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New contenders join the race for lowest cost and ...

With all the buzz around 800G and 400ZR in the market, you might assume only large cloud and content providers see a need for the ...

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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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A smarter way: how analytics apps are solving you ...

Data is coming fast and furious for network providers – how can they understand what is happening so they can make smarter decisi ...

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Realizing the benefits of transformed optical inf ...

With recent advances in optical technology, CSPs can reap greater efficiencies out of their existing fiber and better automate tr ...

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Year in review: Ciena’s 7 biggest announcements o ...

As we close out an unprecedented year, let’s look back at some of the biggest Ciena news and announcements from 2020.

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800G adoption soars in 2020

With the industry’s first programmable 800G solution in market this year, how fast have customers been embracing it? Ciena’s Hele ...

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Linking the packet network edge, metro, and core

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses key access and metro networking trends, how advanced multi-layer Segment Routing protocol support ...

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New tide of technologies tested on Facebook’s MAR ...

Brian Lavallée, Senior Director of Submarine Network Solutions Marketing at Ciena, sat down with Facebook's Steve Grubb, a key me ...

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North to the future, via improved connectivity

Learn about how GCI, to better address the latest bandwidth rush from Alaskan wholesalers, the federal government, and content pr ...

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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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Optical Network Expert Series: Applying AI to max ...

David Côté explains how artificial intelligence is being applied to maximize network capacity and quality of transmission.

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How pluggables fit into Ciena’s coherent optical ...

Greg Friesen gives an update on Ciena's coherent optical investment strategy and provides some insights into what is next, includ ...

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Preparing coherent pluggables for prime time: pra ...

Through continued innovation, the use of coherent optical technology has expanded to support new networking applications and in n ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: Leveraging network ...

Ciena's David Boertjes explains how analytics can help monitor and control the the signal-to-noise ratio margin and David Côté ex ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: Designing programm ...

Ciena’s optical network expert, David Boertjes, discusses the programmable infrastructure needed to achieve a near-zero margin ne ...

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Ciena and TELUS bring 800G to Canada, break world ...

Ciena’s Helen Xenos had a front row seat as TELUS and Ciena turned up the first single-wavelength 800G in Canada across TELUS’s n ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: How near-zero marg ...

Ciena’s Paulina Gomez introduces our “Optical Network Expert Series: A guide to improving future network economics with near-zero ...

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Fixed to Flex migration: a proficient way to mode ...

Migrating from a fixed-grid to flex-grid optical infrastructure delivers greater capacity while also reducing cost per bit. But m ...

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Ciena’s innovative portfolio drives leadership po ...

Omdia’s 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard highlights Ciena’s continued optical innovation, new portfolio introductio ...

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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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Hawaiki: from canoes to connected broadband in th ...

Ciena's Brian Lavallée sat down recently with Hawaiki Chief Executive Officer, Rémi Galasso to discuss the firm’s mission to tran ...

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Next-generation networks help DOT’s deliver quali ...

Converged packet-optical technology enhances Department of Transportation’s intelligent transportation systems while paving the w ...

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How 3 technology advancements provide new options ...

To meet growing bandwidth demands, network providers do not always have the option to acquire or turn-up new fiber resources. Cie ...

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Designing for programmable infrastructures – adva ...

In this article, Patricia Bower reviews the advances made in electro-optical component design, the other critical constituent of ...

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