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Scaling transport networks - The transition to Segment Routing
While legacy transport technologies such as MPLS-TP, RSVP-TE, and LDP have served well in the past, it is Segment Routing that is key to building scalable transport networks for AI and cloud. Ciena’s Don Jacob discusses how network operators can seamlessly migrate from legacy transport technologies to Segment Routing without rip-and-replace of their transport infrastructure.
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Beyond bandwidth: How Ciena Services keeps neoscalers ahead of the network curve
Neoscalers excel at delivering massive GPU clusters and LLM platforms to tackle the toughest AI compute challenges. But what about the networks that connect them to customers? Ciena’s Greg Friesen explains how collaborating with an infrastructure expert can help you maximize market velocity and ensure your compute infrastructure and services scale without bottlenecks.
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Episode 91: Verizon’s AI strategy to power next-gen AI demands
Victor Moreno joins Nicola Benvenuti and Mark Bieberich to discuss Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to enable hyperscalers, cloud providers and enterprises to deploy AI resource-intensive workloads at scale.
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A day in the life of a Ciena engineer
Behind every great network is a great engineer. On Engineers Day 2025, we take you inside a day in the life of a Ciena engineer. From solving challenges to shaping what’s next, here’s to the people building a more connected world.
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Sustainability by design
Discover how modern networks improve efficiency and sustainability with solutions like WaveLogic 6 optics and automation across the full lifecycle.
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Innovation in action: Building tomorrow’s photonic network today with Ciena’s 6500 RLS
Prepare for what’s next, today with Ciena’s 6500 RLS and its innovative capabilities ...
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Need 800G routing? Meet Ciena's 8192 coherent router!
The next frontier of coherent routing is here. Ivana Lemos introduces Ciena’s new 81...
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Chalk Talk: Coherent Routing
Marc Doucette, Director of PLM, explains the business benefits of evolving to a coher...
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Demo of industry's first 1.6 Tb/s coherent solution
Ciena's Heng Foo describes live demonstration of the world's first 1.6Tb/s coherent s...
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AIOps with Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite
This video shows how Navigator Network Control Suite provides AI-driven insights to h...
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Chalk Talk: Programmable photonics, get more capacity and resiliency from your open line system
Ciena’s photonics expert David Boertjes explains how Ciena’s programmable photonics e...
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Advantages of Managed Spectrum Service vs Dark Fiber + DIY in the Enterprise Market
As network capacity increases, the monthly OPEX for the managed 100G wave service to...
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On Demand: Your best route to IP/Optical convergence
Hear what makes Ciena’s Coherent Networking approach successful.
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