Technologies and ProductsCiena has completed a significant upgrade to the SEA-ME-WE 5 (South East Asia – Middle East – Western Europe 5) submarine cable system, to support enterprise data exchange, internet TV and online gaming services more efficiently. The upgrade has resulted in a 100% active capacity increase of the cable, enabling faster broadband access to users […]
News and BusinessCiena has appointed Rajesh Nambiar (pictured) as Chairman and President of Ciena India in a newly established role to coordinate and accelerate the company’s advancement in the country. Based out of Ciena’s recently expanded Gurgaon campus, Nambiar provides executive leadership for local customers and partners, gives Ciena a voice within government and industry associations, and […]
News and Business5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, has announced the election of Ciena to its Board of Governors. Ciena will join the telecommunication industry’s leading operators and manufacturers on the Board to facilitate the advancement of 5G technology and the transformation of 4G LTE networks across the […]
News and BusinessNetworking and technology company Ciena has announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31, 2019. Revenue, at US$778.5 million, increased 20.5% year over year (YoY) compared to US$646.1 million for the fiscal first quarter 2018. Ciena’s GAAP net income for the fiscal first quarter 2019 was US$33.6 million, or US$0.21 per diluted […]
Technologies and ProductsTo support the rapidly growing traffic demands of 5G and FTTP, BT will deploy Ciena’s Waveserver™ stackable data centre interconnect (DCI) platform to massively increase the capacity connecting its data centres to the UK’s main Internet peering nodes. According to Ciena, Waveserver will provide BT with rapid network scalability to support mobile data growth from 5G, and growing residential […]
News and BusinessGigaclear Networks, the UK provider of full-fibre broadband connectivity to rural communities, has deployed a 100G transport network across multiple countryside locations powered by optical and intelligent software solutions from Ciena. Gigaclear’s network is being deployed across 22 English counties and currently covers over 65,000 homes and businesses, delivering fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) symmetrical, gigabit (1Gbps) connectivity […]
News and BusinessNetwork strategy and technology company Ciena has just announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2018. Headline statements include: total annual sales of US$3.1 billion (compared with US$2.8 billion for2017); Q4 Revenue of US$899.4 million (up 21% year over year); Q4 net Income per share of US$0.53 adjusted (non-GAAP); […]
News and BusinessYear-on-year revenue growth of 12% reflects “strong execution and another quarter of consistent performance”, says firm. Global photonics and communications company Ciena has announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2018. Gary Smith, president and CEO of Ciena, commeneted, “The combination of continued execution against our strategy and robust, broad-based […]
Applications and ResearchIn the key urban markets of Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Internap (“INAP”), a leading provider of high-performance data center services including colocation, cloud, and network services, has selected Ciena to support a multi-phase initiative to enhance INAP’s US and international networks. During the first phase of the […]
Applications and ResearchSweden’s Eastern Light has selected Ciena’s GeoMesh solution to help meet what it says is “fast-growing demand” for long-haul dark fibre in the region. Eastern Light is building a series of international submarine fibre-optic cable routes in northern Europe. The provider says its chosen long-haul dark fibre routes in the Nordic region will provide local […]
Applications and ResearchWaveLogic Ai technology to power network serving more than 18 million Jisc users. Jisc, which operates the busiest National Research and Education Network (NREN) in Europe by volume of data carried, is deploying Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical platform powered by WaveLogic Ai coherent optics to provide unprecedented high-capacity 400G wavelength connectivity. The deployment makes the Janet […]
Applications and ResearchGermany’s leading cable operator cuts data center power consumption in half while delivering four times the bandwidth to meet today’s web-scale demands. Cloud computing, network virtualization, HD video and other high-bandwidth services are putting extra pressure on today’s data centers and networks. Escalating costs due to power consumption, rack space limitations and related cooling issues […]
Applications and ResearchAecero, a data centre provider based in Southern California, has selected Ciena’s packet networking and converged packet optical platforms to support the launch of the Aecero Cloud Exchange service, helping to tackle the “last mile” challenge of cloud computing — reaching the cloud. Businesses using Aecero as their data centre now have direct high-speed connectivity […]
Technologies and ProductsPowerful optical technology and Blue Planet software drive network automation. At this year’s SC17, taking place this week, November 12-17, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, attendees will have an opportunity to see first-hand how Ciena is applying machine learning and advanced software analytics to network operations. With these innovations, operators can benefit from […]
Applications and ResearchIntegration of converged packet optical solution upgrades transportation provider’s network for greater customer safety and improved customer service. Sydney Trains is upgrading its communications network with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to improve public services across its transportation system with a faster, low latency and reliable data network. The deployment will support critical passenger safety measures […]
Applications and ResearchEngineering researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, are working with Ciena to find solutions to help network operators and Internet providers respond to the insatiable demand for faster data transmission over the Internet. A key area of Waterloo’s partnership with Ciena involves squeezing as much capacity as possible out of fibre optic cables, which […]
News and BusinessNetwork strategy and technology company Ciena has inked two new deals for its high-speed 6500 Packet-Optical Platform. In one, the private Luxembourgish operator LuxNetwork has contracted for the supply of the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with integrated WaveLogic Encryption for its new 100 Gbits/s network. That deployment is designed to help LuxNetwork increase its network capacity […]
News and BusinessExfo’s new CEO, Philippe Morin. Exfo, the network test systems developer, has announced that Germain Lamonde, the company’s founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, has appointed Philippe Morin as the company’s new CEO, effective April 1, 2017. Morin has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and became Exfo’s […]
Technologies and ProductsCiena has introduced the Waveserver Ai, bringing industry-leading capacity and power efficiencies to data centre interconnect applications, along with a server-like operational model. This simple platform enables mass availability of on-demand cloud connectivity and high-capacity services. The packet-optical platform enables ultra-high capacity connections between data centre locations while reducing network costs for enterprises and content […]
News and BusinessTeraXion’s management announced on December 20th, 2016, that it has repurchased the equity held by the company’s institutional shareholders. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), its investment division, BDC Capital, and RBC Royal Bank financially backed this transaction. TeraXion designs, manufactures and markets best-in-class components and modules to emerging markets such as high-speed transmission […]