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As networks evolve to support AI-driven services, operators must move beyond static automation toward intelligent, self-adapting operations. Our white paper, From Automation to Autonomy: A Framework for Agentic AI-Driven Network Operations, explores...
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As communications service providers (CSPs) explore ways to harness artificial intelligence, Blue Planet—a division of Ciena—used Blue Planet AI Studio as the foundation for its agentic AI framework to deliver intelligent, coordinated...
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This case study takes a look at a leading wholesale provider in the Middle East that transformed its operations by automating service fulfillment and assurance with Blue Planet solutions. Using Multi-Domain Service Orchestration (MDSO) and Unified...
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Tired of legacy, siloed OSS? Blue Planet delivers an open, cloud-native platform built for speed, integration, and AI. With open APIs, low-code tools, and AI Studio, you can deploy prebuilt use cases or bring your own AI—accelerating time to...
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Blue Planet’s agentic AI framework turns AI from a concept into a capability. We bring structure to your data, reasoning to your operations, and autonomy to your network.Learn how our agentic AI framework is purpose-built for OSS and how it...
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Blue Planet Inventory unifies network resource and operational data into an accurate, single source of truth—powering faster service launches, smarter decisions, and a clear path to autonomous networks.

This report explores how prioritizing service assurance opens new avenues of revenue generation with capabilities like AI, automation, and network as a service (NaaS).

In this research note, we take you through the details of two new deals Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, recently close with Telefónica 02 in Germany and Swisscom. Appledore describes the agreements’ practical and strategic implications for...
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Our digital twins—virtual replicas of network infrastructure and services—give you the real-time, multi-layer environment needed to manage the complex infrastructure produced by the convergence of 5G networks, edge computing, cloud...
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Blue Planet is revolutionizing OSS for the AI era—empowering communications service providers (CSPs) to transform operations, accelerate automation, and scale innovation. Our cloud-native platform breaks down operational silos and integrates...
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This report explores how communications service providers (CSPs) are implementing network as a service (NaaS) to improve engagement with their customers and digital ecosystem partners and to increase network monetization via on-demand services and...
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Many inventory systems today can’t provide the unified and accurate view of network resources and services you require to deliver new innovative services and more AI-driven network operations. For this reason, the inventory system is often...
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Learn how a Tier 1 MSO was able to accelerate time-to-market and achieve significant operational savings in the planning and provisioning of its greenfield RAN network by leveraging Blue Planet. The program supports its transition from a MVNO to MNO...
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GenAI, multi-cloud, and evolving enterprise demands are fundamentally reshaping the middle-mile network landscape. Traditional network architectures and business models are proving insufficient. This transformation is driving a renaissance in...
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Whether you're looking to replace aging fault and performance management systems or transform your operations with AI-driven insights, discover the advantages of Blue Planet's modern approach to network and service assurance. Built on a cloud-native...
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Whether you need to replace a legacy inventory solution or are looking for a new system to support dynamic service delivery, discover the advantages of a modern approach with Blue Planet Inventory (BPI). Built on a common, cloud native platform, BPI...
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Our Cloud Native Operations Service (CNOS) is a comprehensive support solution that helps Cloud Native Platform (CNP) customers embrace modern cloud-native OSS, ensure high CNP performance and availability, and reduce operational costs. Our deep...
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Enterprise-focused Lumen is to transform its back office by consolidating a host of its legacy inventory systems onto Ciena Blue Planet Inventory.

Discover the advantages of Blue Planet’s Cloud Native Platform, which is purpose-built for OSS modernization. By converging inventory, orchestration, and assurance applications into a single cloud-native platform, CSPs can reduce operational...
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In the era of cloud, modernization means more than just reimplementing existing functions. So how are operators rethinking their ambitions and priorities in networks operations, in the light of advances in software and automation technology? Which...
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Operators who neglect sustainability throughout their network automation journeys may miss out on synergistic energy saving opportunities. In this executive report from STL Partners, we explore five automation applications that reduce emissions and...
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Blue Planet 5G Automation provides a vendor-agnostic, intelligent automation solution that helps MNOs and CSPs transition to 5G. With Blue Planet 5G Automation - Network Slicing, MNOs and CSPs can implement zero-touch slice lifecycle management,...
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Blue Planet Inventory keeps your inventory accurate and up to date. It supports discovery and reconciliation to reduce mismatches across systems. This clarity helps teams avoid delays caused by missing or inconsistent data. You gain clearer...
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CSPs and Cable/MSOs face operational complexity in planning, deploying and operating Fiber broadband services. This solution brief covers BP's solution to these challenges, including solution highlights and customer benefits.

Josie Smith, Chief Architect at BT; Thomas Duecke, Chief Operating Officer, Digital, at BT; and Kailem Anderson, VP of Portfolio & Engineering at Blue Planet, discuss the operator’s progress in simplifying operations processes and customer...
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5G is complex. It introduces dynamic new services that extend across multiple domains, and new types of virtualized resources. To intelligently plan and scale your 5G build-outs, you need a comprehensive and real-time view of your network resources...
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Watch Blue Planet automate 5G network build-outs with zero-touch resource planning and deployment, and see how we improve operations with unified insight into network infrastructure, resources and services, end-to end across 5G domains and network...
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Explore our 5G network slicing automation solution, which provides zero-touch slice lifecycle management and accelerates your ROI by enabling high-value services - on-demand and at scale.

For facilitating the deployment of 5G network slices, Blue Planet® ROA (Route Optimization and Analysis) offers unparalleled insight into transport networks. It empowers Service Providers to accelerate service deployment and facilitates diverse...
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5G promises to make innovative new digital experiences a reality for consumers and enterprises alike. With ubiquitous connectivity, superfast data rates, and ultra-low latency, 5G networks will let Communications Service Providers (CSPs)...
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Network slicing is a method of creating multiple unique logical and virtualized networks over a common multi-domain infrastructure. Using Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), orchestration, analytics, and...
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Changsoon Choi, VP Technology Innovation at Deutsche Telekom shares insights on the important role that automation and multi-domain orchestration play in Deutsche Telekom’s ongoing dynamic network slicing proof of concept with Blue Planet.

Blue Planet Route Optimization and Analysis (ROA) is used by the world’s leading network operators, enterprises, and government entities to assure the delivery of critical layer 3 services across the cloud.

Blue Planet AI Studio is the intelligent workbench for CSPs to directly design, deploy, and manage agentic AI within telecom OSS workflows. Built on a cloud-native platform, it connects LLMs to federated OSS data with built-in governance,...
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Modernize service activation by automating complex workflows across multi-layer, multi-vendor networks with intent-driven intelligence. Built on a cloud-native platform, Blue Planet Orchestration supports end-to-end lifecycle management, from order...
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In today’s global market, businesses requiring connectivity between their geographically diverse locations depend on the IP/MPLS services offered by their communication service providers. Network uptime and service delivery assurance are of...
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While network slicing is the key to monetizing operators’ substantial 5G infrastructure investments with highly differentiated services, it won’t happen overnight. Instead, it will be a multi-phased journey, and each operator will follow...
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Lee Doyle, Principle Analyst at Doyle Research provides an overview of SD-WAN technologies and the impact on service providers. This white paper uncovers the benefits of SD-WAN for enterprises and how service providers can seize the opportunity of...
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Networking and cloud IT professionals are looking for new ways to automate their networks. The Futuriom CSP Network Automation Survey found out exactly what they are looking for. The new challenges include scaling networks to meet an ever-increasing...
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This Appledore Research research note explores how Danish Tier 1 operator TDC Net is overhauling its legacy OSS stack as part of a major digital transformation program led by Infosys. The research explains why Blue Planet Inventory was selected to...
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Learn how to accelerate your journey to 5G from experts who are at the forefront of 5G service innovation. Watch our on demand two-part webinar series to engage with network operators, 5G Analyst Monica Paolini of Senza Fili, Youssef Abdelilah of...
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Protect what you have and get access to accurate data sooner—without the need to rip and replace.Knowing the assets you have across new and existing networks is a huge challenge. The data you need can be hard to access, residing in multiple...
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Blue Planet’s Intelligent Automation Portfolio is purpose-built to give communications service providers the tools they need to automate service design, delivery, and assurance so they can profitably meet evolving market needs. Read the white...
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Attend this webinar to gain a deeper understanding of digital transformation challenges facing CSPs and which practices and strategies they should adopt to succeed.

Service provider networks change over time with data distributed across a number of systems, user groups, and operational functions. The first step to manage the new needs, is to combine all of that data into a single referenceable inventory...
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In a highly competitive industry, service providers continually seek ways to offer superior service offerings, increase customer satisfaction, and gain a competitive edge. But this can be challenging for providers who own and operate large and...
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Pushing cloud services to the edge to improve the enterprise customer experience is top of mind for operators, especially as cloud-native infrastructure and services become paramount to compete in Multi-Access Edge Compute (MEC) and 5G services.As...
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Blue Planet Unified Assurance and Analytics (UAA) is an open suite of software products that leverages unified multi-layer/multi-domain assurance and AI-powered analytics to provide unprecedented insight, helping transform and simplify the...
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Blue Planet helps network operators intelligently automate their IT and Network operations to accelerate digital transformation.

Watch this 5 minute video overview of network function virtualization (NFV) and get detailed insights into the approach of NFV and the impact to network operators.

Communications service providers (CSPs) have been talking about network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) for the better part of a decade, but deployment of the technologies is proceeding quite slowly. In this TM...
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In this video we take a look at the capabilities of Blue Planet’s SD-WAN Automation solution. This Intelligent Automation Solution combines different products from our portfolio to help reduce manual input and speed integration into the network and...
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Here we look at the Blue Planet Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) Intelligent Automation Solution. Starting with problem areas the solution is designed to address followed by an example flow of the solution in action as it modernizes operations.

Route Analysis is the foundational module for the Blue Planet® Route Optimization and Analysis (ROA) product. It provides visibility into the dynamic routing operation of the entire network—enabling fast identification and resolution of...
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Autonomous networks replace manual, siloed operations with intent‑driven, closed‑loop automation that aligns network behavior with business goals. This white paper demonstrates how AI‑driven automation boosts efficiency, resilience, and agility...
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Blue Planet professional services reduce deployment risks through repeatable methods and proven expertise. Get DevOps-ready operations and ensure sustained modernization outcomes in multi-vendor environments. Explore our services to achieve faster...
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Join Ciena’s thought leaders Steve Alexander, CTO, and Kevin Sheehan, Vice President Global Operations for the Blue Planet division, for this webinar as they discuss the increasingly important role of software in the network and how Blue...
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Widely adopted by leading cloud providers, the DevOps approach is also being embraced by a growing number of service providers who are implementing SDN, NFV, and cloud services. But what advantages does the...
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OverviewThe trend toward cloud hosting of enterprise applications is clear, but are telco CIOs ready to migrate OSS to the public cloud? Operators are eager to benefit from the agility and scale that the public cloud offers, but security and...
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Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) agile, simpler, lower-cost infrastructure that manages entire WAN through one interface, dynamically shares bandwidth. Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) agile, simpler, lower-cost infrastructure...
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The transformation of network operations is long overdue, but Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have avoided it for fear of disturbing mission-critical Operations Support Systems (OSSs). However, it is becoming increasingly clear that...
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Blue Planet Unified Assurance and Analytics Resource Adapters eliminate ‘heavy lifting’ for integration by providing an out-of-the-box solution consisting of smart plugins that are as easy to install and update as an app on a phone.

IP/MPLS network troubleshooting can be challenging when you don’t have the right tools. It’s critical to understand how vendor-agnostic software solutions are making IP/MPLS networks smarter—enabling service providers of various...
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Take a deeper look at NFV architecture and its main components: Virtual Network Functions, NFV Infrastructure, and NFV MANO.

5G technology provides new opportunities and business models for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). But there is a large gap from here to there. Complexity may seem insurmountable. Blue Planet Dynamic Network Inventory unifies hybrid resources and...
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A major service provider in Asia wanted to assure their MPLS VPN services and raise the bar on customer satisfaction. This case study discusses how the service provider implemented Blue Planet Route Optimization and Analysis (ROA) to speed up...
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TDC NET is revolutionizing its OSS with Blue Planet Inventory (BPI), transforming legacy complexity into intelligent, automated, cloud-native operations. This case study explores how BPI streamlines processes, enhances scalability, and sets a new...
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This demo shows you how to take the first step – plan a 5G Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA) deployment.

Innovation is at the heart of any success. As much as SDN and NFV are about technology innovation, they are also about business innovation. New service descriptions, service pricing models, and go-to-market strategies all form the key pillars of a...
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Software and cloud technologies are becoming vitally important to CSPs, in their IT operations and their networks. This digital transformation requires automation—something Ciena recognized early on when building its Blue Planet software portfolio....
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The evolution of NaaS—from standardization to monetizationNetwork as a service—or simply NaaS—is gaining market momentum with forward-looking communications service providers (CSPs) that are seeking to modernize and automate their...
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SD-WAN is emerging as a critical new SDN use case, promising enterprises a simpler and more cost-effective way to operate virtualized WAN connectivity between their branches and data centers.Industry analysts are predicting...
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As 5G complexity increases, execution becomes the limiting factor on realizing returns from 5G investment. In this eBook, you’ll explore how AI-driven, cloud-native 5G automation connects planning, rollout, and assurance to reduce risk and...
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Autonomous networks enable CSPs to move beyond manual, siloed operations to intent-driven, closed-loop execution aligned with business goals. This eBook explores how AI-driven automation improves efficiency, resilience, and agility and how Blue...
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A Tier 1 North American mobile operator with over 150 million customers moved toward the goal of delivering 5G service to its subscribers and needed to assure the functioning of its current and future network infrastructure during the entire...
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In this eBook, you'll discover why Blue Planet Inventory offers the ideal solution for future-proofing your network operations. We'll share the proven benefits of migration from your legacy inventory systems and give you a pathway for managing your...
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SDN/NFV’s orchestration capabilities are fundamental to the entire concept of network virtualization. Connectivity across the WAN and VNFs are now critical components of cloud-based XaaS. And in this kind of environment, vanilla orchestration isn’t...
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“Federation” refers to creating a single, unified view of a network provider’s information, which is spread across multiple, disparate IT systems, without the need to migrate data from those sources. This makes federation an attractive alternative...
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The managed SD-WAN market is growing rapidly. Don’t let your outdated order-to-service and trouble-to-resolve processes slow you down. Blue Planet’s SD-WAN Automation solution helps you accelerate service activation and reduce fulfillment costs,...
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Blue Planet Multi-Layer Assurance delivers comprehensive, end-to-end network assurance to provide outstanding service reliability and service performance across any vendor or technology domain. It provides advanced analytics that enables unified...
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The Blue Planet Intelligent Automation Portfolio lets network providers use deep visibility into their network to automate and optimize their business processes, improve agility, and reduce costs. Open and standards-based software, Blue Planet works...
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After dealing with a network outage, a multinational banking and financial services corporation wanted to make sure it never happened again. This case study discusses the cause of the outage, and how the organization implemented Blue Planet® Route...
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The DevOps model is playing an increasingly vital role in service providers' transformation efforts. This paper explores the top DevOps tools and technologies that service providers are leveraging to more cohesively align their network and IT teams,...
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This demo video provides an overview of the fast-growing vCPE use case, and features a live demo of multi-vendor NFV Service Orchestration based on a proof of concept done in collaboration with Colt Technology Services, VMware, and Versa Networks.

Due to the criticality of the electric grid, power utilities need reliable service delivery over their IP/MPLS networks. In this case study, we look at how REN, responsible for running Portugal’s two main energy infrastructure networks - The...
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The major carrier goals for SDN and NFV are service agility and automation removing manual processes from their service and network operations, from customer order to network reconfiguration to SLA enforcement. Join thought leaders for this webinar.

Facing growing competitive pressures and skyrocketing service demands, CIOs, CTOs, and network operators are working hard to embrace virtualization across networks and hardware, software, and data platforms.

Nirav Modi provides an overview of vCPE, the fastest-growing NFV use case, showing how Blue Planet orchestrates vCPE services across a multi-vendor infrastructure to rapidly deliver new managed services for business customers.

This case study from Analysys Mason explains Telefónica’s iFUSION strategy to deploy software-defined networking (SDN)-enabled disaggregated transport networks across its operational footprint. It provides a detailed discussion on the key strategy...
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In Blue Planet Inventory, the Device Summary page can be used to view the summary and contents of devices in a network and also modify the Device Structure and Contents.

A major service provider in Asia wanted to assure their MPLS VPN services and raise the bar on customer satisfaction. This case study discusses how the service provider implemented Blue Planet Route Optimization and Analysis (ROA) to speed up...
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From Automation to Autonomy: a Framework for Agentic AI-driven Network Operations

Blue Planet evolves its AI Studio into the Agentic AI Framework

Leading regional wholesale provider automates delivery and assurance with Blue Planet

What is Unified and Dynamic Inventory

What is data fabric?

Modern OSS, Reimagined: Open, Modular, and AI-Driven with Blue Planet

Agentic AI For OSS

Accelerate your digital future with Blue Planet Inventory

Unlock the promise of autonomous networks through assurance modernization

Blue Planet’s Eurovision Buy-in: Telco visionaries make strategic Network Automation Software picks

Digital twins

Simplify. Automate. Scale. Transform your OSS with Blue Planet

How NaaS is driving the evolution of telco operations

What is network as a service?

Dynamic inventory. Get the full picture.

Tier 1 MSO Automates Greenfield 5G RAN Deployment with Blue Planet

Analyst Report: The Rise of Carrier NaaS

Modernize your network operations with Blue Planet Assurance

Lay the foundation for OSS modernization with Blue Planet Inventory

Cloud Native Operations Service (CNOS)

Appledore Research: Lumen’s Inventory Transformation

Modernize your OSS with Blue Planet’s Cloud Native Platform

Telco Modernization: Considerations for tomorrow's OSS

Advancing Sustainability Through Network Automation

Blue Planet Network Slicing

Blue Planet Inventory

Fiber Broadband Automation

TM Forum Interview: BT simplifies order processing and service activation

Video: Driving automation of 5G planning and deployment

Blue Planet 5G Automation - Operate

Blue Planet 5G Automation - Monetize

Network Slicing for 5G Transport Networks

5G Network Planning and Deployment Solution

What Is 5G Network Slicing?

Deutsche Telekom shares insights on Dynamic Network Slicing

Route Optimization and Analysis

AI Studio

Blue Planet Orchestration (BPO)

Blue Planet® IP/MPLS Service Assurance Infobrief

Your Roadmap for Smarter, Faster 5G Monetization: How intelligent automation accelerates the evolution to network slicing

What is Network Analytics?

Doyle Research: Considerations for the Orchestration of Managed SD-WAN Services

Futuriom Report: Network Automation Trends

TDC Net goes dragonslaying: Blue Planet Inventory scores European Tier 1 win

APJ Webinar Series: Accelerate Your 5G Journey

APJ & India Webinar: What’s in Your Network?

OSS modernization and intelligent automation: Maximize your network investments

Delivering digital transformation with open, automated operations

Active Inventory for Network Lifecycle Management

Transforming NOC Teams into Troubleshooting Heroes

The edge: from hype to promise

Unified Assurance and Analytics

Blue Planet Digital Transformation Video

Introduction to Network Function Virtualization - NFV

TM Forum: Intelligent automation makes network transformation easier

Solution Overview: Blue Planet SD-WAN Automation

What is Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

Solution Overview: Blue Planet Bandwidth on Demand

Route Analysis data sheet

Blueprinting autonomy

Blue Planet Professional Services

The Transformation of Your Network Starts with Software

Defining DevOps for Service Providers – Accelerating Collaboration Between Vendors, IT, and Network Teams to Create a More Agile Business

Migrating OSS to the public cloud - what telcos need to know

What is SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network)?

Bringing DevOps to Service Provider Networks and Scoping New Operational Platform Requirements for SDN/NFV

Unified Assurance and Analytics Resource Adapters (UAARA)

Smarter IP Management and Visibility

Overview of NFV Orchestration

What is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Dynamic Network Inventory for 5G

Service Provider Improves Layer 3 VPN Customer Satisfaction with ROA

TDC NET builds an OSS foundation for the digital era with Blue Planet

Demo: Blue Planet 5G NSA Dynamic Planning

Quantifying the Business Benefits of NFV-based Managed Enterprise Services

Blue Planet, now a division of Ciena, positioned to help CSPs automate across IT and network

Network as a Service: The "telco-to-techco" journey

SD-WAN Impact on Service Providers – Threat or Opportunity

5G Automation: Turning network speed into business speed