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#Ciena25: The Story Behind the Founding of Ciena

2017 marks Ciena's 25-year anniversary. Here's the story of how it all started back in 1992, with four founding members and a new ...

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12 Questions Answered about Submarine Data Center ...

As the recent news that Microsoft and Facebook plan to build a subsea cable across Atlantic demonstrates, the need to optimize in ...

The IHS annual optical leadership survey is an attempt to quantify the opinions of service providers.

Ciena’s comprehensive Optical Network Master Class Series gives the insights to understand how a programmable infrastructure enab ...

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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.

Designed for next-generation access/metro applications, the 2xCFP2/QSFP28 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Flex MOTR modules are a ...

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3 Key Video Transport Innovation Trends We Heard ...

At last week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, innovation was a consistent theme. Ciena’s Paulina G ...

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3 unique network provider perspectives on IP/Opti ...

What are network providers thinking about IP/Optical Convergence? Representatives from Microsoft, Telia Carrier and Cox Communica ...

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3 videos about next-generation 400G networking yo ...

Don’t miss these 3 videos that explain what the next-generation optical networking is, how it works, and how it was developed.

Much of today's conversation around network security and SDN/NFV revolves around identifying possible security risks when moving ...

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4 critical requirements for the next-gen photonic ...

Ciena’s Paulina Gomez explains the four critical photonic layer requirements to ensuring a successful network transformation.

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4 EdTech Mega-Trends Driving Change in the Classr ...

Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda looks at new trends in education technology, and the challenge of integrating them into the classroom.

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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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4 reasons not to miss Ciena’s Optical Summer Webi ...

Yesterday’s speeds and feeds just can’t cut it in today’s environment, let alone tomorrow’s. How do you meet a future of growing ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

A new survey commissioned by Ciena found that Singaporean adults love to play online games with two out of three (66%) identifyin ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Paul Littlewood, principal engineer in Ciena's CTO office and co-author of the

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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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. ...

This infobrief quickly highlights five factors to consider when securing your network.

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