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How photonic control plane advancements are benef ...
A photonic control plane is not new to optical networks, but new capabilities are changing how operators can benefit from it. Cie ...
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800G is here: pushing the boundaries of what your ...
The wait is over. 800G has been tested and proven in real production networks with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme. Learn about how t ...
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Rise of the machines, and the options for connect ...
The Internet of Things is coming, and there is a litany of ways they can be connected to the network. Ciena's Brian Lavallée deta ...
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Latest trends in optical networks- straight from ...
The optical industry came together in Nice for NGON & DCI World last week. Helen Xenos gives you an update on the important topic ...
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Getting Ahead of the NFV Complexity Curve with Ad ...
One of the concerns of moving to NFV is that the service delivery model can be more complex than traditional hardware-based netwo ...
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A service provider’s comprehensive guide for a su ...
Identifying the value of a reference blueprint when deploying broadband service.
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9 Bandwidth Facts from Mary Meeker's 2015 Interne ...
Nine facts and charts we've pulled from from Mary Meeker's 2015 report that focus specifically on bandwidth and Internet consumpt ...
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Keep ahead of demand with PlannerPlus—another win ...
Hoping for a way to build out network capacity incrementally to get the most return from capex as soon as possible? Marie Fiala e ...
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Utilities are modernizing – here are three conver ...
Ciena's Malcolm Loro gives three recurring challenges he's hearing from Utilities providers as they look to modernize their techn ...
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Behind the scenes with Ciena’s new Blue Planet ar ...
Hear the technology experts that have been working directly on our new Blue Planet architecture over the last year.
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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 ...
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5 awesome new technologies you’ll see on the Cien ...
Next week is the OFC’17 Conference in Los Angeles, and Ciena is bringing our Ciena Innovation Lab filled with all the newest tech ...
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Aligning Blue Planet with the future of intellige ...
Ciena’s Blue Planet is being evolved into a more independent division focused on intelligent automation. Rick Hamilton, who leads ...
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Ciena's vBNG deep dive: Unleashing broadband serv ...
In this technical deep dive, Ciena’s Chuck Harris explains how the architectural constructs of Ciena’s virtual Broadband Network ...
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A methodology for crossing the chasm from legacy ...
TBR analyst Chris Antlitz details the benefits of a “consolidate and transform” approach to network modernization, and how a Tier ...
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How to pick the right partner in the super-hot CA ...
The data center interconnect market in CALA is set for strong growth, with much of it concentrated in Brazil and Mexico.
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Is SDN the Golden Ticket? Only if you know how to ...
Just because everyone has a golden ticket doesn’t mean that it’s going to be a smooth ride through the SDN chocolate factory.
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The art of the possible: how Ciena’s services hel ...
John Israel, Regional Director, National Security at Ciena Government Solutions, outlines how the company’s services ensure that ...
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Building the Adaptive Network – starting with sil ...
Patricia Bower explores coherent DSP design - one of the primary tools network equipment designers have in order to enable progra ...
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Pave your path to better broadband with Ciena’s N ...
In legacy broadband deployments, network operators had different network management systems for different network layers, putting ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | March 2 ...
This week, we're sharing the top 5 takeaways from Light Reading’s CNG 2019 conference, highlights from the latest IHS Markit serv ...
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5 ways to future-proof your network today to supp ...
It’s impossible to predict what networks will be required to handle in the coming years, especially when it comes to the internet ...
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Optical Network Expert Series: Designing programm ...
Ciena’s optical network expert, David Boertjes, discusses the programmable infrastructure needed to achieve a near-zero margin ne ...
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Automate or Die: What Telecom Must Learn from the ...
This is the first in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.