INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
Ciena unveils 5G
innovations to fuel next
wave of mobile connectivity
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iena has added several new products
and capabilities to its 5G Network
Solutions aimed at reducing network
complexity and fuelling operators’ migration
from 4G to 5G – from radios to data
centres and everything in between. Ciena’s
unique and open approach uses intelligent
automation, next-generation routing
platforms and advanced professional services
to support the delivery of differentiated 5G
services, such as eMBB (enhanced Mobile
Broadband), mMTC (massive Machine-Type
Communications) and ultra-reliable Low-
Latency Communications (urLLC).
In alignment with customer demand, Ciena
is focused on openness as a key attribute
of its 5G solutions. Its new 5G-optimised
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routers allow Mobile Network Operators
(MNOs) and wholesale network operators
to meet the low-latency, high-performance
demands of fronthaul, midhaul and backhaul
(xHaul) transport with an open network
slicing-capable architecture. Additionally,
with new 5G software automation features
from Ciena’s Blue Planet, including network
slicing and dynamic planning, operators
can offer, measure and report on different
SLAs based on specific customer needs and
further simplify network buildouts to support
5G small cell deployments.
Steve Alexander, Chief Technology Officer at
Ciena, said: “Ciena has been at the forefront
of creating some of the industry’s most
advanced wireline networks and our open
5G Network Solutions build on that heritage,
giving operators the ability to choose the
right solutions for their needs and to create
a more adaptive network. Operators can
now move to 5G with minimal risk and the
ability to rapidly generate a greater return
on their investments.”
Ciena’s 5G Network Solutions are built upon
proven professional services and an open,
automated and flexible architecture, enabling
Ciena to partner with operators anywhere
along their 4G to 5G migration journey. The
new open and programmable 5168, 5166
and 5164 Routers enable soft and hard slicing
with Segment Routing and FlexE switching for
converged 4G and 5G xHaul over a common
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