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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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Registration is open: 2019 Optical Network Master ...
Are you ready to learn about the latest optical technology and architecture trends you need to know? Register for Ciena’s compreh ...
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IHS Markit releases latest service provider optic ...
In IHS Markit’s new service provider survey, Ciena came out as a leader across multiple categories, including Top Optical Transmi ...
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Building the Adaptive Network – starting with sil ...
Patricia Bower explores coherent DSP design - one of the primary tools network equipment designers have in order to enable progra ...
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Ciena’s WaveLogic: Accelerating connectivity and ...
Amid a surge of new investments and construction in data centers, Southeast Asian nations are joining together to make significan ...
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Celebrating the Rise of 400G
The era of 400G was in full force at OFC and we took some time to celebrate this milestone. Here are what our customers have to s ...
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What is Gridless Networking?
What is gridless networking? Brian Lavallée, who heads up submarine networks industry marketing for Ciena, provides some insight.
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The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...
Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...
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Fiber densification without complexity the goal o ...
To support the bandwidth demands on already taxed networks, providers are looking for solutions that can provide step-level impro ...
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Autonomous Networks… Are You Ready?
Ciena's Brian Lavallée explains where we are (and where we're going) on the road to autonomous networks.
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Is your network putting the brakes on your intell ...
As intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications become more sophisticated, ensuring network uptime has become increasingl ...
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The Journey to 800G and Beyond
This blog originally appeared on Zayo's website. The road to innovation begins with a map. Sometimes it’s figurative — a roadmap ...
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500G transpacific. Yep, we did that!
The news from SubOptic? Let’s start with our successful single-wavelength 500G field trial over a 9,000km transpacific cable. Cie ...
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CenturyLink announces network virtualization plan ...
Ciena's Blue Planet NFV Orchestrator is a key part of CenturyLink’s plan to virtualize 40% of its global IP core network location ...
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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 ...
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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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Whirlwind tour: How 800G is already benefiting ne ...
Did you know that Ciena has shipped more than 25,000 800G modems to 140 unique operators around the world? How is this transformi ...
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Blog Series | Transform your network operations w ...
Did you know Ciena’s suite of MCP Applications offers software control, analytics and automation to boost business agility and su ...
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Securing the Cloud Between Data Centers
As applications increasingly communicate between different locations – is that data secure? Kent Jordan explains how Layer 1 encr ...
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Don’t be Fooled: Utility Fiber Outside the Substa ...
Many utility CIOs do not fully appreciate the fact that, once data leaves the substation or data center, it is basically outside ...
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Selecting flexible coherent routing platforms wit ...
Did you know Ciena’s coherent routing platforms have all the capabilities you need to support next-generation metro and edge use ...
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The Top 3 Take-Aways from NGON 2017
What does lemon pie have to do with next-gen optical network architectures? Quite a bit actually, explains Ciena's Helen Xenos.
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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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Submarine Cable Networks, Open for Business
Open Cables, APIs, and big data analytics have and will continue to change everything going forward, says Ciena's Brian Lavallee, ...