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Software-Defined Control – Brought to You by the ...

SDN is an enabling technology for network transformation, but it is not a one-size-fits-all model. Models vary based on the curre ...

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Closing the Loop: Ciena closes acquisition of Cen ...

Ciena has officially closed the acquisition of Centina Systems, which will be integrated into our Blue Planet division. Kailem An ...

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Spotlight on 4G/5G fronthaul networks

Not sure what xHaul is or why it's critical to the success of 5G? How should operators, MNOs and wholesalers alike, converge 4G a ...

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Being a Catalyst of Industry Change

Ciena's Sam Torrente details how Ciena Blue Planet and DGIT Systems worked together to create an award-winning solution using ope ...

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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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Ciena Completes Acquisition of DonRiver

Ciena has officially completed the acquisition of DonRiver. Rick Hamilton, SVP of Global Software and Services at Ciena, details ...

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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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The submarine network seascape in 2020

Ciena’s submarine networking expert, Brian Lavallée, highlights key areas for focused innovation throughout 2020.

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Blog Series | Transform your network operations w ...

Did you know Ciena’s suite of MCP Applications offers software control, analytics and automation to boost business agility and su ...

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Accelerating Access to Cloud Connectivity

Tyler Coates, Senior Vice President for Enterprise at Zayo, details the company’s efforts to speed and simplify enterprise access ...

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What is an Optical Control Plane?

To help clarify the question of “what is an optical control plane?”, we put together the below infographic that walks through the ...

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D-NFV for enterprises: 5 key benefits

Learn why D-NFV's speed and simplicity might make it the next evolution of how enterprises deploy new network services.

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12 Questions Answered about Submarine Data Center ...

As the recent news that Microsoft and Facebook plan to build a subsea cable across Atlantic demonstrates, the need to optimize in ...

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What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

For cable operators, business services have been a key growth engine for years. Ciena’s Darren McKinney explains how cable MSOs m ...

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SC17: Super Networks for Super Computers

The SC17 conference provides a perfect opportunity to experience the intersection of high-performance computing with high-perform ...

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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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Driving towards an open and smarter RAN

What are the benefits of opening the Radio Access Network (RAN) and what is the industry doing to drive this change? Ciena’s Bria ...

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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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Busting a few myths about microservices

The topic of microservices architectures for application development is getting a lot of attention. We highlight some of the myth ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...

This week, we're sharing 5 things from a CX Award judge, helping you ensure your network analytics solution can drive intelligent ...

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Applying the “Chicken or the Egg” theory to TOSCA ...

I was recently with a group of colleagues discussing network automation for an upcoming webinar, clearly a top-of-mind topic for ...

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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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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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The Advent of Open Submarine Networks

Even as many of today's networks are moving to open architectures, submarine cable networks have remained closed and proprietary. ...

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