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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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Is your network able to keep data private and con ...

Ciena’s Patrick Scully explains what technology is needed so your user data and key network information remains private.

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | March 1 ...

This week, we're reducing resourcing challenges by out-tasking multi-vendor network infrastructure projects, reflecting on 30 yea ...

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Metro routing done differently: Unveiling Ciena’s ...

You asked for a different way to build a converged metro network, and we listened. Meet WaveRouter, a reimagined routing platform ...

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5 tips to a successful virtualized enterprise edg ...

Are you looking to replace physical network devices in branch locations with software-based virtual network functions (VNFs)? Cie ...

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Cycle Slips: Not all coherent technology is creat ...

With more than ten years of development behind us, Ciena has engineered our coherent products from the ground up to eliminate fai ...

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The evolving coherent optical networking landscap ...

Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains how network providers are now at an inflection point and must evaluate innovative approaches to elev ...

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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 ...

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How being at the beach helps the Cloud be more ed ...

A new generation of cloud-native 5G applications are arriving that are more compute-intensive and latency-sensitive. Ciena’s Mitc ...

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Introducing the 2-slot Ciena 6500 Packet-Optical ...

Last month, Ciena made a big announcement dubbed “Intelligent Infrastructure” that detailed the strategic evolution of our packet ...

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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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2022: A year of innovation, giving back and celeb ...

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Ciena Cares: Supporting volunteerism isn’t just a ...

Mark Stevens, Ciena’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, shares his thoughts around the community matching program that ...

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Introducing WaveLogic 6: Another industry first f ...

1.6 Terabit wavelengths. 800G everywhere. 800G pluggables delivering 1000 km reaches. Seems impossible? Don’t ever tell that to a ...

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Ciena's Adaptive IP: the smarter path to the next ...

The traditional way of building IP networks is no longer a viable solution to future challenges and opportunities. The legacy IP ...

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Recognizing our heroes

In honor of World Humanitarian Day, we share the stories from some of our Ciena heroes who helped those in need in India during t ...

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Women@Ciena join forces to celebrate Internationa ...

March 8, 2016 is International Women’s Day.At Ciena, we run an initiative called ‘Women @ Ciena’. This is an internal networking ...

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6 Takeaways from Heavy Reading Cable’s Fiber Outl ...

Heavy Reading recently surveyed the SCTE membership about their fiber buildout plans, we take a look at the top six takeaways fro ...

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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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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Fiber Deep Planning for ...

Ciena's Wayne Hickey details what Cable MSOs must consider when driving fiber deeper into their network.

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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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Extending the 100G Edge

Introducing Ciena’s new 5171 Service Aggregation Switch and Service Aggregation Platform, bringing more capacity closer to the ne ...

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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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