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Optical Network Expert Series: Applying AI to max ...

David Côté explains how artificial intelligence is being applied to maximize network capacity and quality of transmission.

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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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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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3 unique network provider perspectives on IP/Opti ...

What are network providers thinking about IP/Optical Convergence? Representatives from Microsoft, Telia Carrier and Cox Communica ...

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MCP is an Intelligent Network Controller. What do ...

What is an Intelligent Network Controller? Ciena’s Tim Pearson explains the real value that lies behind this new term.

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Modernizing your Storage Area Network? Don’t negl ...

Flash storage’s sub-millisecond latency uncovers insights by leveraging analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. ...

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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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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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Why Packet/OTN Switching is making its way into m ...

Once just a technology for big service provider networks, Packet/OTN Switching is now making its way into Enterprise Metro networ ...

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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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The journey to 1.6T: Why 1.6T and what’s in it fo ...

Incredible as it may sound, network providers will soon be able to evolve their optical networks to 1.6Tb/s transmission. What do ...

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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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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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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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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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A Perfect Score for WaveLogic Ai from Lightwave I ...

An independent panel of third-party judges has recognized Ciena's new WaveLogic Ai chipset with a perfect score of 5/5 stars in t ...

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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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Single-wave 400G across 4,000km? Yes – with Ciena ...

Ciena’s popular family of Waveserver products just got a new member – Waveserver 5. With tunable capacity up to 800G and support ...

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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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800G is here: pushing the boundaries of what your ...

The wait is over. 800G has been tested and proven in real production networks with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme. Learn about how t ...

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Optical Network Expert Series: Designing programm ...

Ciena’s optical network expert, David Boertjes, discusses the programmable infrastructure needed to achieve a near-zero margin ne ...

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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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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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The frosting on the multi-layered cake – an aweso ...

Communications networks are like those multi-layered cakes, and over-the-top applications are the frosting. Without intelligent n ...

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