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The goal of the International Cable Protection Committee is to aid and promote submarine cable protection and resilience, but how is this achieved? Ciena’s Brian Lavallée explains.
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A service provider’s comprehensive guide for a successful broadband rollout
Identifying the value of a reference architecture when deploying broadband service.
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Episode 76: Unlocking STEM opportunities with Building STEPS
Debra Hettleman, CEO of Building STEPS, joins the podcast to share her experience working with Ciena to teach students about careers in STEM.
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Scale with Waveserver: From 400G coherent plugs to 1.6T optics
Waveserver delivers more capacity at lower power for high-growth, bandwidth-intensive applications. It is recognized for simplicity, ease of deployment, and a server-like operational model leveraging open APIs to ease platform integration and enable volume deployments.
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5G Network Strategies Operator Survey, Powering 5G SA Networks
Close to five years after the first commercial launches, 5G networks are now deployed by over 300 operators worldwide. As of the start of 2024, they support around 2 billion subscribers, with a forecast of close to 3 billion by the end of 2024 and 8 billion by 2028, according to research firm Omdia. To serve this demand, operators world-wide will continue to deploy high capacity 5G RANs. In leading markets, attention is now also focused on the transition to 5G standalone (SA) and how to translate advanced network capabilities into compelling consumer and enterprise services.
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Chart a clear course to an optimized multi-layer network with Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite
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The journey to 1.6T: Understanding the technologies making 1.6Tb/s possible
Helen Xenos explains how the technology choices behind Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme 1....
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WaveRouter: Three examples of metro routing done differently
Ciena’s Nicola Benvenuti details just a few of the business case examples this unique...
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Maximizing your 6500 network investment with new technology innovations
Ciena’s Paulina Gomez provides a quick overview of the latest technology advancements...
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Scale your DCI with Waveserver's high-performance and coherent pluggable optics
Learn how the Waveserver platform provides scalability and choice in optics with supp...
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Modernize Your Photonic Line System with Ciena's Reconfigurable Line System (RLS)
Learn how RLS is improving density for C&L-band deployments, and how it helps network...
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Waveserver 5: 800Gbps Quantum Secured Communications
Ciena’s Waveserver 5 platform powered by proven 800 Gb/s encryption, leverages open A...
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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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Vyatta Service Edge
Vyatta Service Edge combines one of the highest-performing operating systems in the i...
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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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