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Karl Horne Q&A: MDSO is the Key to Rolling wi ...
Karl Horne—Ciena’s CTO for the Asia Pacific region —explains how multi-domain service orchestration (MDSO) is crucial to helping ...
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Can Orchestrating an End-to-End Network Slice Be ...
Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has recently started an E2E slicing Working Group to investigate models and mechanisms to demonstrate ...
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Ciena's Keri Gilder on Trends, Traction, DevOps a ...
Did you know that over 40% of the Saudi Arabian population is under the age of 18? Did you also know that they consume an average ...
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Intelligent automation can help state governments ...
As the need to deliver a higher quality of experience to network customers collides with budget constraints, Ciena’s automation s ...
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What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) offloads network functions into software that runs on industry-standard hardware and can be ...
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A Guide to Avoiding Automation Islands
Autonomous networking is all the rage. Networking vendors are touting their automation visions, and service providers are creatin ...
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MEF16: We have a winner!
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet division details the multi-vendor Proof of Concept demo the team conducted with CenturyLink and ...
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The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...
Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...
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SD-WAN: Threat or Opportunity?
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet team says SD-WAN in its purest form can be considered a threat to a service provider's traditio ...
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4 Things We Learned at #OFC17
From 400G to DCI to software-enabled optical networks, OFC'17 was full of news and innovation. We surveyed our experts for their ...
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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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Retail Digitization… Friend or Foe?
The online world is acting as a disruptor to the retail industry. But the same tools that allow consumers to become increasingly ...
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Cable’s move to network automation
Want to hear directly from cable executives about what is driving their network automation strategies? Broadband Success Partners ...
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Adaptive IP Apps to the rescue
Marie Fiala describes how Ciena’s Adaptive IP Apps come to the rescue by dramatically speeding up troubleshooting and resolution ...
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Visualizing the Future of Networking
Ciena has unveiled Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP), providing real-time software control and advanced visualization ac ...
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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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Defining the 3 Factions of SDN
This post defines the three factions of Software Defined Networking.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...