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Virtualization is nothing without infrastructure: ...
The increasing demand for capacity is driving the need to build open, intelligent, physical infrastructure for R&E
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Papers from SubOptic 2016 - Emerging Subsea Netwo ...
At SubOptic 2016, which was held in beautiful Dubai a few weeks ago, hundreds of enthusiastic attendees discussed (and debated) t ...

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When Moore Is Not Enough – Why Our Growing Networ ...
The demand for communications bandwidth is expanding faster and faster each year, and we’re entering a stage where just Moore’s L ...
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Connecting Data Centers Under the Sea
New submarine cables, especially those owned and operated by ICPs, should land in non-traditional locations that are closer to th ...
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The Advent of Open Submarine Networks
Even as many of today's networks are moving to open architectures, submarine cable networks have remained closed and proprietary. ...
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The Evolution and Revolution of Networking Servic ...
This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.
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Automate or Die: What Telecom Must Learn from the ...
This is the first in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.
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5 tips for a successful SDN deployment
A recent IDC report predicts the worldwide SDN market for the enterprise and cloud service provider segments could grow from $960 ...
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Ciena unveils new 6500 T-Series platform with 24 ...
Ciena today unveiled Ciena 6500 T-Series, a new higher density version of our cornerstone 6500 Packet Optical Platform, providing ...
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CORD hits all the right chords with ONOS
Just like how a good song sticks in your head, CORD is hitting all the right notes for network operators looking to re-architect ...
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A closer look at CenturyLink’s Programmable Servi ...
Recep Ozdag details the work the Blue Planet team is doing with CenturyLink as part of their Programmable Services Backbone (PSB) ...
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QSC Introduces New Hybrid Cloud Services with Cie ...
QSC is launching new, hybrid cloud services leveraging solutions from Ciena® and Kapsch Carrier Solutions. Powered by Ciena’s Wav ...
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Applying the “Chicken or the Egg” theory to TOSCA ...
I was recently with a group of colleagues discussing network automation for an upcoming webinar, clearly a top-of-mind topic for ...
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Ciena Adds Six New Partners to Blue Orbit Ecosyst ...
SDN and NFV industry leaders rally to demonstrate multi-vendor interoperability
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Blue Orbit: Best-of-Breed Building Blocks
Ciena Blue Planet has today added six new members to our Blue Orbit Ecosystem. Unlike other partner programs, 100% of the partner ...
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A peek inside CenturyLink’s National 100G Ultra L ...
CenturyLink began using Ciena’s 6500 platform in 2013 to modernize and upgrade its national network and offer high-speed services ...
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9 questions answered about Ciena Blue Planet
Ciena answers 9 questions about its Blue Planet
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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 ...
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3 Ways Software will Change Data Security as We K ...
Much of today's conversation around network security and SDN/NFV revolves around identifying possible security risks when moving ...
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New Encryption Solution from Ciena Decreases Data ...
WaveLogic Encryption solution meets stringent regulation requirements and provides added assurance for business-critical in-fligh ...
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WaveLogic Encryption brings effortless in-flight ...
Ciena's new WaveLogic Encryption solution brings simple, in-flight data encryption to 100G and 200G speeds.
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Year in Review: Ciena's 5 Biggest Announcements o ...
Bo Gowan, Ciena's social media leader, details the top news and announcements from a busy year in 2015 at Ciena.
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Ciena’s Blue Planet Division Collaborates with ON ...
Blue Planet ONOS will extend Ciena’s Blue Planet network orchestration software to enable highly-scalable, flow-based control of ...
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New IHS Infonetics service provider survey puts C ...
IHS Infonetics has released the results from its annual Service Provider survey of Optical Equipment vendors. Here's how Ciena fa ...