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Anyone in networking understands that bandwidth growth is a constant. We’ve had to adapt to meet the increasing demand from consumers for data; from the now-minor transmission of email to …

A new study released by Ciena shows that 60% of respondents believe AI will improve network operational efficiency by at least 40% In a recent global study commissioned by Ciena, …

Deutsche Telekom noted that slices are implemented as a dynamic and automated end-to-end service offering that is activated in minutes across the 5G network Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Mavenir and Blue …

It’s crunch-time for network operators: They’re juggling the deployment of 5G, the exploration of open and disaggregated networks, and an intense, global focus on the deployment of broadband services, with …

Hyperscalers (also known as Internet Content Providers) are often the fastest adopters of the latest and greatest technology. They understand that more speed, reach, and capacity enable them to scale …

Networking specialist Ciena has reported second-quarter revenues of $1.13 billion, up from $949.2 million in the year-ago period. Gary Smith, Ciena’s president and CEO, called the results “outstanding” and noted …

Residential broadband — it’s certainly not a new concept, but it is one that’s receiving a lot of attention these days. The global pandemic shone a spotlight on the great …

The term “last mile” typically evokes images of exhausted marathon runners somehow finding their second wind to stumble across the finish line. It’s the last expulsion of energy required to …

As network operators continue the shift to 5G and as they look for ways to bring the network closer to their customers, a call for simplifying network management has been …

Cloud connectivity has been typically delivered via a combination of terrestrial wireline access and cell towers, feeding traffic into local, regional, nationwide and global fiber networks. Additionally, the overwhelming majority …

IP/Optical convergence has been looked at as a critical piece of network providers’ IP network modernization strategy The enterprise network was once the hive of business activity with the goal …

Samsung and Ciena say their joint solution set will enable faster, pre-validated implementations of 5G networks LOS ANGELES – At Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA), Samsung Electronics and …

How do we do more in less time? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves across all aspects of our work and personal lives, and no doubt wish we had …

With the industry’s first programmable 800G solution now on the market, how fast have customers been embracing it? Well, according to Helen Xenos, senior director of Portfolio Marketing at Ciena, …

Bluewater Regional Networks COO Chris Gould said that the Ciena Waveserver platform “checked all the boxes” Bluewater Regional Networks (BRN), a Canadian community-owned network provider, announced that it is using Ciena’s …

Imagine you’re shopping for furniture and using an Augmented Reality (AR) app on your mobile device to experience the products in your living room. Or your child is using a …

Ciena’s photonic technology is expected to enhance user experiences on Bharti Airtel’s impending 5G network India’s Bharti Airtel announced that it deployed Ciena’s 600G and 800G photonic technology in several …

While 5G and cloud might not solve massive online multiplayer issues, that isn’t necessarily the target In early November, RCR Wireless News spoke with Subspace’s CEO and Founder Bayan Towfiq who …

As Windstream prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankrtupcy, it announced plans for a new, converged optical network spanning the U.S. Windstream will build out its National Converged Optical Network …

  The majority of 5G networks that are available today are non-standalone (NSA), which means they leverage existing 4G infrastructure. This is partly why they are often framed in the …

We left off in our series having looked at the virtualized and cloud-based open RAN. Now we move on to consider the orchestration part, deploying and managing these cloud-based implementations.   …

And what’s the path to 5G profitability?  Looking back on the transition from 3G to 4G, Huawei’s Mohamed Madkour, VP of wireless and cloud core network marketing and solution sales, …

Vodafone New Zealand will launch 5G in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown in late 2019  Nokia will supply and integrate a 5G network for Vodafone New Zealand, the country’s largest telecommunications …

The traditional, IP-centric way of building networks is simply unsustainable: The ever-increasing inefficiency of continually adding more IPs makes network operations overly complex and unmanageable. The new IP network must …

Throughout the ‘ask-the-experts’ session at URLLC 2018 in London earlier this month, serialised here across a number of posts, the conversation circled back time and again to 5G use cases. …