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Build it once.
Sell it three times.
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Ever-increasing bandwidth demands have made access network upgrades an urgent priority. But how can you upgrade while also containing costs, maximizing efficiency, and unlocking future revenue streams? The answer is to use a single, highly efficient architecture that can deliver multiple services simultaneously.
Ciena’s Universal Aggregation (UA) solution introduces a new PON architecture by aggregating and delivering traffic across residential broadband, business Ethernet, and mobile networks (4G/5G) on a single platform. This single access architecture, in effect, enables you to build once and sell services three times.
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One PON to rule them all?High-capacity aggregation for every connectivity scenario.
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High-capacity aggregation for every connectivity scenario.
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Next-Gen Metro and Edge Global Connectivity Use CasesAggregation and converged connectivity—bridging the digital divide.
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Aggregation and converged connectivity—bridging the digital divide.
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High-capacity Aggregation Opens New PON PossibilitiesSingle highly efficiency platform yields greater revenue and resiliency.
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Single highly efficiency platform yields greater revenue and resiliency.
Feeling the pressure?
Market dynamics are putting new pressure across metro and edge networks, driving the need to evolve these architectures to meet end-user demands. From metro and edge cloud, through business, mobile and residential, learn how Ciena can help you transform your network and own the edge.
Our customers require agile networks and customizable solutions to meet demands and manage costs. Ciena’s solutions make it possible for us to deliver faster, more agile, resilient services for our customers in a shorter timeframe—and will help us meet increasing bandwidth needed aligned with our recently announced plans to expand our FTTP footprint to 25 million premises by 2026.
— Peter Bell, Director of Network Technology at Openreach
ReadPON is the best choice for advanced broadband services. It offers many advantages over other technologies, providing greater bandwidth and faster speeds over longer distances with better reliability and flexibility.
— Ryan Garrison, Principal/Director of Technology at HUNT
ReadReadThe world’s bandwidth demands continue to increase due to the rise of remote work, telehealth, digital government services, and residential streaming demands. Because of this, Bestel’s work with Ciena will ensure that rural and regional communities across Mexico have access to faster and improved digital services that are essential to their everyday lives.
ReadCiena’s middle-mile aggregation solution addressed Cullman Electric’s challenges to deliver scalable rural broadband internet services for its community.
The first project of its kind in Brazil, our network vitally improves internet availability and quality, bettering educational, public service, healthcare, and entrepreneurship opportunities for the citizens of Piauí.
— Emerson Silva, President of Piauí Conectado
ReadThe past year has shown us how having access to high-quality connectivity is a necessity for everyday life. We chose to invest in deploying Ciena’s cutting edge solutions to bring an enhanced digital experience across Florida, connecting more people and businesses using higher speeds and lower latency services.
— Kevin Coyne, CEO of Summit Broadband
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Ciena's Routing and Switching solutions combine intelligent devices and software to create the infrastructure necessary to transform your network.
Explore our Own the Edge series
Through these discussions and blogs, you'll learn how to capitalize on new revenue opportunities and deliver compelling end-customer experiences.
Webinar Series
ABI and Ciena share trends impacting the network edge
ABI and Ciena discuss use cases on 5G
ABI and Ciena define the edge in Edge Cloud
ABI and Ciena explore the elements of the multi-service edge
Analysys Mason and Ciena discuss how to win at the edge
Omdia and Ciena determine how to unify PON at the Edge
Samsung, Analysys Mason and Ciena examine xHaul Networks
American Tower discusses wireless innovations for private 5G, the edge and more
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ABI research explains 5G network complexity drivers
ABI Research discusses varying edge locations on the “edge continuum”
ABI research shares why a universal network is necessary
Ciena describes how to use the adaptive network approach to 5G
Analysys Mason frames how to create a winning network at the edge
Omdia explains the future of PON at the edge
Analysys Mason describes the need for a new approach to Xhaul
Ciena describes how to embrace open, scalable, and automated networks
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