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8 Warning Signs You Need A Better Data Center Int ...
These data centers are the heart of our In this post, Ciena's DCI expert outlines 8 key reasons it might be time for you to revis ...
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5 Stars: Taking our BizConnect partner program to ...
Ciena’s BizConnect partner program has been recognized as one of the industry’s best, receiving a 5-Star rating in The Channel Co ...
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SubOptic 2016: Ciena's Ian Clarke dives into the ...
April 18-21 in Dubai is SubOptic 2016, one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for the submarine networks industry. In ...
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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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The History of Carrier Ethernet
Ethernet has been around for decades and has claimed the title of the superior Local Area Networking (LAN) technology of choice.
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Announcing Emulation Cloud: The Ultimate DIY Play ...
If you’re fed up with sluggish development, disjointed software pieces and endless API cloud integration issues, then we have som ...
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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 Waveserver and 5430 get high marks with Lig ...
Ciena brought home high marks from the Lightwave Innovation Awards. Both the Waveserver Data Center Interconnect and 5430 Packet- ...
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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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What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offloads network functions into software that runs on industry-standard hardware and can be ...
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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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Survey: Network operators still see silos with SD ...
Perceived vendor silos are still an issue for network operators looking to move to SDN/NFV for service virtualization. That’s jus ...
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A Guide to Raising your Carrier Ethernet IQ
Long-time Carrier Ethernet expert and MEF guy John Hawkins gets you up-to-speed on the latest Carrier Ethernet tech with a free 6 ...
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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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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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Why 5G Will Change Everything About The Network
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée takes a deep dive into the coming world of 5G and shows why the exact details of what a 5G network will lo ...
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Telindus and Ciena’s new 200G WaveLogic Encryptio ...
Geert Degezelle, Managing Director at Telindus, talks about the company's new 200G encryption service powered by Ciena
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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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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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5 factors data centers must contend with in the I ...
Five key factors data center providers must consider for the IoT era
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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.