Episode 88: Mastering MOFN—Lumen and Ciena experts share their insights

About this episode

Experts from Lumen and Ciena discuss Managed Optical Fiber Networks, covering benefits, business models, and trends.

Have you been hearing the term Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN) more and more lately? In this episode, Lumen Technologies' Alison Greenwood, Vice President of Hyperscalers, and Martin Reilly, Director of International MOFN at Ciena, join Kent Jordan of Ciena Product Marketing for an in-depth discussion about all things MOFN. You'll learn about MOFN's benefits, business models, and emerging trends, and hear about Lumen's experiences, successes, and lessons learned.

People in this episode

Guests: Alison Greenwood, Martin Reilly

Topics covered

• Managed Optical Fiber Networks
• business models
• emerging trends

Keywords

• MOFN
• Lumen Technologies
• Ciena

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