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CIENA BROADBAND
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Driving innovation, digital inclusion across America
Learn more about Ciena's commitment to U.S. job growth, closing the digital divide, and continued innovation in networking technology.
The challenge
Residential networks must meet surging customer demand, enable the next wave of applications, and bridge the digital divide.
Our approach
Ciena leverages a rich hardware, software, and services ecosystem that is open, modular, and scalable.
The benefits
You can optimize network costs, maintain a competitive edge, and deliver long-term sustainability.
Open
Future-proof your investment with the freedom to adopt the right technology at the right place at the right time. With open architecture, you’ll create best-of-breed infrastructure without fear of vendor lock-in.
Modular
The ability to start small and grow with demand is key to a successful deployment. Our modular infrastructure allows for incremental scaling and optimization beyond your initial investment.
Scalable
Customer needs and demands are always evolving. We help to properly plan your network — from uplinks to aggregation to middle-mile capacity and beyond — to seamlessly support future demands.
Services
Our support extends beyond technology; we offer consulting, strategic advice on market positioning, and a full suite of marketing as a service (MaaS) options to support your deployment initiatives.
Strategic support for all broadband service providers
State and local governments
Ciena’s Broadband solution leverages innovative broadband architecture and proven expertise in deploying ultra-high-capacity networks. The result? Municipalities and state and local governments are able to deliver cost-effective, sustainable residential broadband and ensure digital equity for all.
Communications service providers
Ciena's flexible, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions enable regional and rural communications service providers to close the digital divide and transform communities by building a better next-generation broadband infrastructure that is open, modular, and scalable.
Utilities and electric cooperatives
Utilities need a modern, sustainable network that can deliver both residential broadband and smart grid services to the communities they serve. Ciena’s Residential Broadband Solution helps bridge the digital divide by supporting latency-sensitive smart grid traffic and broadband traffic by leveraging an open, modular, and scalable approach.
Tribal communities
Nearly $3 billion dollars has been dedicated to connecting Tribal households and businesses to affordable, reliable high-speed internet service. Ciena’s next-generation broadband architecture helps Tribal communities build a best-in-class network that can scale and flex as demand grows.
Consulting and engineering firms
The time is now for CEFs to rethink how to design a next generation broadband network for their customers. Learn how Ciena’s Residential Broadband Solution enables CEFs to help their customers build a sustainable best-of-breed network, integrate multiple vendors and technologies, develop operational expertise, and focus on long-term sustainability.
Broadband network architectures: An evolving landscape
Network operators are faced with the delicate balance: deliver high-bandwidth services today while also planning for long-term sustainability and diverse network architecture requirements. Get the whitepaper now to learn how Ciena’s broadband solution is a powerful tool to address these concerns and seamlessly adapt to whatever the future holds.
We're committed to connecting people and communities
Explore a few of the locations where our American-made solutions are creating a positive impact.
Broadband solutions
Ciena broadband solutions
Ciena’s broadband solution is flexible and sustainable – open, modular, and scalable by design, providing network operators the ability to optimize network costs, maintain competitiveness, and ensure long-term sustainability.
Broadband design and deployment services
Broadband design and deployment services
Ciena's team plans, designs, and integrates pre-staged products for your site. An assigned engineer manages deployments, reducing risk, and ensuring efficient broadband rollout.
Construction
Construction
Construction is a critical component of your broadband installation. Ciena ensures you find the right resources for your project.
Funding
Funding
Beyond application support, leverage Ciena's experts and ecosystem for comprehensive reporting, documentation, and compliance with program guidelines.
Consulting and engineering
Consulting and engineering
Ciena collaborates with broadband consultants and engineering firms to evaluate, plan, and design future-proof networks, assisting network operators in deploying and managing modern rural broadband networks.
Marketing and monetization
Marketing and monetization
Ciena's award winning Marketing as a Service (MaaS) program is designed to directly engage, collaborate, and execute demand generation campaigns and sales enablement activities for long-term business success.
Network management and maintenance
Managed and Maintenance Services
Ciena offers comprehensive managed and maintenance services, including end-to-end support for network hardware and software, and network management from our Network Operation Centers (NOCs).
Grant writing
Grant writing
The process of obtaining government funding can be complex and burdensome. Ciena simplifies this process by leveraging the strength of our broadband partner alliances, aiding in the writing and submission of your application.
Insights
Industry awards
Industry memberships
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