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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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Can Orchestrating an End-to-End Network Slice Be ...

Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has recently started an E2E slicing Working Group to investigate models and mechanisms to demonstrate ...

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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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10 new terms that will help define the future of ...

5G is coming, and with it a host of new terms and acronyms. We try to make sense of it all with definitions for the ones that mat ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is Fiber Densification?

There is a new term that is increasingly cropping up in networking conversations: densification. Ciena’s Helen Xenos explains wha ...

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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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5G. More than just a wireless upgrade.

5G is the hottest topic in the wireless industry these days, but as Ciena’s Brian Lavallee explains, it means a massive upgrade t ...

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6 Ciena Experts Predict What’s Next for 2018

Some of Ciena's most distinguished experts and execs give us their takes on this year’s hot trends.

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Welcome to Ciena 5G Boot Camp

The path to 5G can be a long, costly, and complex journey fraught with risk, challenges, and of course, significant opportunities ...

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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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Rock on with These Packet Networking Summer Camp ...

Did you miss any of Ciena’s Summer Camp “jam sessions” as part of the Packet Networking Summer Camp Series? Well, don’t worry, we ...

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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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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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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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7 key takeaways from #MWC17

Our Ciena team spent the week talking to customers, speaking at sessions, and on the exhibit floor showing off our latest tech to ...

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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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Understanding the differences between virtual rea ...

Ciena's Loudon Blair explains what virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality are in relation to each other, as well a ...

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Why Migrate from TDM Mobile Backhaul to Packet Mo ...

The case for migrating legacy TDM-based mobile backhaul to packet mobile to meet data and bandwidth demands. See the challenges a ...

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