State & Local Government

The middle mile is defined by the NTIA as any infrastructure of a broadband network that is not connected directly to an end-user.

Ciena has helped build a carrier-grade, responsive, middle-mile network that underpins connectivity for remote communities across ten counties in northwest Colorado.

Find out how Project THOR — a collaboration between the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG) and multiple Colorado counties — is bringing accessible, affordable and reliable broadband internet to rural communities in the state. The project connects more than 400 miles of existing public and commercial fiber to bring service to underserved areas.

Middle-mile fiber optic networks are crucial to delivering broadband connectivity and digital inclusion to rural communities.

In today’s technology driven world, how people live, work, and play is becoming increasingly dependent on reliable and fast access to information and services enabled by a high-speed broadband network.

With a spate of federal funding available, states and localities are considering new fiber network builds to address urgent challenges within their jurisdictions. One of the top priorities is closing the digital divide so all residents, businesses, healthcare providers, schools, agencies, and others have equitable, affordable access to broadband.

This paper summarizes government networking challenges and opportunities and introduces Ciena’s 6500 Packet Transport System a professional services framework.

The Brazos Valley Council of Governments has deployed a new private network with Ciena and CenturyLink that is now live and providing services.

From the so-called Great Resignation to a wave of retirements accelerated by the pandemic, the labor market for state and local governments is becoming even more challenging.

As cyberattacks increasingly target remote staff through vulnerabilities in VPNs, state & local governments need an alternative remote-access strategy.

IT infrastructure at the edge is essential to day-to-day government operations. Application servers et al keep remote agency locations connected to the citizens

The shift to remote work and the increasing reliance on digital constituent services have highlighted the importance of high-speed, reliable connectivity.

This paper is based on a nationwide CDG 2020 survey of nearly 100 state and local government IT leaders across government agencies.

Ciena’s Adaptive Network enables state and local government IT teams to consolidate disparate platforms and networks across agencies to achieve cost efficiencies et al.

State CIOs have witnessed aggressive change during the first half of 2020. The resulting uncertainties in government revenues have impacted state IT budgets. At the same time, work-from-home requirements for state staff have begun to overwhelm critical

Networking technology offers an opportunity to provide better service with lower taxpayer cost. A modern, converged network utilizes advanced optical and...

Ciena offers governments a means to evolve their networks to improve operating efficiency and public benefit.

Watch this video to understand how agencies can optimize their networks to ensure they have the on-demand connectivity, availability and performance modern applications and services require.

Network optimization is an essential tactic for ensuring organizations have the on-demand connectivity and performance that modern applications require.

Networking technology offers an opportunity to provide better service with lower taxpayer cost. A modern, converged network utilizes advanced optical and...

Ciena’s DCI solutions leverage field-proven coherent optical processing technologies to carry mission-critical traffic.