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Verizon, Ciena and Network Modernization

With Ciena, Verizon was able to build a parallel network — minimizing disruptions and reducing risk to end users — that was less ...

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Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report

In this report, we present the responses to that comprehensive survey, look at what cable’s fiber-feeding frenzy is fueling and e ...

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Introducing the Adaptive Network Vision

Users’ ever-increasing expectations—and the technology breakthroughs that continue to feed them—have created an unprecedented lev ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Self-Optimizing Fabric for the 5G Era

This paper examines how self-optimizing fabrics forming a nervous system for the world of interconnected smart things could help ...

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Cable ISPs: Securing the Future with Fiber Deep

This paper explores the growing importance of the Internet to MSOs and offers steps for how to fortify the quality, performance, ...

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Coordinated IP/Optical Control: Next Generation C ...

The momentum for converged multi-layer operations has begun, and industry innovators are discovering the benefits. There is chang ...

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5 Key Wireline Network Improvements Needed for 5G

This paper defines five key wireline network improvements that are needed for a service provider to be ready to deploy 5G service ...

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Multi-service Substation WAN Backbone: Ready for ...

Broadband service deployment has historically been limited in rural communities, creating challenges for residents, especially du ...

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SDN and NFV: The Brains Behind the Smart City

In major metropolitan areas and smaller cities alike, governments are considering SDN and NFV to deliver the agility and flexibil ...

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Modernizing India’s Networks to Meet 21st Century ...

Skyrocketing mobile device use and data traffic growth projections are driving unprecedented demand for connectivity across the I ...

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Redefining Metro Networks for Scale, Simplicity, ...

This paper by Omdia explores the evolution of metro platform architecture to hybrid-DDC chassis with integrated coherent optics.

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Omdia: Future proofing optical networks with next ...

The proliferation of next-gen ROADMs is accelerating as network operators are beginning to understand the benefits of using wavel ...

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Solving Congestion Problems in Provider Networks ...

This paper develops the mathematical theory behind using an analytics strategy to eliminate/mitigate soft failures caused by netw ...

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Add Some Packet Muscle to the Optical Transport N ...

In this paper you will learn how adding new packet services to your existing OTN network is an easy way to boost revenue from equ ...

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High-capacity Optical Link Budgeting for Next-gen ...

This paper deconstructs the conventional approach to optical power budgeting and introduces the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) as a ...

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Omdia Report: Are pluggable coherent modems ready ...

Read the report to learn how coherent pluggable modems apply for certain applications to meet each network’s requirements now and ...

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The Open RAN ecosystem gathers steam: The future ...

This analyst report explores how operators can maximize benefits against the cost of Open RAN.

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Intelligent Automation: Driving Digital Transform ...

Service providers are striving to outpace their competition to meet the ever-increasing expectations from end-customers for diffe ...

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