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Celebrating 60 Years of Protecting Submarine Cabl ...
The International Cable Protection Committee plays a critical role in protecting the world's subsea cable networks, and it's abou ...
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A practical vision for rolling out 5G networks
When a leading global service provider was looking to roll out its 5G network infrastructure, a next-gen cell-site router was a k ...
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Gearing-up Cable MSOs for the move up-market
U.S. MSOs were experiencing double-digit business services growth; however, did you know that growth has slowed in recent years? ...
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Ciena’s Submarine Networking Handbook Bundle is H ...
Ciena’s submarine network experts have created four free handbooks to help you understand and benefit from Open Submarine Cables— ...
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5 Tips To Improve Your Corporate Security Program
Ciena CIO Craig Williams gives five tips that will strengthen your security posture, have a meaningful impact and they are relati ...
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The importance of xHaul for the success of 5G
The future of 5G presents an exciting opportunity for telecom operators in Asia, but transport network considerations and automat ...
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Ciena’s vision of submarine networking at SNW 2019
Will you be at Submarine Network World 2019 in Singapore next week? Find out what topics have us excited – and how you can learn ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network Insights | June 26 ...
This week, Ciena’s Brian Lavallée explains how SDM cables offer massive increases in submarine cable carrying capacity, we're sha ...
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Weekly roundup | Ciena network insights | Novembe ...
This week, we're discussing what’s next for cable business services, sharing how to connect your TDM and packet networks into one ...
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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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Telecommunications in the Harshest Environment on ...
Ciena’s submarine expert Brian Lavallée explains how submarine cables, so critical to our everyday communications, are protected ...
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7 Facts You Should Know About Carrier Ethernet
Ethernet has become a ubiquitous networking technology -- if you connect anything that uses data, you’re probably using Ethernet. ...
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Unlocking your access fiber with universal aggreg ...
In the second and final part of Charles Ufongene’s series on Universal Aggregation, he takes a look at Operational Expense (OPEX) ...
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3 Key Research Trends Poised to Change Our Lives
Ciena's Renee Reinke highlights three key trends in research enabled by supercomputing and the networks that connect them that wi ...
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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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In submarine networking, change is the only const ...
At the start of the year, Jamie Jefferies, Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager of EMEA, shared his thoughts on Ciena’s Ada ...
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To fiber or not to fiber, that is the question
Fiber is the workhorse of today's global network infrastructure. But what do you do when fiber is just not an option? Ciena's Bri ...
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5 key wireline network improvements needed for 5G
Contrary to popular belief, 5G isn’t just about the Radio Access Network (RAN) and fancy new smartphones. The next generation of ...
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Learn about the technology behind Ciena’s WaveLog ...
In our latest Chalk Talk videos, Ciena’s Joe Shapiro gives you a closer look at our WaveLogic 5 solutions and describes the indus ...
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How to simplify today’s network for tomorrow’s de ...
The traffic growth curve has always been steep, but the likes of 5G, IoT, and Edge Computing mean it’s going to get even more so. ...
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How governments can solve layer 3 network complex ...
What if government agencies could monitor and analyze their IP networks to ensure peak efficiency and service continuity—all whil ...
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The Story Behind the First Reliable Trans-Atlanti ...
Learn the history of the first reliable subsea cable across the Atlantic in 1866 and how fast transmission speed has improved ove ...
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How to support TDM services in your packet network
As operators throughout Asia-Pacific invest in infrastructure for 5G and other fast-emerging applications, many are using it as a ...
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Why 5G Will Change Everything About The Network
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée takes a deep dive into the coming world of 5G and shows why the exact details of what a 5G network will lo ...