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The Journey to 800G and Beyond
This blog originally appeared on Zayo's website. The road to innovation begins with a map. Sometimes it’s figurative — a roadmap ...
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Why are TDM services still around?
TDM services are any service sold by operators to enterprises large and small, that uses a time-based method to multiplex service ...
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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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4 Reasons Enterprises Love SD-WAN
Lee Doyle of Doyle Research explains why SD-WAN services are so attractive to enterprises, and what service providers can do to r ...
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The History of Carrier Ethernet
Ethernet has been around for decades and has claimed the title of the superior Local Area Networking (LAN) technology of choice.
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Decembe ...
This week, we're detailing the benefits that a dark fiber network can bring, sharing all the technology on display at SC17, and t ...
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500G transpacific. Yep, we did that!
The news from SubOptic? Let’s start with our successful single-wavelength 500G field trial over a 9,000km transpacific cable. Cie ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | April 1 ...
This week, we're sharing how partnering gets personal at the 2018 EMEA Partner Summit, discussing how fiber deep is speeding up t ...
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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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Very Hot! Muito Quente! Muy Caliente!
With tens of thousands of new kilometers and over a billion dollars of capital investment planned in new submarine cables – the L ...
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Debunking 5 common myths about 5G
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée looks at five of the more popular myths, debunks them, and talks about what we’re likely to see in the mar ...
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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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The Arrival of Open Utility Networks
The utility industry is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as it modernizes to a more efficient and smarter grid. Because ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Novembe ...
This week, we're explaining what you need to consider so you don’t end up on the hot seat, sharing how DAA took center stage at S ...
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Packet Networking Summer Webinar Series
It’s that time of year again, our popular Packet Networking Summer Webinar Series has returned! Find out what topics we will cove ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | March 0 ...
This week, we're Introducing Ciena’s new 5171 Service Aggregation Switch and Service Aggregation Platform, helping you get flexib ...
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Connecting to the African continent – faster
Africa has surpassed other continents in international bandwidth growth for the past four years fostering new submarine cable bui ...
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400G Industry Adoption is Taking Off
The adoption of 400G is ramping up. Ciena’s Helen Xenos takes a look at how this compares with adoption rates of technology in th ...
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#Ciena25: 25 pictures from 25 years at Ciena
2017 marks the 25-year anniversary of Ciena's founding in 1992. To celebrate, we look back at the people, pictures and technologi ...
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Spotlight on 4G/5G backhaul networks
In this third and final blog in the series, we’ll look at 4G/5G backhaul networks. Whether you’re talking 4G or 5G, Centralized/C ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Decembe ...
This week, we're sharing the top 6 features of a truly future-proof converged Ethernet and IP network, discussing how to outpace ...
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Upskilling staff through disruptive times
As enterprises change how they architect networks, they must train staff. Everyone involved—vendors, partners, enterprises—must p ...
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Coming Soon: A Data Center Near You
As more and more traffic traverses between data centers and end users due to mega-trends like OTT and cloud computing, the data c ...
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The submarine network seascape in 2020
Ciena’s submarine networking expert, Brian Lavallée, highlights key areas for focused innovation throughout 2020.