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What is FlexEthernet and why is it so important?

FlexEthernet (FlexE) is a new flexible Ethernet client interface standard defined by the OIF. Ciena's Helen Xenos explains what i ...

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What is Fiber Densification?

There is a new term that is increasingly cropping up in networking conversations: densification. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains wha ...

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What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...

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What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...

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What is Bandwidth on Demand?

Today, connectivity services are a mostly static experience, meaning that once the endpoints and service attributes are defined, ...

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What is an Optical Control Plane?

To help clarify the question of “what is an optical control plane?”, we put together the below infographic that walks through the ...

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What is a Converged Interconnect Network (CIN)?

The term, Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), has been around for a few years now – but it is only now with its importance in e ...

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What Happens When Quantum Physics Meets Cryptogra ...

Ciena’s Paulina Gomez explains how research and development in cryptography is underway and how it could radically change encrypt ...

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What does the network of the future really look l ...

Future-proof networking is a much-used term in the industry, but what does it really mean? At Ciena, we think there are 7 key req ...

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What do DAA, Network Slicing, Scaling Optical Net ...

Learn about all that Ciena has planned for the upcoming SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2020 Virtual Experience and the forward-looking topic ...

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What criteria does a layer 1 encryption solution ...

Tom Engels of Telindus provides a certification checklist to make sure you get the right level of security and compliance with yo ...

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Welcome to Ciena 5G Boot Camp

The path to 5G can be a long, costly, and complex journey fraught with risk, challenges, and of course, significant opportunities ...

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights for Week o ...

This week, we’re celebrating Geek Pride, explaining the importance of FlexEthernet and spotlighting Fiber Deep.

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights for Week o ...

This week, we’re reminded that we never stop using lessons learned from Dad, heard about the latest video transport trends at NAB.

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights for Week o ...

This week, we’re starting the countdown to GDPR, sharing lessons from #TMFLive and explaining NFV.

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights for Week o ...

This week, we’re getting ahead of the NFV complexity curve, giving you 7 steps to big data analytics and finding out what SDN mea ...

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights

You've been busy this week. So have we. From sharing our insights on topics like SDN and self-healing networks to kicking off acr ...

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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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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're teaching you how to differentiate your customer experience, sharing how we teamed up with Schweitzer, and discus ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're talking about the 400G era, discussing the 6 reasons why your E-rate funding request was denied, and sharing our ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're helping you learn more about CableLabs® new coherent optical specification, celebrating one year of programmable ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're sharing the story behind the founding of Ciena, explaining why Packet/OTN switching is making its way into metro ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're sharing our top 5 online courses to celebrate National Online Learning Day, helping you get up-to-date on the me ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're sharing all of the best content that you might have missed this summer.

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