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Predictive analytics: the key to optimizing your ...

How are network providers using analytics and automation to evolve their networks? Ciena’s Paulina Gomez explains – and you can h ...

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Don’t sell it short: 200G can extend far past the ...

Data Center Interconnect (DCI) isn't just about the metro anymore. That's why today we’re unveiling new capabilities that extend ...

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Telecom Egypt puts customers first with Ciena’s o ...

To offer granular, agile and reliable data services between Europe and Asia, Telecom Egypt (TE) has partnered with Ciena to build ...

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5 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About In-Flight ...

Ciena's Paulina Gomez sheds some light on the story of in-flight data and how to protect it with these compelling encryption fact ...

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Our Gift to You: Ciena's Ultimate eBook Holiday B ...

Just in time for the holidays, we've made our three most popular technology eBooks available for download, and added two new refe ...

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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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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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Registration is open: 2019 Optical Network Master ...

Are you ready to learn about the latest optical technology and architecture trends you need to know? Register for Ciena’s compreh ...

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Ciena’s top 5 resources to help you prepare for t ...

May 25th is fast approaching and with it the deadline for the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to be enforced a ...

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Ciena leader in latest IHS Markit service provide ...

IHS Markit has released its annual optical leadership survey – with the results not only naming Ciena the Top Optical Transmissio ...

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3 Ways Software will Change Data Security as We K ...

Much of today's conversation around network security and SDN/NFV revolves around identifying possible security risks when moving ...

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3 Key Video Transport Innovation Trends We Heard ...

At last week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, innovation was a consistent theme. Ciena’s Paulina G ...

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How new legislation is changing data protection r ...

Take a look at a couple pieces of new legislation that aim to stem the tide of security breaches. If you do business in the EU or ...

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Ciena’s innovative portfolio drives leadership po ...

Omdia’s 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard highlights Ciena’s continued optical innovation, new portfolio introductio ...

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A (Miserable) Day in the Life of a Submarine Fiel ...

Meet Erik. Erik is a submarine network field technician. Erik has a tough job. Let's look at all the challenges he faces in tryin ...

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Building the Adaptive Network – starting with sil ...

Patricia Bower explores coherent DSP design - one of the primary tools network equipment designers have in order to enable progra ...

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Ciena’s new Waveserver: a dream machine for data ...

Ciena introduces the Waveserver™, a compact and purpose-built platform capable of enabling massive multi-terabit bandwidth for me ...

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Coherent Routing: A rapid evolution to IP/Optical ...

There’s way more to IP/Optical convergence than just a plug in a router. Scott McFeely Ciena’s SVP of Global Products & Services ...

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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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A closer look at CenturyLink’s Programmable Servi ...

Recep Ozdag details the work the Blue Planet team is doing with CenturyLink as part of their Programmable Services Backbone (PSB) ...

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Latest trends in optical networks- straight from ...

The optical industry came together in Nice for NGON & DCI World last week. Helen Xenos gives you an update on the important topic ...

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No Time for Rest: Windstream’s Kelly Crosby detai ...

A fascinating Q/A with Windstream Senior Product Manager Kelly Crosby on their expanded Wave service, changing approaches to virt ...

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A peek inside CenturyLink’s National 100G Ultra L ...

CenturyLink began using Ciena’s 6500 platform in 2013 to modernize and upgrade its national network and offer high-speed services ...

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Honoring Ciena’s Kim Roberts, recipient of the 20 ...

At OFC 2019 Ciena’s Kim Roberts was presented with the John Tyndall Award. In an article from Gazettabyte, Roy Rubenstein takes a ...

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