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OnePlanner
OnePlanner is an advanced multi-layer network design and optimization tool that leverages Ciena’s extensive background in Layer 1 ...
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Route Explorer
Route Explorer, an industry-leading IP route analysis system, is designed for network engineers and operators managing today’s co ...
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Traffic Explorer
Traffic Explorer is designed for use with Ciena’s Route Explorer product to integrate route and traffic flow analytics.
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Performance Explorer
Performance Explorer is a powerful module in the Blue Planet Route Optimization and Assurance (ROA) product family.
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Blue Planet Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (M ...
Blue Planet Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (MDSO) is an open software solution that allows network operators to automate the ...
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Virtualizing the World of Cable
It’s not surprising that cable operators are virtualizing their networks. Not only is it the logical step to reduce power and sav ...
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Explorer Path Provisioning
With the Explorer Path Provisioning application, service providers can quickly and easily create a service catalog of IP/MPLS tra ...
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Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?
The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...
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Cable’s move to network automation
Want to hear directly from cable executives about what is driving their network automation strategies? Broadband Success Partners ...
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Adaptive IP Apps to the rescue
Marie Fiala describes how Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps come to the rescue by dramatically speeding up troubleshooting and resolution ...
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Delivering true 5G: are we ready?
We discussed with Ciena’s Joe Marsella how mobile and wholesale network operators are gearing up to capitalize on the benefits an ...
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Defining the 3 Factions of SDN
This post defines the three factions of Software Defined Networking.
Podcasts
Episode 48: Our 2021 Highlight Reel
Join host Bo Gowan as he recaps our 5 most listened to episodes of 2021.
Podcasts
The Evolving Retail Experience
Ciena’s Corporate Strategist Loudon Blair reflects on the evolving retail landscape and what’s required from a networking perspec ...
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4 Reasons Enterprises Love SD-WAN
Lee Doyle of Doyle Research explains why SD-WAN services are so attractive to enterprises, and what service providers can do to r ...
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Spotlight on 4G/5G fronthaul networks
Not sure what xHaul is or why it's critical to the success of 5G? How should operators, MNOs and wholesalers alike, converge 4G a ...
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Being a Catalyst of Industry Change
Ciena's Sam Torrente details how Ciena Blue Planet and DGIT Systems worked together to create an award-winning solution using ope ...
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Ciena’s 2018 Holiday Bundle is Here!
Spend your downtime this holiday season applying the collective knowledge of some of the world’s best and brightest minds in tele ...
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The Arrival of Open Utility Networks
The utility industry is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as it modernizes to a more efficient and smarter grid. Because ...
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Ciena Completes Acquisition of DonRiver
Ciena has officially completed the acquisition of DonRiver. Rick Hamilton, SVP of Global Software and Services at Ciena, details ...
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Upskilling staff through disruptive times
As enterprises change how they architect networks, they must train staff. Everyone involved—vendors, partners, enterprises—must p ...
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The submarine network seascape in 2020
Ciena’s submarine networking expert, Brian Lavallée, highlights key areas for focused innovation throughout 2020.
White Papers
Creating Intelligent Hybrid Operations
This paper will explore the ongoing changes in operational models, what the new operations model could look like, and the role of ...
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Accelerating Access to Cloud Connectivity
Tyler Coates, Senior Vice President for Enterprise at Zayo, details the company’s efforts to speed and simplify enterprise access ...