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Fitting sustainable coherent optics in the palm of your hand
Today, we can deliver 400Gb/s connectivity through pluggables that fit in the palm of your hand, but we’re now set for 1.6Tb/s per wavelength in few years. Read more…
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Ciena unveils revamped, customized channel partner program
Ciena says it has enhanced its channel partner program by moving away from a traditional, “one-size fits all” partner program to a collaborative and personalized approach designed to enable and reward all partner business models Read more…
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QTnet taps Ciena to for resilient network expansion
Ciena announced that Japanese service provider QTnet will deploy its 6500 packet-optical platform to support growing demand with higher levels of network capacity, flexibility and resiliency. QTnet offers fiber optic cable, internet, video and broadband Read more…
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Ciena launches analytics service for network optimization
Ciena has unveiled a new cloud-based intelligent analytics service that promises network providers and large enterprises actionable intelligence that can forge a path to creating more agile networks. As networks become more complex with increasing Read more…
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Hawaiki deploys Ciena gear to boost capacity to 67 Tbps
Ciena announced that carrier-neutral subsea bandwidth supplier Hawaiki Submarine Cable has deployed its GeoMesh Extreme solution based on Waveserver Ai and various packet-optical networking platforms to deliver connectivity to Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands Read more…
White Papers
India telcos must brace their networks for data deluge
Soaring mobile device usage and data traffic are driving unprecedented connectivity demand across India, leaving operators asking whether their networks are ready for the deluge. A new white paper from Ciena explains how Indian operators Read more…
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Your new favorite potential blockchain app: network automation auditing!
One of the challenges of blockchain for many organizations is figuring out just what it’s good for beyond making Bitcoin happen. For operators, one potential blockchain application could be auditing network automation. So says Ciena, Read more…
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Ciena buys Packet Design to boost Blue Planet’s Layer 3 capabilities
Ciena has entered into a definitive agreement to buy privately-held Packet Design, which develops network performance management software focused on Layer 3 network optimization, topology and route analytics. Ciena says the Packet Design acquisition will Read more…
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Most network providers intend to go full auto in five years: survey
Network automation investments are expected to grow by approximately 30% between now and 2021, with 75% of network providers expecting to achieve full or significant network automation in the next five years. That’s according to Read more…
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Ciena incorporates ONAP framework into Blue Planet
Ciena says it is introducing enhanced policy capabilities into its Blue Planet intelligent automation platform that incorporates the architectural framework from the Linux Foundation’s open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) to aid network providers’ evolution to more adaptive, software-centric Read more…
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Ciena upgrades packet-optical portfolio to support fiber densification
Ciena announced it has added aggregation, scale and programmability capabilities to its packet-optical portfolio to help providers support densification initiatives in applications such as data center interconnect (DCI), 4G/5G and Fiber Deep architectures. Wireless, cable and Read more…
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5G vendors compete on end-to-end – but is that what cellcos want?
Begun, the 5G Vendor Wars have. Well, not exactly – the 5G battle has been ongoing for some time and is really an extension of the ongoing decades-old competition to supply the world’s mobile networks. Read more…
Features
Why Adaptive is the biggest story in networking
The long-desired goal of network automation is coming closer to reality. Joe Cumello explains why autonomous networking alone is not enough, and introduces Ciena’s Adaptive Network, which combines the right mixture of automation, intelligence, and Read more…
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Ciena develops wireline architecture for 5G evolution
Ciena says it has developed an open and adaptive wireline network architecture to help operators scale their current 4G networks and prepare them for the impending evolution toward 5G. Current 4G and future 5G networks Read more…
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Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena claim 400G speed/efficiency record
Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena announced they had successfully demonstrated 400G technology over 61.5 GHz spectrum on Telstra’s transmission network in Melbourne – which they claim not only enabled speeds of up to 30.4 Tbps per Read more…
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Ciena adds L-band to GeoMesh to double subsea cable capacity
Ciena announced that it is introducing new L-Band capabilities to its GeoMesh Extreme submarine solution that can operate on TE SubCom’s L-Band wet plant system, nearly doubling the capacity of a submarine cable. Ciena says Read more…
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Q&A: The art of interconnecting all the data centers
Escalating demand for data centers over the last few years created a dilemma for service providers who wanted to build more of them – where to put them? You want then as close to your Read more…
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Colt beefs up Asia-Pacific network with Ciena packet optical gear
Colt Technology Services has deployed Ciena’s 6500 Converged Packet Optical Platform as part of its ongoing plan to invest in its network in the Asia Pacific region. Ciena says its 6500 platform, powered by WaveLogic Read more…
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Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena demo transpacific encryption at 100 Gbps
Ericsson, Telstra and Ciena say they have successfully trialed continuous data encryption while maintaining speed and reliability over 21,940 km across multiple cable systems. The engineering teams demonstrated the ability to encrypt data securely while Read more…
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Reliance Jio reveals Ciena is powering its 4G packet-optical core
Reliance Jio Infocomm says it has deployed multi-terabit converged packet-optical technology from Ciena to power its pan-India 4G network core. Operating at speeds up to 200 Gbps, the deployment gives Jio a high-speed, resilient mesh Read more…