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When it comes to IP/Optical convergence – can you ...

Are you finding yourself getting stuck in all the noise and details surrounding IP/Optical convergence? Not sure where you should ...

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When it comes to 5G, the only path that matters i ...

The closed and proprietary mobile networks of the past aren’t welcome any longer. Find out how Ciena is helping customers benefit ...

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What’s really shaping the demand for capacity in ...

Ciena's Anup Changaroth highlights some common needs between Service Providers and Internet Content Providers in bringing content ...

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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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What’s new from Ciena in optical? The breadth of ...

Once again Ciena is breaking barriers across both performance and footprint-optimized coherent optics, learn about our latest opt ...

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What’s making the cloud so edge-y?

A new generation of cloud-native applications are arriving that are more compute-intensive and latency-sensitive. Ciena’s Mitch S ...

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What's New and Different about IP Networking

Omdia and Ciena examine a new way to deliver standards-based IP networks from access to metro, including discussions around 5G xH ...

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What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...

From 5G to AI to the move to virtualization, Ciena’s Anup Changaroth gives his insights on the major trends that are likely to dr ...

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What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...

From 5G to AI to the move to virtualization, Ciena’s Anup Changaroth gives his insights on the major trends that are likely to dr ...

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What “the edge” means for telcos

Telecom operators must prepare for the accelerated distribution of processing capabilities toward the network edge. To do that, t ...

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What will research networks look like in 2020?

With their need to share massive amounts of research data with other institutions around the globe, research networks serve as a ...

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What will it take to bring quantum cryptography t ...

The coming of quantum computing requires a revolution in security and encryption to keep data safe. Ciena’s Patrick Scully detail ...

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What we can all be grateful for

Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager for the Americas, Bruce Hembree, reflects on what he is thankful for and how his team ...

MEF’s launch of CE 2.0 certification is a very rigorous process. Discover what this overwhelming adoption means for the industry ...

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What is ZR+?

ZR+ means different things to different people. Learn about the wide range of different solutions encompassed by the generic term ...

So, here we go again. We in the telecom industry are looking at how to transform our networks with SDN, NFV and orchestration. Bu ...

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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 ...

What is gridless networking? Brian Lavallée, who heads up submarine networks industry marketing for Ciena, provides some insight.

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What is FlexEthernet and why is it so important?

FlexEthernet (FlexE) is a new flexible Ethernet client interface standard defined by the OIF. Ciena's Helen Xenos explains what i ...

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What is Fiber Densification?

There is a new term that is increasingly cropping up in networking conversations: densification. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains wha ...

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What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...

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What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

Ciena's Brian Lavallée introduces the concept of Distributed NFV, or D-NFV, and why service providers are increasingly looking at ...

Today, connectivity services are a mostly static experience, meaning that once the endpoints and service attributes are defined, ...

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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When it comes to IP/Optical convergence – can you ...

When it comes to 5G, the only path that matters i ...

What’s really shaping the demand for capacity in ...

What’s Next for Cable Business Services?

What’s new from Ciena in optical? The breadth of ...

What’s making the cloud so edge-y?

What's New and Different about IP Networking

What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...

What's in store for Asia Pacific Networking in 20 ...

What “the edge” means for telcos

What will research networks look like in 2020?

What will it take to bring quantum cryptography t ...

What we can all be grateful for

What the MEF’s CE2.0 initiative means for the ind ...

What is ZR+?

What is the “Right” Approach to Open Source?

What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)?

What is Gridless Networking?

What is FlexEthernet and why is it so important?

What is Fiber Densification?

What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

What is Distributed NFV and why do you need it?

What is Bandwidth on Demand?

What is an Optical Control Plane?