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Envisioning Intelligent Ops – Turning the Dream i ...
In the first of a 3-part series on the Road to Autonomous Networks, Ciena’s Joe Marsella details the journey of Our Hero as he st ...

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The Top 3 Take-Aways from NGON 2017
What does lemon pie have to do with next-gen optical network architectures? Quite a bit actually, explains Ciena's Helen Xenos.

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Winds of Change in Smart Cities?
Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda reflects on the evolution in what he’s hearing from CIOs and others in the smart city movement.

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | June 23 ...
This week, Don’t miss out on dark fiber, Carrier Ethernet 101, and what you need to know about new coherent technology innovation ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | June 30 ...
This week, we're reflecting on the smart city movement, discussing what lemon pie has to do with next-gen optical network archite ...

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Carrier Ethernet 101: Speeds, Standards and Servi ...
Introduction to Carrier Ethernet covering speeds, standards, and services as well as areas to watch in the Ethernet realm.

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NFV/SDN eBook: The Perfect Storm of Opportunity i ...
Get your questions answered with Ciena's new NFV and SDN Guide for Carriers and Service Providers, with 35+ pages of insights fro ...

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Why Successful Business Transformation Requires a ...
New coherent technology innovations are now making it possible to challenge several longstanding assumptions associated with how ...

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Concern, Confusion and Hope Surround E-Rate Progr ...
Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda reflects on current conventional wisdom among E-rate stakeholders.
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How a Ciena Collaboration with Inatel is Leading ...
Ciena's partnership with Inatel—a technology-based education and research institution provides approximately 800 students with ex ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | June 16 ...
This week, we’re discussing network traffic challenges, helping you prepare for the coming of 5G traffic loads and sharing new me ...

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Fiber Deep Planning for ...
Ciena's Wayne Hickey details what Cable MSOs must consider when driving fiber deeper into their network.

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Is your existing wireline network ready for 5G se ...
A recent study by Analysys Mason reveals that many Mobile Networks Operators in APAC may be unprepared for the coming of 5G traff ...

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Dynamic MPLS-TP in the Metro Network… Why?
Ciena's Wayne Hickey gives a primer on the plethora of network routing protocols, and why the efficiency and flexibility of MPLS- ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | June 9, ...
This week, get ready for GeoMesh Extreme, find out why data security is more important than ever and let us know what business ch ...

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Network Traffic Challenges? It’s Time for a New P ...
Ciena’s Kent Jordan explains how escalating bandwidth demands can mean only one thing…costly and complex network upgrades.

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GeoMesh Extreme:
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée delves into the depths of submarine networks and their importance to global communications, and how Ciena’ ...

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Are You Ready for the DOCSIS Impact on Fiber?
DOCSIS 3.1 is 10 times faster than 3.0 but this added speed brings challenges. Find out the how it will impact fiber deployments ...

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Why data security is more important than ever
Joe Marsella, CTO EMEA at Ciena, discusses the implications of optical fibre hacking and why a holistic security strategy is esse ...

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Cloud, IoT, FinTech & The Connectivity that E ...
FinTech, cloud and IoT were hot topics at Data Center World 2017 in Hong Kong. Ciena's Willie Low details the conversations from ...

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Countdown to the General Data Protection Regulati ...
Ciena’s Raffi Varoujian, Co-Lead for Global Compliance and Data Privacy, discusses the upcoming GDPR, what it means and how optic ...

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Carrier Ethernet Expertise: Are you certifiable?
The MEF Certification Committee recently introduced the next generation of its professional certification program by launching th ...

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Lessons from #TMFLive: How the Pace of Operations ...
At last week’s TM Forum Live! event, executives did not shy away from the topic of rethinking their business models in order to a ...

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Get Ready to Geek Out! Ciena’s Guide to Geek Pride
Today is International Geek Pride Day. We're celebrating with some of the stellar minds at Ciena by looking at the careers and in ...