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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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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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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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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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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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Defining the 3 Factions of SDN

This post defines the three factions of Software Defined Networking.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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