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CienaLife: Career insights for new grads
Members of Ciena’s Marketing and Sales Development Program share their tips and experiences.

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Celebrating the Rise of 400G
The era of 400G was in full force at OFC and we took some time to celebrate this milestone. Here are what our customers have to s ...

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Enabling Africa’s digital economy
Africa leads the globe in international bandwidth growth. With the fastest growth rate over the last four years and eight new cab ...

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Teach your OTN some new packet tricks
Learn how you can now teach your OTN network some cool packet tricks.

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CienaLife: Recap of our company-wide volunteer day
Here's a recap of Ciena volunteer efforts on the company-wide volunteer day.

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The need for universal aggregation
ABI Research’s Dimitris Mavrakis looks at why concepts like Universal Aggregation are necessary for service providers to continue ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...
This week, we're teaching you how to differentiate your customer experience, sharing how we teamed up with Schweitzer, and discus ...

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AI monetization: A new revenue growth agenda for ...
Explore how AI networks are supporting the future of artificial intelligence, enabling scalable, intelligent, and adaptive infras ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | August ...
This week, we're talking about 5G smart cities, discussing how new OTT video models are changing the network, and testing your ac ...

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Why are TDM services still around?
TDM services are any service sold by operators to enterprises large and small, that uses a time-based method to multiplex service ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | April 0 ...
This week, we're discussing how change management is the key to successful cable infrastructure modernization, sharing how 5G is ...

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Debunking 5 common myths about 5G
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée looks at five of the more popular myths, debunks them, and talks about what we’re likely to see in the mar ...

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A Guide to Raising your Carrier Ethernet IQ
Long-time Carrier Ethernet expert and MEF guy John Hawkins gets you up-to-speed on the latest Carrier Ethernet tech with a free 6 ...

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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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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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Standardizing Open Submarine Cables
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée sits down with our resident submarine networking expert, Priyanth Mehta, to get his view on the soon to be ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Septemb ...
This week, we're sharing the story behind the founding of Ciena, explaining why Packet/OTN switching is making its way into metro ...

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100G Access Article | Ciena
With Ciena’s new 5132 Router we will bring 100Gb/s service, demarcation, and coherent access to the business and wholesale enviro ...

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Intercontinental submarine network services
Intercontinental network connections do not stop at the beach. Learn how companies like NJFX, Zayo, and Ciena work together to ge ...
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GEN15: What the heck is a hackathon?
Interview with John Hawkins one of the industry’s foremost experts on Carrier Ethernet technology.

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Weekly roundup: Ciena network insights for Week o ...
This week, we’re celebrating Geek Pride, explaining the importance of FlexEthernet and spotlighting Fiber Deep.

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From Land to Sea to Cloud
It’s projected that Internet Content Providers will soon account for the majority of submarine traffic in all regions of the worl ...

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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | August ...
This week, we're sharing the best from this summer, how photonic control plane advancements are benefiting network operators, dis ...