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How coherent technology decisions that start in t ...
What is the difference between 400G, 600G and 800G coherent solutions? It seems to be obvious, but is it just about maximum wavel ...

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The power behind 800G with WaveLogic 5 Extreme re ...
Wonder about the innovative technology behind Ciena’s 800G solution that allows for step level increases in network capacity and ...

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Side Stepping NPI | Ciena
How organisations can reduce time to market for new connectivity offerings from 24 months to just six months with a white label d ...

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Helping the planet and driving better economics, ...
Not all ZR plugs are created equal. They might all be standards-based, but that’s where the similarities end. What would signific ...

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The implications behind service and content provi ...
As coherent technology plays an increasingly critical role in the network, Ciena’s Helen Xenos delves into the details behind wha ...

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Coherent comes to the data center: Meet Ciena’s 1 ...
Ciena's Helen Xenos explains the drivers and use cases of Ciena's 1.6T Coherent-Lite pluggable transceiver, the latest optical in ...

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Ciena Takes Top Spot in IHS Markit’s Annual Optic ...
Ciena secures the highest combined score overall in 2017 and once again lands securely in the leader category.

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Virtualization is nothing without infrastructure: ...
The increasing demand for capacity is driving the need to build open, intelligent, physical infrastructure for R&E

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In Their Words: Gary Smith, Steve Alexander & ...
Gary Smith, Steve Alexander, and Steve Chaddick, three of Ciena’s most recognized names for a rare glimpse into Ciena’s early day ...

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Understanding why CDC with flexible grid is so po ...
As Colorless-Directionless-Contentionless (CDC) with flexible grid (CDC-F) is becoming a reality for some network operators do yo ...
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New IHS Infonetics service provider survey puts C ...
IHS Infonetics has released the results from its annual Service Provider survey of Optical Equipment vendors. Here's how Ciena fa ...

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How bold hardware and software innovations are ch ...
How are hardware and software advancements helping network operators solve key challenges they face today? Ciena’s Paulina Gomez ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: Leveraging network ...
Ciena's David Boertjes explains how analytics can help monitor and control the the signal-to-noise ratio margin and David Côté ex ...

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Selecting flexible coherent routing platforms wit ...
Did you know Ciena’s coherent routing platforms have all the capabilities you need to support next-generation metro and edge use ...

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5 Benefits Layer 1 Encryption-as-a-Service Brings ...
With all the efforts to lock down data at rest with firewalls, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection, cyber criminals are ...

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Of Oreos and Optical Networks: Ciena expands Wave ...
Ciena is extending the market reach of its industry-leading WaveLogic coherent modem technology by making it available to a range ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: How near-zero marg ...
Ciena’s Paulina Gomez introduces our “Optical Network Expert Series: A guide to improving future network economics with near-zero ...

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Ericsson and Ciena support Telstra to lay foundat ...
Telstra has announced it has selected Ericsson, using Ciena’s technology, for a three-year optical transmission network rollout a ...

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Simplified management of multi-vendor, converged ...
Service providers want to simplify their network operations in order to drive efficiencies, but their strategies for managing coh ...

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Ciena’s technology innovation once again lands th ...
Based on analyst criteria, Ciena once again secured the highest overall score in the 2019 IHS Markit annual Optical Network Hardw ...

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Modernize with confidence: Ciena's 6500 Platform ...
Paulina Gomez explains how operators can easily introduce Ciena's 6500 over all existing network types and gain dramatic improvem ...

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How 3 technology advancements provide new options ...
To meet growing bandwidth demands, network providers do not always have the option to acquire or turn-up new fiber resources. Cie ...
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Ciena goes web-scale with new coherent, metro and ...
This is the first in a series of blog posts detailing Ciena’s new products and solutions tailored for a new web-scale world.

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No network left behind: How network as a sensor d ...
The mission must continue – and that means networks must be up and secure, no matter what. Now more than ever before, networks ca ...