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Press Release
75 Percent of Network Providers Expect Significan ...
Ciena sponsored an independent research report by ACG Research to highlight the current state of adaptive networking and further ...
Article
7 key considerations when evolving your R&E N ...
Ciena's Vini Santos shares a list of fundamental pillars to consider in R&E network evolution planning. These pillars are importa ...
Data Sheets
6500-T12/T24
With the ability to scale to Terabit/s switching per slot and flexibly route wavelengths without restriction across any one of 16 ...
Data Sheets
6500-S32 Packet-Optical Platform
Designed for high-capacity networking, the 6500-S32 Packet-Optical Platform converges comprehensive Ethernet, TDM, and WDM capabi ...
Data Sheets
6500-D7/S8 Packet-Optical Platform
Designed for modernized network applications, the 6500-D7/S8 configurations converge comprehensive Ethernet, TDM, and WDM capabil ...
Data Sheets
6500-D4 Packet-Optical Platform
The 6500-D4 is a compact chassis that is designed to address expanding metro and edge applications.
Data Sheets
6500-D14/S14 Packet-Optical Platform
Ciena’s 6500-D14/S14 configurations converge comprehensive Ethernet, TDM, and WDM capabilities with unconstrained hybrid packet/O ...
Data Sheets
6500 Reconfigurable Line System
Ciena's 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) empowers network operators to efficiently address the highest-capacity networking r ...
Brochure
6500 Packet-Optical Platform
The 6500 Packet-Optical Platform uses the latest technology innovations to deliver new levels of scale, flexibility, and programm ...
Infographics and posters
6500 family of Packet-Optical Platforms infograph ...
The 6500 family enables sustainable network modernization with flexibility, scalability, and multi-layer programmability
Video
6500 D2 Video | Ciena
Ciena’s 6500-D2 with high capacity Add-Drop-Mux-on-a-Blade extends the flexibility, scalability, and resiliency of the 6500 Packe ...
Press Release
5G Americas Welcomes Ciena to Board of Governors
5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, today announced the election of Ciena to it ...
Article
500G transpacific. Yep, we did that!
The news from SubOptic? Let’s start with our successful single-wavelength 500G field trial over a 9,000km transpacific cable. Cie ...
Infobrief
5 Ways to Maximize In-flight Data Security
This infobrief quickly highlights five factors to consider when securing your network.
Article
5 Ways DCI Growth is Driving New Innovations in T ...
New technologies and capabilities, driven by data center interconnect (DCI) applications and capacity growth, are now available. ...
Article
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 ...
Article
5 questions to evaluate OTN switching for your ne ...
Paul Littlewood, principal engineer in Ciena's CTO office and co-author of the
Article
5 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About In-Flight ...
Ciena's Paulina Gomez sheds some light on the story of in-flight data and how to protect it with these compelling encryption fact ...
Article
5 Benefits Layer 1 Encryption-as-a-Service Brings ...
With all the efforts to lock down data at rest with firewalls, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection, cyber criminals are ...
Article
5 awesome new technologies you’ll see on the Cien ...
Next week is the OFC’17 Conference in Los Angeles, and Ciena is bringing our Ciena Innovation Lab filled with all the newest tech ...
Press Release
42% of Singaporeans Will Pay More for Faster Inte ...
A new survey commissioned by Ciena found that Singaporean adults love to play online games with two out of three (66%) identifyin ...
Article
400G Industry Adoption is Taking Off
The adoption of 400G is ramping up. Ciena’s Helen Xenos takes a look at how this compares with adoption rates of technology in th ...
Article
4 Things We Learned at #OFC17
From 400G to DCI to software-enabled optical networks, OFC'17 was full of news and innovation. We surveyed our experts for their ...
Article
4 New OTN Use Cases for Today’s Networks
Optical networking dynamics are changing. Read the 4 new OTN use cases for today’s networks.