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Optic Zoo Networks Keeps Vancouver’s Data Travell ...

Tony Ross, Director of Network Engineering, Optic Zoo Networks, explains how Canadian enterprises are reaping the benefits of its ...

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Virtualization is nothing without infrastructure: ...

The increasing demand for capacity is driving the need to build open, intelligent, physical infrastructure for R&E

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Network pioneers: Marcatel secures the first MEF ...

When Marcatel, a telecommunications carrier based in Mexico, needed help evolving its network to address increasing end-user dema ...

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Can networking be that easy? What’s possible with ...

Network automation was the topic of the show at MEF17. We detail two proof-of-concept demos at the show where Ciena Blue Planet t ...

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Does universal aggregation hold the skeleton key ...

Ever wonder if there’s a better way to accelerate your edge fiber network, increase growth, and improve your bottom line? Charles ...

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How to deliver the agile, enterprise branch virtu ...

Enterprises are moving to virtualize their costly branch network infrastructure, creating a major new commercial opportunity 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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Because you asked. Adaptive IP.

Ciena’s Scott McFeely explains how Adaptive IP is delivering IP differently by leveraging automation, openness, and simplicity to ...

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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 ...

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The need for universal aggregation

ABI Research’s Dimitris Mavrakis looks at why concepts like Universal Aggregation are necessary for service providers to continue ...

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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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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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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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Network modernisation has come of age…

There’s never been a better time to retire your legacy infrastructure. It may seem like a daunting task, but the technologies and ...

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Universal aggregation for service providers

In the first two installments in this three-part series on universal aggregation, we looked at Mobile Network Operator (MNO) and ...

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Ciena's disruptive broadband access architecture

A disruptive broadband access market demands an entirely different solution – a disruptive network architecture. Ciena's Joe Mars ...

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On the Submarine Network Horizon in 2019

Submarine networking operators continue to need new innovations in order to meet the evolving needs of this critical infrastructu ...

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A tutorial on Modern Carrier Ethernet

It's not very often that we get deep into the details of technology on this blog -- we save that for our white papers and one-on- ...

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Fiber Deep: Bringing bandwidth to the edge

In today’s highly competitive market MSOs need to put the necessary foundation in place to offer the best customer experience pos ...

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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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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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Kit outdoors, on the corner, down the street

When it comes to designing any network, success depends on the ability to keep traffic flowing freely. The key to doing this is t ...

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Ciena expands last mile and 10G PON solution

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey details the latest additions to our 10G PON solution.

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How will Adaptive IP change your IP networks?

Learn more about Ciena’s recently introduced Adaptive IP, and how it is providing the path for the industry to evolutionize.

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