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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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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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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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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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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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Multi-Layer Networks? Intelligent Multi-Layer Orc ...
There are many challenges that service providers must deal with in multi-layer networks. A majority of them stem from the lack of ...
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5 outcomes our Ciena Optimization Service brings ...
Need more comprehensive visibility into your network infrastructure? Tim Wilson details how Ciena Optimization Service can help b ...
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Five key APIs to enable the concept of SDN-based ...
Ciena's Fady Masoud details the APIs that enable SDN-based virtual networks and help accelerate the evolution toward open cloud n ...
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IHS Markit releases latest service provider optic ...
In IHS Markit’s new service provider survey, Ciena came out as a leader across multiple categories, including Top Optical Transmi ...
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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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Two tools to help visualize and simplify your dat ...
Amidst the rising complexity of networks, and influx of data, service providers are striving to keep operational complexity under ...
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CLI nostalgic memories. NETCONF/YANG exciting new ...
How many routers have you manually configured over the years? Ciena’s Ivana Lemos takes a trip down memory lane and explains how ...
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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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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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Q&A with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner: Ciena’s ...
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée talks with Sven Freudenfeld of Lanner, Ciena’s newest Blue Orbit partner, about the company and the evolut ...
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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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CenturyLink announces network virtualization plan ...
Ciena's Blue Planet NFV Orchestrator is a key part of CenturyLink’s plan to virtualize 40% of its global IP core network location ...
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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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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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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 ...