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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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7 key attributes for the new network edge
Gradual technology evolution won’t work for the multi-access edge, where new IoT apps, cloud services, and 5G services are creati ...
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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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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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5G will require a new way to deliver IP connectiv ...
User demands are changing. The next generation of mobile networks requires far more than capacity upgrades. Ciena’s Vinicius Sant ...
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5 tips to scale your network, not your complexity ...
For years, increasing your capacity to meet growing demand meant adding more and bigger hardware-based platforms to your infrastr ...
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5 reasons why it’s time to evolutionise your netw ...
We’ve reached a tipping point. Carrying on with legacy network infrastructure is no longer a long-term option. Here's five reason ...
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5 essentials for building a robust network
More traffic, critical latency-sensitive applications, and higher capacity requirements are required at the network edge. The que ...
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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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12 Questions Answered on 5G Networks
Ciena’s Brian Lavallée, talks 5G rollouts and how ultimate success will depend MNOs making sure that they have fiber in place for ...
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100GbE: Closer to the Edge, Closer to Reality
100GbE speeds may seem like overkill, but there’s a need for 100GbE services across a growing number of network scenarios. We det ...
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100G everywhere in the access
With Ciena’s new 5132 Router we will bring 100Gb/s service, demarcation, and coherent access to the business and wholesale enviro ...