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2022 Trends to Watch: Optical Networks

Pluggables in switch routing platforms are on a trajectory for a mass volume market. Download the report to learn more.

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What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years. Ciena’s Darren McKinney explains how cable MSOs m ...

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8180 Coherent Networking Platform

Ciena’s 8180 Coherent Networking Platform combines industry-leading capacity with embedded intelligence of WaveLogic coherent tra ...

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Not all 400G pluggables are created equal

Not all 400G pluggables are created equal. Achieve industry-leading pluggable performance with trusted WaveLogic™ technology.

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Is it Time to Speed up Packet Delay?

Faster broadband connections are the cure for packet delay right? Not necessarily, says Ciena's Wayne Hickey, who details the man ...

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Reducing the High Cost of Coaxial Cable

By driving optical fiber deeper, cable operators can improve performance and reliability, increase capacity, become eco-friendlie ...

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Check your Fiber Deep boxes with Ciena

Getting high-bandwidth closer to customers at the network edge needs an adaptive network infrastructure, and the right network pa ...

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Cable operators – the move to edge compute

Almost 60% of cable executives surveyed by Broadband Success Partners said improved customer experience or enablement of new reve ...

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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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Fiber Deep: Bringing bandwidth to the edge

In today’s highly competitive market MSOs need to put the necessary foundation in place to offer the best customer experience pos ...

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Optimization Service: Spectrum Defragmentation de ...

A short live-action demonstration showing how our patented Python-based Spectrum Defragmentation software discovers and identifie ...

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The Future of the Internet Is Fiber Deep

Aging coaxial plants, analog repeaters and limited spectrum make meeting customer demand for fast and reliable service a challeng ...

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Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report January 2020

Although few cablecos have actually deployed Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) technology en masse yet, it's viewed by many c ...

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Ciena’s 2019 Holiday Bundle is now available!

We know you have been waiting for it! Ciena’s end-of-year eBook bundle is back. Find out what presents are included this year.

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How Some Cable Operators Plan to Go Mobile

With increasingly fiber-based networks and millions of WiFi hotspots to leverage, some cable operators are considering being rese ...

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What is a Converged Interconnect Network (CIN)?

The term, Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), has been around for a few years now – but it is only now with its importance in e ...

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Powering Cable’s Future with Distributed Access

It’s not surprising that cable operators are looking to Fiber Deep and DAA for their networks, not only is it the logical step to ...

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Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street

When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...

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Speeding up the Network Edge with Fiber Deep

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how changing user behaviors are driving the need for more symmetrical services to alleviate bandwid ...

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2019: Our favorite pictures from the last year

Enjoy our favorite pictures from 2019 that highlight what we love about life at Ciena.

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Cable's Move to Network Automation

This white paper summarizes the quantitative and qualitative findings and how cable MSOs can use this information as they pursue ...

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5G Converged Optical Fiber and Microwave Transport

Ciena and Aviat collaborate on a vision for a converged transport network that addresses these needs holistically.

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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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Omdia: 100G Everywhere for Carriers and Enterpris ...

The 400G capability will be extended into the aggregation segment of the network to handle the growth of 100G access links.

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