…with a leading global consulting firm, Ciena?s LightWorks solution provides, in a typical 15 node backbone network, over 60% in capital expenditure (CAPEX) savings versus a comparable legacy solution. These savings represent CoreDirector™?s ability to displace Digital Access and Cross-Connect System…

…measurable economic benefits from next-generation solutions that are proven in large, distributed network environments uniquely positions us to capture capex dollars that, in a more complacent environment, might have gone to legacy solutions.” “Ciena’s short-term goals are focused on increasing…

…-subscriber and allow you to address new commercial market opportunities. Ciena?s offerings Ciena?s field-proven VoIP transport offerings minimize CAPEX while optimizing service quality. Optical Ethernet platforms from Ciena offer VirtualWire capabilities so you can pipeline VoIP traffic directly between…

…cross-connects, particularly as you scale your network. Forklift upgrades are out of the question, but you must find practical ways to lower OPEX and CAPEX while enabling new services and simplifying network operations, administration and provisioning. Solution High-capacity multiservice optical switching…

…MEF-9 and MEF-14 certification Cost Benefits The Horizon Compact and Compact+ facilitate much lower CAPEX and OPEX than competing systems. Key attributes are: * Cost-effective and flexible (lower CAPEX) * Flexible, pay-as-you-grow, user-scalable capacity/bandwidth * No truck rolls to change service offerings…

…slip isn’t an insurmountable obstacle. But it is a real problem that, if not properly handled, can afflict carrier networks with significant CAPEX and OPEX costs at least and critical network failures at worst,” said Ciena’s Kim Roberts.  Kim is Ciena’s senior director of…

…than the fixed rate contract.  For carriers, virtualization should enable them to drive infrastructure efficiencies much higher, lowering their capex and opex costs.  So bandwidth on-demand for pre-provisioned equipment is really here today, but true dynamic capacity is still a future delivery…

…competitive and mobile operators from around the world. Combined, the respondents represent 22% of the world’s public carrier revenue and 20% of capex, and included key tier 1 service providers in major regions. The results shine Ciena in a very bright light.  Ciena topped the list as overall…

…competitive and mobile operators from around the world. Combined, the respondents represent 22% of the world’s public carrier revenue and 20% of capex, and included key tier 1 service providers in major regions. The results of the survey were outstanding for Ciena, as respondents ranked us the top…

…reality check: are there any economic proof points?  We felt we needed to engage a service provider to get an accurate read on the real capex and operational costs.  So we supplied our standard pricing and installation and maintenance documentation and procedures, and the service provider…