lava ...
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The importance of xHaul for the success of 5G
The future of 5G presents an exciting opportunity for telecom operators in Asia, but transport network considerations and automat ...
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Survey says - service providers are ready for the ...
What are service providers looking for when it comes to IP/Optical convergence? Heavy Reading asked 220 service provider executiv ...
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Ciena joins Telecom Infra Project’s Disaggregated ...
Ciena has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG) initiative. In addition, Ciena’s SAOS 10. ...
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Evolving towards multi-service enterprise edge co ...
What are the key trends are driving the need to move applications, content, and data closer to enterprise users? Ciena's Tushar J ...
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How to Right-Size Your Middle-Mile Network for Ru ...
Explore all the factors that you need to consider when designing your middle-mile network for rural broadband.
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Catch-up with Ciena, Blue Planet, and the hot top ...
Check out what Ciena has planned at next week’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 Virtual Experience and the interesting insights our expe ...
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How open standards in optical networks lead to de ...
A tongue-in-cheek saying is: ‘The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from’. Yet open standards play a ...
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Connecting to the African continent – faster
Africa has surpassed other continents in international bandwidth growth for the past four years fostering new submarine cable bui ...
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CLI nostalgic memories. NETCONF/YANG exciting new ...
How many routers have you manually configured over the years? Ciena’s Ivana Lemos takes a trip down memory lane and explains how ...
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How bold hardware and software innovations are ch ...
How are hardware and software advancements helping network operators solve key challenges they face today? Ciena’s Paulina Gomez ...
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When it comes to IP/Optical convergence – can you ...
Are you finding yourself getting stuck in all the noise and details surrounding IP/Optical convergence? Not sure where you should ...
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The Journey to 800G and Beyond
This blog originally appeared on Zayo's website. The road to innovation begins with a map. Sometimes it’s figurative — a roadmap ...
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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 ...
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Unlocking the MACsec Puzzle
Is your network secure? With 10’s of millions of cyber attacks per day are you sure? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses the fundament ...
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Is your network putting the brakes on your intell ...
As intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications become more sophisticated, ensuring network uptime has become increasingl ...
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Navigating vendor equipment swaps: Minimizing ris ...
Vendor equipment swaps are typically complex from a technical as well as an operational standpoint due to the need to ensure netw ...
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Enabling Africa’s digital economy
Africa leads the globe in international bandwidth growth. With the fastest growth rate over the last four years and eight new cab ...
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3 unique network provider perspectives on IP/Opti ...
What are network providers thinking about IP/Optical Convergence? Representatives from Microsoft, Telia Carrier and Cox Communica ...
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Adaptive IP Apps to the rescue
Marie Fiala describes how Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps come to the rescue by dramatically speeding up troubleshooting and resolution ...
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Listen to understand, then act together
How we are using our employee surveys at Ciena to continue conversations and drive actions.
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Bluewater Regional Networks lights up historic ne ...
To provide the connectivity needed for today’s digital economy, Bluewater Regional Networks is deploying a high-capacity, flexibl ...
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Three key optimization strategies to resolve stat ...
What are the biggest challenges and priorities for state and local government networks? Daniele Loffreda shares insights from rec ...
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5G and Edge Cloud: joining forces to fuel next-ge ...
5G, cloud, and edge computing are among the hottest topics in the technology industry. In an era of converging technologies, inno ...