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Check your Fiber Deep boxes with Ciena
Getting high-bandwidth closer to customers at the network edge needs an adaptive network infrastructure, and the right network pa ...

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Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street
When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...

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Speeding up the Network Edge with Fiber Deep
Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how changing user behaviors are driving the need for more symmetrical services to alleviate bandwid ...

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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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Fiber Deep Article | Ciena
In today’s highly competitive market MSOs need to put the necessary foundation in place to offer the best customer experience pos ...

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Fiber densification without complexity the goal o ...
To support the bandwidth demands on already taxed networks, providers are looking for solutions that can provide step-level impro ...

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What is Fiber Densification?
There is a new term that is increasingly cropping up in networking conversations: densification. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains wha ...

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Powering Cable’s Future with Distributed Access
It’s not surprising that cable operators are looking to Fiber Deep and DAA for their networks, not only is it the logical step to ...

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Cable Operators find new opportunities with comme ...
Businesses crave gigabit services and Cable Operators are poised to deliver. That was the key takeaway from the annual Light Read ...

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Virtualizing the World of Cable
It’s not surprising that cable operators are virtualizing their networks. Not only is it the logical step to reduce power and sav ...

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How Some Cable Operators Plan to Go Mobile
With increasingly fiber-based networks and millions of WiFi hotspots to leverage, some cable operators are considering being rese ...

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Is it Time to Speed up Packet Delay?
Faster broadband connections are the cure for packet delay right? Not necessarily, says Ciena's Wayne Hickey, who details the man ...

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Next-Gen OTT Video-Services' Massive Impact on Ne ...
OTT has fundamentally changed the cable and video industry. Is your network agile and flexible enough for the on-demand world of ...

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Get Ready for Generation ‘Z’
Ciena's Wayne Hickey explains these generational differences and how you can modernize your network assets to bridge the generati ...

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Sharing Bandwidth with the Neighbors
Ciena's Wayne Hickey explains how Cable Operators can reduce sharing sizes to increase overall customer quality of experience.

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Carrier Ethernet 101: Speeds, Standards and Servi ...
Introduction to Carrier Ethernet covering speeds, standards, and services as well as areas to watch in the Ethernet realm.

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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Fiber Deep Planning for ...
Ciena's Wayne Hickey details what Cable MSOs must consider when driving fiber deeper into their network.

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Are You Ready for the DOCSIS Impact on Fiber?
DOCSIS 3.1 is 10 times faster than 3.0 but this added speed brings challenges. Find out the how it will impact fiber deployments ...

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Re-Sodding Cable MSO Brownfields
With an increase in demand for high-speed data, IP video, cloud computing, and business services, cable MSO brownfields need to u ...

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Reducing the High Cost of Coaxial Cable
By driving optical fiber deeper, cable operators can improve performance and reliability, increase capacity, become eco-friendlie ...

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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