All Ciena articles
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Network & InfrastructureDeep dive: Virgin Media Ireland’s fibre switch-up enabling 5Gbps and faster launches
Virgin Media leaps ahead on path to 10G. Strategic move driven by customer demand and enabled by €200m IT/network transformation, positioning Ireland as pacesetter in Liberty Global’s NetCo-ServCo fibre (r)evolution. TelcoTitans talks to commercial chief Paul Higgins. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsTelefónicawatch Briefing: decoding the drama
As José María Álvarez-Pallete’s near-nine year leadership comes to an unexpected and abrupt end, we look at the implications for the Group’s domestic and international businesses. Read more…
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Network & InfrastructureTelstra International seeks AI gains with subsea network overhaul
Telstra’s international connectivity services unit launches upgrade programme, seeking to more than triple the capacity of submarine cable network over next five years. Blue Planet and Infinera recruited as software and hardware partners to help enable AI-based network “self-management” capabilities…
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: infra multi-tasking, EU digital plans, new Voda space deal
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including European SatComms catch-up; leveraging InfraCo energy assets; Ofcom spectrum price cuts; people moves, and plenty more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT’s Campbell McClean: ‘common lexicon’, shared vision at the heart of modern telco–vendor collaboration
Chief Architect speaking with Blue Planet counterpart, and drawing on wide-ranging career, says BT’s Digital and Networks teams operate with vendors in ‘grey space’, drawing on language underpinned by TM Forum initiatives to support customers’ goals. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: new infra monetisation options, altnets partner up, DSIT on a roll
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including AI’s potential in heart of telecoms infrastructure; UK altnets exploring partnerships for enterprise reach; Cellnex reports on restructuring progress and consolidation hopes; people moves, and plenty more…
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Network & InfrastructureTDC NET, Blue Planet trailblaze hybrid network inventory management
North American trend hits Europe with hybrid fibre-5G twist, as Macquarie-backed Danish incumbent NetCo advances IT/OSS and network modernisation, and Ciena’s Blue Planet network automation cloud arm builds momentum. Register to read more…
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Network & InfrastructureReady when you are: Blue Planet’s OSS supergroup
Blue Planet is in no doubt it has the technology to take telcos’ operational systems to the cloud and AI, but considered just as important is confidence in people and commitment to translate capability into meaningful customer benefits.
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Network & InfrastructureBlue Planet: Re-making telcos as platform heroes
Blue Planet is calling on operators to build new platforms that rise above the existing tangle of legacy technologies and unlock the revenue and innovation opportunities promised by a fully automated ‘no ops’ future.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Digital adds Blue Planet to OSS overhaul, automation team
Delivering “dramatic simplification” amongst other benefits, BT’s latest embrace of Ciena’s Blue Planet network software platform is set to streamline Group-wide broadband provision. Read more…
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EventwatchAmerican Tower eyes open RAN for ‘next-gen’ neutral host services
Infra giant performing PoCs with ORAN-equipped solutions that could address MNO demand for advanced urban and in-building services.
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Innovation (R&D)DT showcases “dynamically orchestrated” 5G network slicing
Proof of concept shown in multivendor environment using TM Forum open APIs.
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OperationsCityFibre gets proactive on eliminating fault frustration
While ultrafast fibre connectivity is increasingly essential for business and consumers, service standards haven’t remotely kept pace.
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Network & InfrastructureVirgin Media O2 sparks Ciena tie-up for 10Gbps wholesale
Virgin Media O2’s wholesale arm deploys new Ciena-backed network core to enhance National High Capacity Services proposition.
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Suppliers & SCMArch 2022: CommScope wins big at Vodafone Partner Awards
CommScope named operator’s ‘Supplier of the Year’; also recognised for ‘Outstanding Technology Performance’.
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Vendor VoiceCiena: Balancing patience and vision for Open RAN success
True benefits of Open RAN will come from sustainable innovation rather than short-term savings, according to senior Ciena figures.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone upgrades network with vendor trio
Ciena, Cisco, and Juniper support Vodafone’s software-defined transport network overhaul.
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PremiumElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Hrvatski scores on football rights
HT lands football rights; Ciena scores at GTS.
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Suppliers & SCMChipset shortages delay Openreach provisioning
Ongoing chipset shortages lead to Ethernet product delays at Openreach, adding to problems flagged last year. Semiconductor supply and demand imbalance set to last at least another twelve months. Supply chain problems a recurring theme at BT, too.
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PremiumVi overhauls national backbone
New 300G/400G network being launched, with assistance from Ciena.