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The SDN Resource Adapter: More than Meets the Eye
While NFV has largely owned the network virtualization industry spotlight of late, there is a rising tide of interest around conf ...
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Cloud, IoT, FinTech & The Connectivity that E ...
FinTech, cloud and IoT were hot topics at Data Center World 2017 in Hong Kong. Ciena's Willie Low details the conversations from ...
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5G in Indonesia: The business case and architectu ...
Indonesia is in the early stages of the 5G journey, with frequency auctions expected next year. But there is a business case to p ...
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4 Data Center Interconnect Developments You Need ...
You likely know that interconnect capacity demand continues to grow, but what are the new requirements to support growing applica ...
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The 5G Smart City: Cities are Lining up for a Sli ...
Smart Cities are coming, and 5G network slicing technology will enable them, with its ability to enable the critical services tha ...
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When time is money, banks can’t afford a network ...
To deliver a higher quality customer experience, banks of all sizes are deploying innovative digital applications and partnering ...
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IHS Markit’s optical vendor survey is out: Ciena ...
Want to know what service providers really think of optical equipment vendors and their solutions? Here is a peek into IHS Markit ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Decembe ...
This week, we're continuing on our hero’s journey to streamline enterprise networking operations, sharing 25 milestones from our ...
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12 Mind-Blowing Data Center Facts You Need to Know
These 12 mind-blowing facts about the world's data centers will have your head spinning.
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Hawaiki: from canoes to connected broadband in th ...
Ciena's Brian Lavallée sat down recently with Hawaiki Chief Executive Officer, Rémi Galasso to discuss the firm’s mission to tran ...
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Automating the WAN with SDN – Avoiding “Hurry Up ...
“Hurry up and wait!” Too often, this is how pioneers in NFV-based services feel with WAN connectivity that takes weeks to be prov ...
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8 Warning Signs You Need A Better Data Center Int ...
These data centers are the heart of our In this post, Ciena's DCI expert outlines 8 key reasons it might be time for you to revis ...
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3 Keys to Having the Right APIs for SDN and NFV
We all understand the promise of SDN and NFV and its ability to unlock agility, flexibility and speed for the network
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Digital Equity in K-12 Requires a Wide Digital Hi ...
Ciena's Daniele Loffreda spent the week at the CoSN'17 annual conference that gathers K-12 EdTech leaders from around the U.S. He ...
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Adaptive Learning is the Future of Education. Are ...
Educators are increasingly leaning on EdTech and Adaptive Learning tools that personalize and improve the student learning experi ...
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Pluggable coherent optics – What is the best mana ...
Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains why multi-layer controllers are best suited to help you plan, operate, and optimize optical performa ...
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Protecting $10 Trillion Worth of Transactions, Ev ...
Back in 2010, under the auspices of the IEEE, the Reliability of Global Undersea Cable Communications Infrastructure (ROGUCCI) re ...
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Cross-pollination of land, sea, and cloud-based t ...
Ciena’s Submarine Networking expert Brian Lavallée takes a look at how the ongoing cross-pollination of terrestrial and data cent ...
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The Metro gets a brand new 100G architecture opti ...
Traditionally, operators have had to choose between two types of photonic architectures when deploying an optical network: a pass ...
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5 reasons why it’s time to evolutionise your netw ...
We’ve reached a tipping point. Carrying on with legacy network infrastructure is no longer a long-term option. Here's five reason ...
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Ciena’s Routing and Switching Summer Webinar Seri ...
Ready to learn what’s new and important in the world of routing and switching? Whether you’re an experienced or new networker, ou ...
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Altibox Carrier’s NO-UK Submarine Cable: Open. Gr ...
A few weeks ago, Altibox Carrier announced that the NO-UK submarine cable system achieved record-breaking 800Gb/s line rate with ...
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How will Cable MSO Networks Keep Up with Massive ...
Ciena’s resident Cable MSO expert, Wayne Hickey, explains how Over-the-Top (OTT) viewing is about to massively change the Cable M ...