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Ciena Podcast: Spotlight on Japan with Rick Seeto

In our latest Network Insights Podcast, Ciena’s Rick Seeto talks about trends in Japan that have implications for network provide ...

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Ciena Podcast: The Road to 5G is Paved with Good ...

In our new Network Insights Podcast, 5G expert Brian Lavallée discusses the coming of 5G and what it means for the future of netw ...

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Ciena's 9 predictions for networks and tech in 20 ...

Some of Ciena's most distinguished experts and execs give their predictions for the upcoming year.

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Connecting to space, the final frontier

What are Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks and how will they help to provide connectivity to new areas? Ciena’s Brian Lava ...

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CTO Notes from the Road: 3 take-aways from custom ...

Anup Changaroth of Ciena’s CTO Office in APAC highlights a few insights from Ciena’s recent six-country roadshow he participated ...

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Customize your Broadband and 5G Edge

With Ciena’s new 5131 Weatherproof Router we will bring more capacity even closer to the network edge, enabling deployment into t ...

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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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Delivering true 5G: are we ready?

We discussed with Ciena’s Joe Marsella how mobile and wholesale network operators are gearing up to capitalize on the benefits an ...

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Densifying the Network, One Small Cell at a Time

It’s not surprising that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are looking to densify their networks. Not only is it a logical step to ...

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Driving towards an open and smarter RAN

What are the benefits of opening the Radio Access Network (RAN) and what is the industry doing to drive this change? Ciena’s Bria ...

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ENCQOR! ENCQOR!

An exciting initiative was launched today that will lay the groundwork for the first 5G next generation network collaboration pla ...

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Evolving 5G xHaul transport networks: Three burni ...

To support their RAN evolution, network operators are looking for maximum flexibility in xHaul transport networks, working on imp ...

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How Some Cable Operators Plan to Go Mobile

With increasingly fiber-based networks and millions of WiFi hotspots to leverage, some cable operators are considering being rese ...

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IDC survey finds AI as a top priority for Asia-Pa ...

Service providers in the Asia-Pacific region are facing aggressive new challenges as demands for connectivity reach new levels. C ...

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Important Questions About the Future of 5G

Ciena's Brian Lavallée answers some of the key questions about the future of 5G in a Q&A session.

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India’s mobile strategy sets pace for connecting ...

Ciena CEO Gary Smith describes how the “greenfield” nature of India’s digital revolution is allowing it to use mobile access to l ...

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Is your existing wireline network ready for 5G se ...

A recent study by Analysys Mason reveals that many Mobile Networks Operators in APAC may be unprepared for the coming of 5G traff ...

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Laying the foundation for 5G in Asia-Pacific

How can Asia-Pacific telecom service providers ensure that their modernization efforts towards 5G will meet business needs and cu ...

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Outpacing Bandwidth Demands with an Open, Intelli ...

Ciena just walked away with 3 awards from the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice & Innovation Awards. Willie Low details how the three ...

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Own 5G. Own the Edge.

5G has quickly gone from hype to reality with live commercial deployments taking place worldwide. How can network operators best ...

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Predictions: Ciena CTO Steve Alexander looks at t ...

Ciena’s CTO Steve Alexander discusses key trends that will shape the industry in 2020 and beyond including, 5G, edge computing, a ...

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Predictions: Ciena CTO Steve Alexander on the key ...

Steve Alexander, Ciena SVP and CTO, talks through his predictions for the future of technologies like 5G, AI, software automation ...

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Primer: What is mobile fronthaul?

Our expert Brian Lavallée explains both mobile backhaul and fronthaul and how they address the growing challenge of helping trans ...

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Rise of the machines, and the options for connect ...

The Internet of Things is coming, and there is a litany of ways they can be connected to the network. Ciena's Brian Lavallée deta ...

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