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Why Adaptive is the biggest story in networking

Joe Cumello explains why autonomous networking alone is not enough, and introduces Ciena’s Adaptive Network, which combines the r ...

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Following the 3-pillar approach to effective secu ...

Large-scale data breaches are reported in the press almost daily, with devastating consequences for the organizations and individ ...

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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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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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Standards Update: 200GbE, 400GbE and Beyond with ...

Ciena's Helen Xenos talks to Pete Anslow, our Ethernet standards guru, about the newly approved IEEE standards for 200GbE and 400 ...

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Ovum report says optical networks are booming in ...

It is no secret that India is experiencing massive bandwidth demand growth fueled largely by mobile broadband. A recent report by ...

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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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Year in Review: Ciena’s Top 8 Announcements of 20 ...

As we close out another year, we look back at Ciena's biggest news and announcements of 2017.

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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.

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Ciena’s Ultimate eBook Holiday Bundle is Back: 20 ...

Looking for some casual light reading this holiday season as you kick back in your favorite chair drinking eggnog? Well, look som ...

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SC17: Super Networks for Super Computers

The SC17 conference provides a perfect opportunity to experience the intersection of high-performance computing with high-perform ...

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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 ...

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In Their Words: Gary Smith, Steve Alexander & ...

Gary Smith, Steve Alexander, and Steve Chaddick, three of Ciena’s most recognized names for a rare glimpse into Ciena’s early day ...

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What will it take to bring quantum cryptography t ...

The coming of quantum computing requires a revolution in security and encryption to keep data safe. Ciena’s Patrick Scully detail ...

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7 key considerations when evolving your R&E N ...

Ciena's Vini Santos shares a list of fundamental pillars to consider in R&E network evolution planning. These pillars are importa ...

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How new legislation is changing data protection r ...

Take a look at a couple pieces of new legislation that aim to stem the tide of security breaches. If you do business in the EU or ...

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Meet the People who brought 400G to Optical

How do you deliver innovation that brings tremendous value to customers 1 year earlier? You use a team that has done it before wi ...

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Back to the Future(com)

The tech and telecom industry descends on São Paulo, Brazil, this week for Futurecom 2017. Ciena's Brian Lavallée details the lat ...

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Shannon’s Limit, or Opportunity?

There’s a looming limit to how many bits can be crammed into an optical fiber, known as the Shannon Limit. Ciena's Brian Lavallée ...

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Move Over 200G, 400G is the New Sexy

The 400G era is here, with Ciena's new WaveLogic Ai chipset making news with some of the world's largest service providers. Ciena ...

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Our involvement with AT&T’s 400GbE trial and ...

AT&T has successfully trialed 400GbE across its production network. Helen Xenos details how Ciena helped make it happen, and what ...

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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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Why Packet/OTN Switching is making its way into m ...

Once just a technology for big service provider networks, Packet/OTN Switching is now making its way into Enterprise Metro networ ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're sharing 5 things from a CX Award judge, helping you ensure your network analytics solution can drive intelligent ...

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