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Intelligent multi-layer operations with Navigator ...

Learn how Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite provides a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer networ ...

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Intelligent automation can help state governments ...

As the need to deliver a higher quality of experience to network customers collides with budget constraints, Ciena’s automation s ...

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How to Ensure Your K12 Broadband Network Makes th ...

Daniele Loffreda, Ciena's education networks expert, details what your K12 Broadband network needs to be ready.

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How the State of Maryland Uses an Adaptive Networ ...

Ciena and Government Technology discuss the State of Maryland’s path to innovation and how governments throughout the country can ...

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How the Adaptive Network Can Help Save America's ...

Ciena’s Adaptive Network provides the technology foundation needed to simplify, scale, and automate today’s ITS and make our road ...

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How State and Local Government Can Strengthen Edg ...

As cyberattacks increasingly target remote staff through vulnerabilities in VPNs, state & local governments need an alternative r ...

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How Maryland’s statewide broadband network was bo ...

Former Howard County CIO Ira Levy recounts the ground-breaking efforts he and other Maryland leaders took in shepherding the comp ...

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How An Adaptive Network Helps the Colorado Depart ...

Learn more about the technologies that make up the Adaptive Network, and how they help CDOT reduce complexity in a dynamic networ ...

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Government Agencies and the Edge: The Power of Vi ...

IT infrastructure at the edge is essential to day-to-day government operations. Application servers et al keep remote agency loca ...

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Fixed wireless access + fiber = smart, connected ...

The investment needed to improve and repair public physical transportation infrastructure for things like roads, bridges, and hig ...

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Five K-12 Trends That Will Make Life Interesting ...

A new year and a new administration meets a K-12 technology evolution that is rolling along full steam. Will there be changes tha ...

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Fiber Characterization

In our live demonstration, we will show the coexistence of XGS-PON and 25GS-PON on the same single fiber, enabling both residenti ...

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EdTech: 6 Reasons Why Your E-Rate Funding Request ...

Wondering why your E-Rate funding request was denied or delayed? Ciena's SLED & Healthcare Industry Advisor, Daniele Loffreda, ex ...

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EdTech update: Networks for the future of educati ...

Ciena's Andrew Roberts talks about the latest trends in learning and EdTech. This is the first of a three-part blog series on the ...

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EdTech update: 4 requirements for networks suppor ...

Ciena's Andrew Roberts details the bandwidth requirements for the latest EdTech applications.

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Ed Tech, BYOD, and Digital. Oh My!

New technologies are enabling an evolution in digital curriculum, learning analytics, and personalization of education.

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Diamond State Networks Middle Mile Project for Ar ...

Ciena has helped build a carrier-grade, adaptive, and responsive middle-mile network that underpins connectivity for remote commu ...

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Defending the smart city: 3 aspects to a holistic ...

With all the hype around Smart Cities today, you’d think they are ubiquitous. But even though there are a few high-profile exampl ...

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Defending the Smart City

With all the hype around ‘Smart’ Cities, you would think they are ubiquitous. With their many potential threats to the network ut ...

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Creating an Apples-to-Apples Comparison of Dark F ...

This paper offers suggestions for structuring RFPs to ensure an ‘apples-to-apples’ comparison between dark fiber self-provisioned ...

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Concern, Confusion and Hope Surround E-Rate Progr ...

Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda reflects on current conventional wisdom among E-rate stakeholders.

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Colorado Department of Transportation Improves Hi ...

Fiber optic network enhancements increase CDOT network resiliency and capacity to provide travelers and transportation personnel ...

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Ciena Helps States Implement Intelligent Transpor ...

Ciena can bring state DOT networks to a ‘carrier-grade’ level to provide the bandwidth required to support the growing number of ...

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Ciena Helps CANARIE Support Data-Intensive Resear ...

CANARIE has deployed a super-fast 100G network infrastructure on its backbone research and education network powered by Ciena’s 6 ...

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