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The Global Connectivity Divide: How we’re doing a ...
Ciena CEO Gary Smith: While the connectivity of things may promise tremendous advancements in a multitude of applications with ma ...
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Ciena collaborates with NEC for end-to-end 5G tra ...
Ciena is collaborating with NEC Malaysia to help network operators as they look towards the future of 5G deployments. Ciena’s KC ...
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Outpacing Bandwidth Demands with an Open, Intelli ...
Ciena just walked away with 3 awards from the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice & Innovation Awards. Willie Low details how the three ...
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How utility network managers can gain critical vi ...
Network continuity is vital for utility managers – but traffic congestion can occur at any time impacting the ability to carry th ...
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5G xHaul transport can be complex: how to make it ...
Is there a way to make 5G xHaul transport simple and future-proof? Ray Mota of ACG Research answers this question by listing guid ...
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New Cignal AI report looks at past, present and f ...
Cignal AI has published a new report, “Tracking the Deployment of Third Generation Coherent”. Download and learn the latest trans ...
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Understanding why CDC with flexible grid is so po ...
As Colorless-Directionless-Contentionless (CDC) with flexible grid (CDC-F) is becoming a reality for some network operators do yo ...
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How is change management the key to successful ca ...
The Cable/MSO industry is entering new territory as networks are modernized to get ahead of market dynamics. Change was everywher ...
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CenturyLink announces network virtualization plan ...
Ciena's Blue Planet NFV Orchestrator is a key part of CenturyLink’s plan to virtualize 40% of its global IP core network location ...
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The 8700 Strikes Again: Two New Innovation Awards ...
Ciena’s new 8700 Packetwave Platform strikes again, back in the news after receiving two new industry innovation awards.
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5 Benefits Layer 1 Encryption-as-a-Service Brings ...
With all the efforts to lock down data at rest with firewalls, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection, cyber criminals are ...
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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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The Not-So-Secret Ingredients for Building a Util ...
What are the top considerations when it comes to utilities building a packet-optical network? Ciena's Mitch SImcoe serves up the ...
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3 Practical Case Studies for Gov’t Network Innova ...
Today’s government networks are often a combination of SONET, Ethernet, and IP infrastructure components, much of which is nearin ...
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Without an innovative new approach to xHaul, 5G m ...
Backhaul has traditionally been the afterthought when it comes to planning next-generation cellular networks. But in the 5G era, ...
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Reducing resourcing challenges by out-tasking mul ...
In today’s increasingly complex multi-vendor network environments, many businesses are compelled to out-task their multi-vendor o ...
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Karl Horne Q&A: MDSO is the Key to Rolling wi ...
Karl Horne—Ciena’s CTO for the Asia Pacific region —explains how multi-domain service orchestration (MDSO) is crucial to helping ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | July 26 ...
This week, we're discussing the benefits of coherent optics for cable MSOs, sharing how Adaptive IP can help accelerate bank bran ...
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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
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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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Moving fast and maximising revenues in the high-s ...
How operators can transform their networks and organisations to bring new 10G, 100G, and 100G+ optical services to market faster ...
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Igniting residential broadband for all takes more ...
With the challenge of universal broadband access now pushed to the forefront, Ciena CTO Steve Alexander outlines the size and sca ...
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When the lights go out: How utilities can better ...
Do you have access to real-time data and an end-to-end network view to know what network resources are impacted during a power ou ...
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How coherent optics improve capacity, performance ...
In this Q&A, Fernando Villarruel, Chief Architect of Ciena’s MSO Practice, highlights the strategic importance of coherent optics ...