White Paper

5G Needs Software Everywhere, Especially on the Wireline Network

5G is coming, and although the standards aren’t fully defined, it’s going to be a game-changer. Its ramifications for service delivery are broad, from the extremely high-capacity radio interface that will deliver extremely low-latency services, to scaling to billions of new IoT devices for smart homes, cities, vehicles, and more. Even before 5G standards have been defined, operators can gain critical first-mover advantage by embarking on their SDN strategy today. Forward-looking operators can ensure the success of their 5G networking strategy by choosing technology partners with broad wireline networking experience, as well as software programmability expertise.

Preview

Cloud services, broadband video, mobile technologies, apps, and all manner of video-intensive entertainment are all driving tremendous traffic volumes on access networks. Here are 5 reasons why network providers are feeling the pressure of

Article

7 Reasons Why You Need Business Ethernet Services, Now

Ciena’s Dan Chillcott explains why if you are looking for new ways to increase revenue and haven’t considered business Ethernet yet, perhaps now’s the time.

A new Ovum survey of 200 enterprise decision-makers provides some surprising insights on their views of D-NFV. The survey showed that network flexibility, increased visibility, and control are the top perceived benefits of NFV.

Article

It's just easy! The 3 service activation technologies you need to know

Often the more complex a task is the more we avoid it. Ciena’s John Hawkins explains three technologies network operators can use to reduce the complexities inherent in service activation.

New digital education tools have the potential to transform America's classrooms and prepare students for the global information economy of the 21st century. But K-12 networks often struggle to meet the increased performance, agility, and resiliency

Skyrocketing mobile device use and data traffic growth projections are driving unprecedented demand for connectivity across the Indian subcontinent, leaving operators asking whether their networks are ready to meet such demands. The evolution to 5G

Article

Getting Real with 100GbE: Three Early Deployment Scenarios

Think 100GbE is too big a pipe? It may be surprising, but there is already consumption demand for bandwidth at 100GbE speeds. Ciena Sr. Product Line Manager John Hawkins details three early deployment scenarios where 100GbE makes the most sense.

There is a growing trend in the power utility industry to move away from traditional synchronous optical network/synchronous digital hierarchy (SONET/SDH) systems for wide-area network (WAN) communications. Information technology (IT) teams and