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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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Can networking be that easy? What’s possible with ...

Network automation was the topic of the show at MEF17. We detail two proof-of-concept demos at the show where Ciena Blue Planet t ...
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How to Right-Size Your Middle-Mile Network for Ru ...

Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe explains all the factors that you need to consider when designing your middle-mile network for rural broadba ...
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A new age of IP/Optical network visibility and au ...

Heightened performance demands on IP and optical networks are ushering in a new age of network management, visibility and automat ...
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How IT, communications, and cloud providers can d ...

Frank Miller, CTO EMEA at Ciena, discusses how to disrupt the status quo for traffic aggregation with scalable, flexible, efficie ...
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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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4 ways an Adaptive Network can overcome today’s c ...

Network management conditions are tough for carriers, with legacy network limitations; and intense competition from new market en ...
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Reflecting our People’s Passion for Good: Gary Sm ...

Ciena CEO Gary Smith details the efforts of Ciena's volunteer groups around the world, and how the company's Ciena Cares program ...
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IDC Survey: Advanced Support Services enables ser ...

IDC estimates that CSPs worldwide have approximately 16 hours of downtime per year at a cost of $1.4M per hour. Having the right ...
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The Evolution and Revolution of Networking Servic ...

This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.
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Understanding the differences between virtual rea ...

Ciena's Loudon Blair explains what virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality are in relation to each other, as well a ...
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The implications behind service and content provi ...

As coherent technology plays an increasingly critical role in the network, Ciena’s Helen Xenos delves into the details behind wha ...
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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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Simplify your IP network with centralized Segment ...

Segment Routing is once again top of mind for service providers to enable IP network simplification. Understand how Ciena’s Adapt ...
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How planners, operations teams and executives can ...

Network providers need to harness telemetry data from their infrastructure so they can operate more agile, adaptive systems. With ...
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Converged Packet: Teaching New Tricks to an Old T ...

We’ve all heard the adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Metaphorically speaking, we’re saying it’s very difficult to m ...
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Q&A with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner: Ciena’s ...

Ciena’s Brian Lavallée talks with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner, Ciena’s newest Blue Orbit partner, about the company and the evolut ...
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Why SDN Domain Controllers are the essential link ...

Moving Software-Defined Networking (SDN) from trials to production brings efficiency, agility and significant cost savings to net ...
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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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How well do you know Ciena’s 6500 Family of Packe ...

Sure you have heard of Ciena’s 6500 family of packet-optical platforms, but do you really know each member of the family and how ...
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Side-stepping the cost, complexity and extended t ...

How organisations can reduce time to market for new connectivity offerings from 24 months to just six months with a white label d ...
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IDC Survey: Optimization is key to Service Provid ...

IDC's Curtis Price shares insights from a recent Communication Service Provider Optimization Services survey that highlights the ...
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New decade, new challenges – your success will de ...

Technologies like 5G, IoT and streaming everywhere are bringing monumental change to your network. You need a trusted partner wit ...
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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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