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4 ways an Adaptive Network can overcome today’s c ...

Network management conditions are tough for carriers, with legacy network limitations; and intense competition from new market en ...
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Year in review: Ciena’s 5 biggest announcements o ...

From an uptick in 400G services to new acquisitions and partnerships, Ciena’s Bo Gowan highlights the biggest Ciena news and anno ...
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Can networking be that easy? What’s possible with ...

Network automation was the topic of the show at MEF17. We detail two proof-of-concept demos at the show where Ciena Blue Planet t ...
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How IT, communications, and cloud providers can d ...

Frank Miller, CTO EMEA at Ciena, discusses how to disrupt the status quo for traffic aggregation with scalable, flexible, efficie ...
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How photonic control plane advancements are benef ...

A photonic control plane is not new to optical networks, but new capabilities are changing how operators can benefit from it. Cie ...
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5G and Edge Cloud: joining forces to fuel next-ge ...

5G, cloud, and edge computing are among the hottest topics in the technology industry. In an era of converging technologies, inno ...
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Designing for programmable infrastructures – adva ...

In this article, Patricia Bower reviews the advances made in electro-optical component design, the other critical constituent of ...
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Reflecting our People’s Passion for Good: Gary Sm ...

Ciena CEO Gary Smith details the efforts of Ciena's volunteer groups around the world, and how the company's Ciena Cares program ...
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How to connect your TDM and packet networks into ...

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how to simplify TDM and modernize existing network designs.
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Improving universal edge access with flexible and ...

With Ciena’s new 10G PON solution, we’re bringing more value to the network edge – via both access and aggregation. Ciena’s Wayne ...
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Ciena unveils WaveLogic 5: 800G and so much more

In today’s content economy, end-customers are demanding more from their network providers – more content, more video, more device ...
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5 Ways DCI Growth is Driving New Innovations in T ...

New technologies and capabilities, driven by data center interconnect (DCI) applications and capacity growth, are now available. ...
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The Evolution and Revolution of Networking Servic ...

This is the second in a series of blog posts focusing on SDN and NFV-based on-demand services.
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Cable in 2020: The Role Virtualization and 'Fiber ...

A look at how virtualization and fiber deep will “bring it home” for MSOs in the OTT future
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Of Oreos and Optical Networks: Ciena expands Wave ...

Ciena is extending the market reach of its industry-leading WaveLogic coherent modem technology by making it available to a range ...
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IDC Survey: Advanced Support Services enables ser ...

IDC estimates that CSPs worldwide have approximately 16 hours of downtime per year at a cost of $1.4M per hour. Having the right ...
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Defending the smart city: 3 aspects to a holistic ...

With all the hype around Smart Cities today, you’d think they are ubiquitous. But even though there are a few high-profile exampl ...
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Q&A with Joe Marsella, Ciena's CTO for Europe

We sit down with Joe Marsella, Ciena's CTO for the European region, to get a status update on the European market and his sense o ...
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What do DAA, Network Slicing, Scaling Optical Net ...

Learn about all that Ciena has planned for the upcoming SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2020 Virtual Experience and the forward-looking topic ...
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Protecting $10 Trillion Worth of Transactions, Ev ...

Back in 2010, under the auspices of the IEEE, the Reliability of Global Undersea Cable Communications Infrastructure (ROGUCCI) re ...
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The implications behind service and content provi ...

As coherent technology plays an increasingly critical role in the network, Ciena’s Helen Xenos delves into the details behind wha ...
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Simplify your IP network with centralized Segment ...

Segment Routing is once again top of mind for service providers to enable IP network simplification. Understand how Ciena’s Adapt ...
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How to Right-Size Your Middle-Mile Network for Ru ...

Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe explains all the factors that you need to consider when designing your middle-mile network for rural broadba ...
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Understanding the differences between virtual rea ...

Ciena's Loudon Blair explains what virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality are in relation to each other, as well a ...
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