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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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eBooks

Today’s Top Optical Acronyms and Terms Explained

There are many confusing terms and acronyms in the optical space. Fear not, aspiring acronym user! Ciena is here to help, with an ...

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Videos

Topology Discovery – Gaining Insight to Your Netw ...

This video describes how Ciena applies an advanced analytic algorithm to network data to determine physical connectivity for L1 n ...

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Articles

TOSCA and YANG? It’s not either/or...it’s both

Ciena's new Blue Planet architecture leverages a number of information models and orchestration tools – including TOSCA and NetCo ...

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Press Releases

Trans Pacific Express Selects Ciena for Submarine ...

Ciena is providing TPE with a multi-terabit upgrade using its GeoMesh submarine solution, including its new WaveLogic coherent op ...

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Application Notes

Transform Large-Scale Science Collaboration

Ciena’s Science DMZ solution provides universities and research labs scalable, flexible high-capacity transfer of massive data fl ...

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Articles

Traveling Farther Just Got Smarter with 300G 8QAM ...

Ciena, CANARIE and StarLight collaborate on a 300G trail over a live research network using 8QAM modulation.

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Press Releases

UK’s Jisc Delivers World’s First 400G National Re ...

Jisc is deploying Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical platform powered by WaveLogic Ai coherent optics to provide unprecedented high-capa ...

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Application Notes

Ultra-Low Latency Packet WAN For Utilities

SEL and Ciena have validated the ultra-low-latency packet WAN solution that meets and beats the industry standard for latency and ...

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Webinars

Understanding the Math – Reducing Cost Per Bit wi ...

Learn how to match the best coherent solution to specific network applications based on your networking requirements.

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Articles

Understanding why CDC with flexible grid is so po ...

As Colorless-Directionless-Contentionless (CDC) with flexible grid (CDC-F) is becoming a reality for some network operators do yo ...

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Articles

Unique insights into your submarine network

What if cable operators could leverage software-based advancements to improve the operation and maintenance of their submarine ne ...

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Press Releases

Unitymedia Selects Ciena to Deliver Premium Netwo ...

Unitymedia is upgrading its network with flexible grid capabilities and deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai coherent solution.

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Articles

Updated: 800G – nothing but the facts

If you have been following Ciena, you know 800G adoption is underway. With that comes a lot of interest and questions. Ciena’s He ...

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Press Releases

Utah Education Network and University of Utah Sel ...

Ciena today announced that the Utah Education Network (UEN) and the University of Utah have deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical ...

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Articles

Verizon honors Ciena with Supplier Environmental ...

Verizon acknowledges Ciena for its outstanding support in helping them meet their sustainability goals this year while also drivi ...

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Press Releases

Verizon transports 800 Gbps of data across a sing ...

Verizon and Ciena recently completed a test in Verizon’s live fiber network to move 800 Gbps of data on a single wavelength.

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Press Releases

Vianet Communications Selects Ciena’s Packet and ...

Vianet Communications has chosen Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and 5160 Service Aggregation Switch.

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Articles

Virtualization is nothing without infrastructure: ...

The increasing demand for capacity is driving the need to build open, intelligent, physical infrastructure for R&E

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Articles

Visualizing the Future of Networking

Ciena has unveiled Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), providing real-time software control and advanced visualization ac ...

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Press Releases

Vodafone New Zealand and Ciena complete successfu ...

Vodafone New Zealand and Ciena have completed a successful field trial of 400Gb/s data transmission over an existing optical link ...

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Press Releases

Vodafone New Zealand Creates Agile and Programmab ...

Utilizing technologies from Ciena, Vodafone New Zealand is unveiling an adaptable and agile network.

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Articles

VodafoneZiggo is revolutionizing the Netherlands’ ...

VodafoneZiggo is leveraging Ciena’s programmable 400G technology to power the Netherlands’ ‘network of the future’. Leo Geert van ...

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Press Releases

Vogel Telecom and Ciena Deploy First 800G Network ...

– Vogel Telecom, a wholesale and B2B telecommunications provider in Brazil, recently deployed Sao Paulo’s first 800G optical netw ...

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