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Ovum: Optical Networks Booming in India
India has been the best-performing optical networking market in 2017. This report highlights the optical networking market share ...
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Maximizing LTE Benefits Using Carrier Ethernet Ba ...
Backhaul providers are in a prime position to capitalize on the growing market for delivering Carrier Ethernet services to MNOs.
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IHS Markit: 2019 Optical Vendor Scorecard Ciena E ...
This IHS Markit Scorecard evaluates the top global optical network equipment vendors. This particular 2019 ‘excerpt’ report was p ...
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Inventory as a Cyber Security Foundation
This paper examines some ways organizations attempt to manage inventory. It reviews three primary methods, their strengths and we ...
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Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report January 2020
Although few cablecos have actually deployed Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) technology en masse yet, it's viewed by many c ...
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Intelligent Data - Driven Operations with AIOps
In this white paper, Heavy Reading focuses on artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) and the emerging role of AI in mu ...
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Get Ready for 5G. Deliver IP Differently.
The success of any next-generation network implementation depends on an extremely efficient IP network that delivers standards-ba ...
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5G Success Using the Adaptive Network Approach
Learn how Ciena 5G Network Solutions provide network operators with the choice they need in their 4G/5G xHaul network architectur ...
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
This business case outlines a pluggable mixed PON/active architecture based on Ciena’s Universal Aggregation solution, which allo ...
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Beyond Network Modernization: Advanced Analytics ...
This paper reviews the challenges and the practical solution of using analytics tools to enhance understanding of the network and ...
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GeoMesh: Integrated Test Set Capabilities
Ciena is enabling significant opportunities to increase revenues by offering market-leading 100G-based transatlantic and transpac ...
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Heavy Reading: Achieving WAN Automation Today
This white paper provides an overview of SDN-based WAN automation and focuses on the drivers and benefits of WAN automation, the ...
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Cable's Move to Network Automation
This white paper summarizes the quantitative and qualitative findings and how cable MSOs can use this information as they pursue ...
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Traditional PON Versus Mixed PON/Active Architect ...
The Passive Optical Network (PON) architecture employs shared fiber to achieve cost savings for network operators, which is cost- ...
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5G Converged Optical Fiber and Microwave Transport
Ciena and Aviat collaborate on a vision for a converged transport network that addresses these needs holistically.
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Omdia: 100G Everywhere for Carriers and Enterpris ...
The 400G capability will be extended into the aggregation segment of the network to handle the growth of 100G access links.
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MSOs Take Ethernet Business Services By Storm
This paper discusses the rise of EBS as an appealing alternative to traditional business services.
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Fiber Deep for Success in the Gigabit Era
This paper shows how an operator can get ahead of the trends through the use of digital optics and packet networking.
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GeoMesh Extreme. Land. Sea. Cloud. Networks Unite.
Today, submarine cables carry 99 percent of all intercontinental communication over more than 400 submarine telecom cables spanni ...
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Senza-Fili Consulting: 5G in Europe: More than a ...
5G is more than a new access technology. Unlike previous mobile generations which were defined by the air interface, 5G will chan ...
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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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An Ultra-Low-Latency Solution for Utilities
This paper introduces a deterministic packet transport method of achieving guaranteed latency for critical traffic being transpor ...
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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.