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Omdia: 800G Technology - Does Double Capacity Mea ...

Read the report to learn how 800G technology brings performance improvements, expanded capacity, and more cost-effective solution ...

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A Framework for IP/Optical Convergence: Building ...

IP/Optical convergence can play a key role in helping CSPs address these, but where does the path to architecture evolution begin?

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Business Benefits of Automating the Commissioning ...

Automation in service delivery is proven to provide cost reductions and quality improvements, correlating with increased customer ...

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IHS Markit 2017 Optical Equipment Vendor Leadersh ...

IHS Markit’s annual optical leadership survey is an attempt to quantify the opinions of service providers. Download the report su ...

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Futuriom Market Leadership Brief: Building the re ...

This Ciena sponsored market leadership brief highlights how operators that can implement an agile, high-performance edge infrastr ...

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Open, Automated, & Programmable Transport Net ...

This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of open, automated, and pr ...

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Heavy Reading: The Transformation Choice - Data C ...

As the explosion of data continues, distributed cloud-native applications will dictate how and where data centers are built and d ...

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Considerations for Building a Healthcare Sector P ...

Precise information is the lifeblood of healthcare sector enterprises, empowering providers to deliver the best possible patient ...

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IDC Executive Insights: Transitioning Toward a So ...

The results of the IDC Asia/Pacific WAN and Communications Survey, 2015, show that enterprises see the need for network to be not ...

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Expanding Demands Need Routing and Switching Perf ...

This paper shows how to gain the most from metro transformation initiatives with a simple, scalable, and programmable approach.

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Modernizing Media & Entertainment Networks to ...

This paper characterizes the motivations for network modernization and describes approaches Media and Entertainment companies can ...

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Quantifying the Business Benefits of NFV-based Ma ...

As much as SDN and NFV are about technology innovation, they are also about business innovation. New service descriptions, servic ...

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High-performance Coherent in CMOS: Foundational T ...

The path forward for future generations of coherent chip designs with respect to CMOS process technology must be carefully consid ...

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2017 IHS Technology, SDN and NFV Vendor Leadershi ...

2017 IHS Technology Survey Excerpts on how research indicates the two primary factors driving SDN and NFV and more.

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Bringing DevOps to Service Provider Networks and ...

This paper discusses using a model-driven and DevOps-style operational approach, which minimizes the need to develop custom code ...

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The Adaptive Network: A Framework for Understandi ...

From individual users binge-watching Over-The-Top video services to enterprises deploying Software as a Service, cloud services a ...

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Analysys Mason: Converging IT and Network Teams: ...

Network automation is an imperative if operators are to deliver services with sustainable levels of agility and profitability. Au ...

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