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Case Studies
Minimizing energy consumption to reduce costs and ...
With huge rises in energy costs globally, operators are under intense pressure to minimize the cost-per-bit transported to protec ...
Press Releases
Metrored Selects Ciena for US-Mexico Long Distanc ...
Ciena today announced that it has been selected by Metrored to support a new international long-haul link between Mexico and the ...
Press Releases
Metrofibre Networx Selects Ciena’s Packet Network ...
South African independent telecommunications infrastructure operator relies on Ciena and Adcomtec to increase reliability and cap ...
Articles
Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...
You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...
Articles
MEF16: We have a winner!
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet division details the multi-vendor Proof of Concept demo the team conducted with CenturyLink and ...
Articles
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Fiber Deep Planning for ...
Ciena's Wayne Hickey details what Cable MSOs must consider when driving fiber deeper into their network.
Articles
MCP is an Intelligent Network Controller. What do ...
What is an Intelligent Network Controller? Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains the real value that lies behind this new term.
White Papers
Maximizing LTE Benefits Using Carrier Ethernet Ba ...
Backhaul providers are in a prime position to capitalize on the growing market for delivering Carrier Ethernet services to MNOs.
Press Releases
MAX and Ciena Join Forces to Expand Opportunities ...
Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) and Ciena announced a strategic partnership that will leverage the resources of both organizations ...
Press Releases
Marcatel Expands Ethernet Business Service Offeri ...
Marcatel, one of the major service providers in Mexico, is deploying Ciena's carrier Ethernet solutions to expand its Ethernet bu ...
Case Studies
Major North American Retailer Increases IT Effici ...
Ciena simplified the complex Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) deployment across 1,800 locations of this retail giant.
Articles
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 ...
Articles
Life’s tough in the great outdoors, especially fo ...
Sometimes you have to be super-tough to survive – and the same’s true for any packet-optical network equipment, especially if you ...
Articles
Liberty Global partners with Ciena to help custom ...
Liberty Global is fulfilling its vision to help customers connect their world with a single provider, and a single, harmonised Ca ...
Articles
Leveraging the right experts to capitalize on bre ...
Ciena’s new WaveRouter is pure ‘clean-sheet’ thinking, purpose built, and carves out a new role in the network. Learn how you can ...
Articles
Lead with innovation: Carrier Ethernet services m ...
The popularity and increasing demand for Carrier Ethernet is driving adoption throughout Latin America and globally, while also c ...
Articles
Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street
When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...
Articles
Keep it simple – debating coherent plugs versus t ...
Coherent Routing is a hot topic in the industry due to the promise of greater scalability, flexibility, and sustainability in the ...
Press Releases
Jisc Bolsters Network to Support UK’s Research &a ...
Ciena’s platforms scale network to provide lightning fast connectivity and support collaboration
Articles
It’s time for Ciena’s annual Packet Networking Su ...
Don’t miss any of our 30-minute, fast-paced webinars to find out what’s new and important in the wonderful world of packet networ ...
Articles
It's just easy! The 3 service activation technolo ...
Often the more complex a task is the more we avoid it. Learn about three technologies network operators can use to reduce the com ...
Application Notes
Is Your R&E Network Ready for the Great Surge?
R&E networks are experiencing a surge in capacity demand as a result of massive growth of streaming media, growing utilization of ...
Videos
Is Your Metro Network Ready?
Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave® Platform delivers the best of metro and the best of the data center for a more efficient, cost-effective ...
Articles
Is your metro network architecture ready to scale ...
Ciena’s 8114 Coherent Aggregation Router, the newest member of the 8100 family, brings providers more capacity for dedicated and ...