BT awarded a five-year contract renewal to Ciena to deploy its 6500 Converged Packet Optical Platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The UK-wide deployment, which commenced in summer 2017, will enable BT to grow its optical services business.
BT awards 5-year contract renewal to Ciena
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