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3 Classroom Tech Trends Impacting Your Education ...

With classroom and educational technology usage exploding, it’s time to examine three tech trends that are going to have a signif ...

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4 Benefits SDN Brings to Government Network Secur ...

With the government’s focus turning to cybersecurity, SDN is quickly becoming the best way for defense and intelligence organizat ...

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5 ways to future-proof your network today to supp ...

It’s impossible to predict what networks will be required to handle in the coming years, especially when it comes to the internet ...

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Adaptive Learning is the Future of Education. Are ...

Educators are increasingly leaning on EdTech and Adaptive Learning tools that personalize and improve the student learning experi ...

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Concern, Confusion and Hope Surround E-Rate Progr ...

Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda reflects on current conventional wisdom among E-rate stakeholders.

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Defending the smart city: 3 aspects to a holistic ...

With all the hype around Smart Cities today, you’d think they are ubiquitous. But even though there are a few high-profile exampl ...

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EdTech update: 4 requirements for networks suppor ...

Ciena's Andrew Roberts details the bandwidth requirements for the latest EdTech applications.

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EdTech update: Networks for the future of educati ...

Ciena's Andrew Roberts talks about the latest trends in learning and EdTech. This is the first of a three-part blog series on the ...

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EdTech: 6 Reasons Why Your E-Rate Funding Request ...

Wondering why your E-Rate funding request was denied or delayed? Ciena's SLED & Healthcare Industry Advisor, Daniele Loffreda, ex ...

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Five K-12 Trends That Will Make Life Interesting ...

A new year and a new administration meets a K-12 technology evolution that is rolling along full steam. Will there be changes tha ...

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Fixed wireless access + fiber = smart, connected ...

The investment needed to improve and repair public physical transportation infrastructure for things like roads, bridges, and hig ...

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How Maryland’s statewide broadband network was bo ...

Former Howard County CIO Ira Levy recounts the ground-breaking efforts he and other Maryland leaders took in shepherding the comp ...

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How to Ensure Your K12 Broadband Network Makes th ...

Daniele Loffreda, Ciena's education networks expert, details what your K12 Broadband network needs to be ready.

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Intelligent automation can help state governments ...

As the need to deliver a higher quality of experience to network customers collides with budget constraints, Ciena’s automation s ...

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Is technology the answer to stopping unsafe drivi ...

All of us at times, are guilty of unsafe driving. Learn about a project Ciena is working on with the Colorado Department of Trans ...

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Is your network putting the brakes on your intell ...

As intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications become more sophisticated, ensuring network uptime has become increasingl ...

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Next-generation networks help DOT’s deliver quali ...

Converged packet-optical technology enhances Department of Transportation’s intelligent transportation systems while paving the w ...

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No network modernization job is too big or too sm ...

Ciena’s Wayne Hickey details how to transform your business with our field-proven TDM-to-Packet solutions.

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Reopen, reimagine and redesign: how a “virtualize ...

As more employees work remotely, state governments are considering how to best support a more dispersed workforce, while still me ...

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SDN: a not-so-secret ingredient for transforming ...

Software-defined networking or SDN is the key to opening up ICT change programmes.

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Securing "Work from Anywhere" Access to State and ...

In 2022, state and local government agencies remain attractive targets for cyberattacks. Governments are finding that their ‘work ...

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Smart City Politics: Are Smart City Projects in f ...

The changes we're seeing in the political landscape have the immediate potential to fundamentally reshape the direction of the Sm ...

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Smart Transit: Moving Beyond Points A and B

Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda explains smart transit, the smart rail experience of the future is a fully integrated experience.

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The 5G Smart City: Cities are Lining up for a Sli ...

Smart Cities are coming, and 5G network slicing technology will enable them, with its ability to enable the critical services tha ...

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