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Chalk Talk: Programmable photonics
Ciena’s photonics expert David Boertjes explains how Ciena’s programmable photonics enable you to continue to scale at the lowest ...
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800 Gb/s quantum-secure communications
Deliver quantum-secure communications at 800 Gb/s with layered encryption, QKD integration, and protection for critical data in t ...
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Act with insight to adapt your network, with Cien ...
Navigator NCS helps your network adapt to changing demands - with rapid, automated, multi-layer operations that increase your bus ...
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Managed NOC use cases
This video explores four uses cases for Ciena's Managed Services, identifying specific subsystems for Ciena Services to manage, w ...
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Fiber Characterization
In our live demonstration, we will show the coexistence of XGS-PON and 25GS-PON on the same single fiber, enabling both residenti ...
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Implementation Service: Fiber Characterization
Ensure your existing fiber-plant infrastructure is optimized to deliver high-quality service and maximum performance.
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25GS-PON and XGS-PON Overlay Demonstration
In our live demonstration, we will show the coexistence of XGS-PON and 25GS-PON on the same single fiber, enabling both residenti ...
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Maintenance Service: Managed Spares and Engineeri ...
What if you could maintain network availability by leveraging someone else’s in-place operations to get replacement parts into yo ...
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Maintenance Service: Managed Spares and Engineeri ...
Managed Spares and Engineering Dispatch to ensure replacements of failed equipment are performed quickly and accurately by our ex ...
Infographics and posters
Not all 400G pluggables are created equal
Not all 400G pluggables are created equal. Achieve industry-leading pluggable performance with trusted WaveLogic™ technology.
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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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WaveLogic 6 Extreme: Evolving Networks to 1.6 Tb/ ...
Providing ubiquitous 800G connectivity and ultimate wavelength capacity of up to 1.6 Tb/s, WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) brings the ...
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Intelligent multi-layer operations with Navigator ...
Learn how Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite provides a single point of control to visualize and optimize multi-layer networ ...
White Paper
2022 Trends to Watch: Optical Networks
Pluggables in switch routing platforms are on a trajectory for a mass volume market. Download the report to learn more.
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More than a photon cannon: What iCAIR, UETN and C ...
iCAIR, UETN and Ciena were recently awarded the Best Long-Distance Performance and Overall Winner of the international Data Mover ...
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Networks for the Future of Higher Education
EdTech is evolving at a rapid pace. Online learning is increasingly prevalent and more widely available. Students untethered from ...
Infographics and posters
IP/Optical Convergence: Are you ready?
Discover some of the biggest barriers to IP/Optical Convergence and how Ciena can help.
eBook
Guide to Transforming Photonic Network Operations ...
Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum helps providers extract the full value of network assets across all stages of the photonic network lifecy ...
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What are Network analytics?
Network analytics provides operators and enterprises with a deep understanding of the network, enabling smarter, data-driven oper ...
Webinar
Beyond PON: The Critical Role of Shared Fiber Acc ...
Understand why 10Gb/s Passive Optical Network (PON) is expanding beyond residential to small enterprises, businesses, and mobilit ...
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Transforming IP Connectivity with Segment Routing ...
Gain insights into why Segment Routing technology will be one of the pillars of the next-generation of mobile networks and its ef ...
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xHaul Transport Networks will Dictate the Success ...
Understand why the xHaul (fronthaul, midhaul, backhaul) transport network will dictate 5G’s end-to-end success.
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2020 Routing and Switching Webinar Series
Our popular Routing and Switching Series is back! Ready to learn about new approaches and concepts available to help you on your ...
White Paper
Omdia: 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Score ...
This Scorecard evaluates the top optical network equipment vendors on criteria using concrete data and metrics, including direct ...