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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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Universal aggregation for wholesale network opera ...
Not sure what MNVO, MNVA, MVNE, or MNO wholesale is? How should MNOs and MNVx alike sell converged network services on a common t ...
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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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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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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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Diving deep on 10G-Pluggables for high speed PON
In 2020, Ciena introduced our pluggable 10G PON offering to help network operators address key opportunities in next generation C ...
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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 ...
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Entering the promised land of IP and optical conv ...
Heavy Reading’s Sterling Perrin talks about the new era of IP and optical convergence. What is different this time around? And ho ...
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7 Reasons Why You Need Business Ethernet Services ...
7 reasons why integrating business Ethernet services into your portfolio could be a lucrative new opportunity while providing an ...
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Network planning in times of acceleration and unc ...
Ciena’s Francisco Sant’Anna highlights 5 consistent best practices operators should consider when designing and planning their ne ...
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Redefining the metro edge with packet and coheren ...
Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains how coherent packet-optical is redefining metro’s edge.
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Bharti Airtel honors Ciena with Airtel Value Lead ...
Ciena has been honoured with the Airtel Value Leader award at Airtel Confluence, Bharti Airtel’s annual global partner conference.
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A packet networking blueprint, designed for 2020 ...
Supporting new and emerging high-growth applications requires rethinking how to modernize existing networks, according to Ciena’s ...
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The 3 P’s of PON
Do you know about the three P's of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses how the three key variables: p ...
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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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The transformation of PON
Ciena’s Wayne Hickey explains the transformation of PON and fills in the blanks to help guide you to which PON is the right PON f ...
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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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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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MEF16: We have a winner!
Kevin Wade of Ciena's Blue Planet division details the multi-vendor Proof of Concept demo the team conducted with CenturyLink and ...
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The future of Ethernet services in the era of the ...
As enterprises continue their shift to the cloud and service providers work towards a digital transformation journey that promise ...
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Unlocking the MACsec Puzzle
Is your network secure? With 10’s of millions of cyber attacks per day are you sure? Ciena’s Wayne Hickey discusses the fundament ...
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CLI nostalgic memories. NETCONF/YANG exciting new ...
How many routers have you manually configured over the years? Ciena’s Ivana Lemos takes a trip down memory lane and explains how ...