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The Importance of Military Satellite Communication

Space Force ground stations are being challenged to manage ever more satellites, bandwidth, mission-critical applications, and se ...

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Four Things to Know about Peering Connectivity

This paper explains how the ability to securely deliver high-quality video makes peering connectivity an attractive alternative f ...

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Cable in 2020: Agile and Closer to the User

Cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs) are content-driven businesses currently seeing new and broad opportunities for expansion.

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Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report November 2020

This Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report is produced by Light Reading and Heavy Reading in partnership with SCTE-ISBE. Ciena brin ...

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Why the time is now to transition TDM to IP

As legacy TDM networks reach end-of-life status, coupled with support personnel becoming increasingly scarce, service providers a ...

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GeoMesh: Global Submarine Networking for a Web-sc ...

GeoMesh epitomizes the convergence of submarine and terrestrial network and web-scale technologies, yielding previously impossibl ...

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Impact of 5G on Wireline Networks in Asia-Pacific

Understand why MNOs in the Asia-Pacific region need to take action now on an integrated wireless/wireline planning approach to so ...

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The digital telco of the future: Challenges and o ...

This white paper identifies and explores some of the major challenges Australasian Communications Service Providers' face.

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A Spectrum Service Model to Help CSPs Retain GCN ...

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A Smarter Communications Network for the Smart Gr ...

As electric utilities evolve to the smart grid, they need a comparable evolution of the underlying communications network.

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Heavy Reading: Simplifying Operations with Multi- ...

The adoption of SDN domain controllers improves network management and should be a central element in an IT-based digital transfo ...

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Leveraging Rich APIs for a New DCI Operational Pa ...

The explosion of traffic driven by on-demand video streaming and the Internet of Things (IoT) has been the driving force for a ne ...

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Analysys Mason: From Autonomous to Adaptive: The ...

Developments in artificial intelligence mean network providers are now able to rethink their operations to achieve end-to-end aut ...

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Driving Multi-Tenant Data Center Integration and ...

This paper explores these challenges and describes Ciena’s expertise in planning, designing, and deploying networks in support of ...

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Omdia Report: Flexible XGS-PON deployments can be ...

This paper looks at trends in how Passive Optical Network (PON) networks are being deployed in terms of technology choices like G ...

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5G Needs Software Everywhere, Especially on the W ...

5G is coming, and although the standards aren’t fully defined, it’s going to be a game-changer. Its ramifications for service del ...

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Futuriom Report: 5G Catalysts Telco Cloud and Edg ...

The following Futuriom report identifies a wide range of applications that will require 5G to deliver the best user experience.

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Transforming Banking Networks to Support Innovati ...

This paper summarizes key trends influencing digital banking, the impacts on IT, and how banks can use Data Center Interconnect ( ...

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Increasing Fiber Capacity with L-band: A comparis ...

Networks with high bandwidth applications and sustained bandwidth growth are quickly facing capacity exhaust on routes between ke ...

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Online Gaming in Asia: A Proving Ground for the P ...

Asia has close to 1.5 billion gamers, and to learn more about them, Ciena commissioned research firm YouGov to survey consumers i ...

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Ciena’s Coherent Routing Paves the Way for True I ...

Ciena is completely transforming coherent routing by introducing WaveRouter, a new platform architecture built on an open purpose ...

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IHS Markit: 2019 Optical Equipment Vendor Leaders ...

This year’s survey report covers and elaborates on hot topics within the industry like Data Center Interconnect, optical network ...

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Omdia: Taking IP/Optical network visibility and a ...

In this paper, Omdia explains why converged IP and optical domain control are a key operational goal for many CSPs by highlightin ...

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Cignal AI Report: Tracking the Deployment of 3rd ...

This report from Andrew Schmitt, Cignal AI, covers coherent technology’s evolution, market success, and the road ahead.

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