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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 ...
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 ...
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Fiber Deep: More Bandwidth to the Edge
Ovum industry experts summarize why the time is right for Cable/MSOs to invest in a Fiber Deep architecture.
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On the Submarine Network Horizon in 2019
Submarine networking operators continue to need new innovations in order to meet the evolving needs of this critical infrastructu ...
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Colt: Working hard to make things easy
Colt and Ciena have formed a powerful partnership for almost 25 years—growing rapidly in the past five years. This infographic ta ...
Articles
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.
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Digital sustainability: calculating the green imp ...
How are network operators able to send 20 times more capacity over fiber – without seeing their power consumption and real estate ...
Data Sheets
DTM-8 For Z-Series Packet-Optical Platforms
The DTM-8 is an 8-port 10G transponder module capable of encoding Ethernet, SONET/SDH, and OTU2 signals into OTN optical channels ...
Infobriefs
Ciena's WaveLogic Over Z-Series Interoperability
Evolving customer requirements present new challenges and push the network to adapt to deliver more capacity, flexibility, and pe ...
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Waveserver Ai Modules (10xQSFP+, CMD10) Stencil
View the Waveserver Ai 10xQSFP+, CMD10 stencils.
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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.
Infographics and posters
Modern Utilities Need Modern Networks
Today’s grid operations run on unsustainable 25-year-old SONET/SDH network technology. Download this infographic to learn how you ...
Infographics and posters
Time for a Change Towards a Modern Network?
Today’s complex network environments often have an installed base of legacy equipment from multiple vendors. Unfortunately, this ...
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Celebrating 60 Years of Protecting Submarine Cabl ...
The International Cable Protection Committee plays a critical role in protecting the world's subsea cable networks, and it's abou ...
Application Notes
The Need for Speed in Healthcare Networks
Driven by significant growth in application data that needs to be networked among stakeholders in today’s healthcare ecosystem, h ...
Videos
In the Lab: Ciena's WaveLogic Encryption Solution
Effortless in-flight data encryption at 100G and even 200G speeds. Ciena's Patrick Scully details the latest step you can take to ...
Articles
What is FlexEthernet and why is it so important?
FlexEthernet (FlexE) is a new flexible Ethernet client interface standard defined by the OIF. Ciena's Helen Xenos explains what i ...
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Learn about the technology behind Ciena’s WaveLog ...
In our latest Chalk Talk videos, Ciena’s Joe Shapiro gives you a closer look at our WaveLogic 5 solutions and describes the indus ...
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The Story Behind the First Reliable Trans-Atlanti ...
Learn the history of the first reliable subsea cable across the Atlantic in 1866 and how fast transmission speed has improved ove ...
Videos
In the Lab: Hacking an Optical Fiber Line in Minu ...
Ciena's Patrick Scully gives an example of how easy it is to tap into and decode a video signal sent across a fiber-optic line.
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Detailing Ciena’s massive new 15 Terabit OTN swit ...
This morning Ciena has unveiled a major update to our 5430 Packet-Optical Platform, giving it a massive upgrade to 15 Terabits of ...
Videos
In the Lab: World's First 400GbE Interoperability ...
Straight from Ciena's R&D labs in Ottawa, Dave Doucet shows a live world's first demonstration of interoperability between and a ...
Articles
Redefining the metro edge with packet and coheren ...
Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how coherent packet-optical is redefining metro’s edge.
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Bharti Airtel honors Ciena with Airtel Value Lead ...
Ciena has been honoured with the Airtel Value Leader award at Airtel Confluence, Bharti Airtel’s annual global partner conference.