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SONET/SDH is dead – really this time
The age of SONET and SDH networks is nearing an end, for real this time. In the latest reports from Infonetics and Dell’Oro, both ...
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The Top 3 Take-Aways from NGON 2017
What does lemon pie have to do with next-gen optical network architectures? Quite a bit actually, explains Ciena's Helen Xenos.
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Move Over 200G, 400G is the New Sexy
The 400G era is here, with Ciena's new WaveLogic Ai chipset making news with some of the world's largest service providers. Ciena ...
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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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Submarine Cable Networks, Open for Business
Open Cables, APIs, and big data analytics have and will continue to change everything going forward, says Ciena's Brian Lavallee, ...
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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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Unique insights into your submarine network
What if cable operators could leverage software-based advancements to improve the operation and maintenance of their submarine ne ...
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Selecting flexible coherent routing platforms wit ...
Did you know Ciena’s coherent routing platforms have all the capabilities you need to support next-generation metro and edge use ...
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Service Orchestration: The Cure for Vendor Silos ...
In order to fully orchestrate services from end-to-end, across both the physical and virtual domains, network operators will now ...
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Why data security is more important than ever
Joe Marsella, CTO EMEA at Ciena, discusses the implications of optical fibre hacking and why a holistic security strategy is esse ...
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Connecting Data Centers Under the Sea
New submarine cables, especially those owned and operated by ICPs, should land in non-traditional locations that are closer to th ...
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Year in Review: Ciena's 5 Biggest Announcements o ...
Bo Gowan, Ciena's social media leader, details the top news and announcements from a busy year in 2015 at Ciena.
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ONOS framework builds out SDN ecosystem
Read Q&A conversation on Open Network Operating System – or ONOS – backed by ON.Lab.
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SubOptic 2019: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
As the proud host of the triennial SubOptic 2019 submarine network industry event, Ciena welcomes you to New Orleans, Louisiana! ...
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Ciena’s 2019 Holiday Bundle is now available!
We know you have been waiting for it! Ciena’s end-of-year eBook bundle is back. Find out what presents are included this year.
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Opening Up Networks To Choice, At Last
In a world that was previously incapable of being software-driven, fully-integrated solutions once upon a time made sense.
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5 tips for a successful SDN deployment
A recent IDC report predicts the worldwide SDN market for the enterprise and cloud service provider segments could grow from $960 ...
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OTN vs SONET/SDH: Comparing the differences
After nearly 25 years since the introduction of SONET/SDH, the evolution of these standards has ceased, and the majority of SONET ...
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Survey says - service providers are ready for the ...
What are service providers looking for when it comes to IP/Optical convergence? Heavy Reading asked 220 service provider executiv ...
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North to the future, via improved connectivity
Learn about how GCI, to better address the latest bandwidth rush from Alaskan wholesalers, the federal government, and content pr ...
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Ciena 6500: Extreme Packet Makeover Edition
It’s time to rethink everything you know about Ciena’s 6500 Packet Optical Platform. You’ve known the 6500 as our flagship platfo ...
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Dissecting a submarine network trial announcement
With network infrastructure as critical as submarine cables, we’re constantly seeing new cables being announced and new technolog ...
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TOSCA and YANG? It’s not either/or...it’s both
Ciena's new Blue Planet architecture leverages a number of information models and orchestration tools – including TOSCA and NetCo ...
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Blue Orbit: Best-of-Breed Building Blocks
Ciena Blue Planet has today added six new members to our Blue Orbit Ecosystem. Unlike other partner programs, 100% of the partner ...