
Francisco Sant鈥橝nna
Senior Advisor, 花魁直播 Marketing
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Francisco Sant’Anna is a Senior Advisor of 花魁直播 Marketing at Ciena, with global responsibility for Ciena’s 5G Network 花魁直播 and the Communication Service Providers (CSP) segment. Francisco is a Telecommunications Engineer with a Master in Telecommunication Systems and MBA. For 20 years he led marketing, engineering, and business development teams in the CSP industry, before joining Ciena’s marketing organization.
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Taking a holistic approach to network sustainability
Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna details why taking a holistic approach to network sustainability helps network operators achieve their sustainability goals and aspirations while also meeting accelerated network demands with profitability.

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Building networks for AI: connectivity opportunities for network operators
The rise of AI is shifting network demands, with data center interconnect (DCI) capacity becoming crucial to support AI infrastructure growth. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna explains how for network operators, this shift unlocks exciting

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AI monetization: A new revenue growth agenda for CSPs
Explore how AI networks are supporting the future of artificial intelligence, enabling scalable, intelligent, and adaptive infrastructure for Ciena!

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Beyond broadband: Monetizing your fiber investments
With new demand and investments, broadband service providers must ensure they get the most out of network investments. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna explains how to maximize your network flexibility to adapt and capture new business opportunities.

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Trends and Insights from Heavy Reading's 5G Network Strategies Operator Survey
Heavy Reading recently published its 5G Network Strategies Operator Survey results. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna digs into the numbers and what they mean for the future evolution of 5G transport networks.

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A practical vision for rolling out 5G networks
When a leading global service provider was looking to roll out its 5G network infrastructure, a next-gen cell-site router was a key piece of the puzzle. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna details the key considerations and requirements that went into

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5G network design is full of challenges, but there are resources to make it less daunting
Mobile Network Operators must balance the daunting challenges of profitability, urgency, and uncertainty as they roll out 5G networks and services. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna details these challenges and highlights ten principles to consider

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5G and Edge Cloud: joining forces to fuel next-generation applications
5G, cloud, and edge computing are among the hottest topics in the technology industry. In an era of converging technologies, innovations in these areas are closely connected, creating synergies and mutual acceleration. Ciena鈥檚 Francisco

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Network planning in times of acceleration and uncertainty
Ciena鈥檚 Francisco Sant鈥橝nna highlights 5 consistent best practices operators should consider when designing and planning their networks.

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Mobile backhaul: a key growth driver to fuel fiber investments
Francisco Sant鈥橝nna explains how regional providers can leverage carrier wholesale demand to enable profitable and sustainable fiber investments.

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Regional service providers must evolve to deliver the digital experience users demand
The digital experience users enjoy with cloud-based services is becoming a prerequisite for any technology service offering. Regional providers will need to evolve to deliver more in the areas of visibility, control, and flexibility in order to be

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How regional providers can increase customer satisfaction with smarter IP troubleshooting
The data network has become the lifeline for businesses 鈥 so speed and accuracy in diagnosing application or service-affecting network issues is critical to provide excellent service. Learn how route analytics can be deployed easily to speed

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Digital disruption: how it's impacting regional service providers
Emerging digital technologies and business models are transforming most industries at an increasingly fast pace. There is no business immune to the ongoing digital disruption, but there is certainly no sector as impacted by it as Technology Services.

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Grow smarter by leveraging your existing infrastructure to keep pace with rising bandwidth demands
Networks are experiencing explosive bandwidth growth, and technology service providers are the first to face its impact. From the access to the core, pressure for increasing capacity is unprecedented, stressing existing infrastructure and CAPEX