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Press Releases
Ciena Unveils Open Distributed NFV Solution at ME ...
Delivers virtualization at the network edge to enable faster time-to-market of new enterprise applications and services
Press Releases
CenturyLink, RAD, Ciena, and Ciena’s Blue Planet ...
Showcases the Use of Open APIs and Virtualized Services Across an Orchestrated, Multi-Vendor Network
Infobriefs
The Benefits of Distributed Network Functions Vir ...
With the Ciena D-NFV Solution, customers can choose location, cost, and scale to match their service needs from their provider.
Application Notes
Realize New Services in an Instant with a Distrib ...
This paper discusses some of the important features of D-NFV that enterprises need to know before getting started with NFV.
Data Sheets
Distributed NFV (D-NFVI) Software product data sh ...
Ciena D-NFVI Software comprises a complete, modular solution for distributed VNF deployment.
Articles
SD-WAN: Threat or Opportunity?
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet team says SD-WAN in its purest form can be considered a threat to a service provider's traditio ...
Press Releases
Windstream Automates Provisioning of Wavelength S ...
Open network orchestration platform accelerates 1 GbE, 10 GbE, and 100 GbE service delivery
Articles
5 key characteristics of a successful DevOps depl ...
DevOps enables better collaboration and thus improving operational efficiency, speeding innovation, and accelerating
Press Releases
Ciena’s Blue Planet DevOps Toolkit in the Spotlig ...
Ciena highlights how its Blue Planet software simplifies end-to-end service creation, automation and orchestration to enable soft ...
Infobriefs
Fewer Pizza Boxes: How Virtualization Creates Opp ...
This paper describes how freeing software from hardware is a great business opportunity for service providers.
White Papers
Interconnecting Data Centers to Support the New W ...
Read this paper and learn how digital health is placing new demands on data center connectivity and how a few steps can help impr ...
White Papers
Four Things to Know about Peering Connectivity
This paper explains how the ability to securely deliver high-quality video makes peering connectivity an attractive alternative f ...
White Papers
Quantifying the Business Benefits of NFV-based Ma ...
As much as SDN and NFV are about technology innovation, they are also about business innovation. New service descriptions, servic ...
Articles
Openness: Ciena’s guiding principle for customer ...
Ciena CEO Gary Smith details how the guiding principle of openness drives Ciena's innovation agenda and how we solve the challeng ...
Data Sheets
OnePlanner
OnePlanner is an advanced multi-layer network design and optimization tool that leverages Ciena’s extensive background in Layer 1 ...
Articles
Cable in 2020: The Role Virtualization and 'Fiber ...
A look at how virtualization and fiber deep will “bring it home” for MSOs in the OTT future
Webinars
SDN/NFV - Singin’ By the Campfire
This session looks forward and tries to answer what’s next for SDN/NFV.
White Papers
NFV and SDN: The Next Step in the Evolution of th ...
In this white paper, CED, a publication focused on the MVPD segment, explores virtualization benefits and obstacles as well as ho ...
White Papers
IDC Executive Insights: Transitioning Toward a So ...
The results of the IDC Asia/Pacific WAN and Communications Survey, 2015, show that enterprises see the need for network to be not ...
Infographics and posters
Carrier Ethernet Essentials
Carrier Ethernet essentials from yesterday, for today and the future.
Articles
Five key APIs to enable the concept of SDN-based ...
Ciena's Fady Masoud details the APIs that enable SDN-based virtual networks and help accelerate the evolution toward open cloud n ...
Articles
Q&A session: Blue Orbit and Service Provider ...
Ciena's new Blue Planet DevOps Toolkit is creating a buzz with our customers and partners. Two of our experts explain what it is ...
Articles
Automating the WAN with SDN – Avoiding “Hurry Up ...
“Hurry up and wait!” Too often, this is how pioneers in NFV-based services feel with WAN connectivity that takes weeks to be prov ...
Articles
Q&A with Ron Kline: Predicting the Pace of Ch ...
Ciena's Ron Kline shares his perspective on the many factors that affect the pace of change in our industry and how companies mus ...