Optical

Sales of optical equipment to the cloud and colo market, which includes Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, reached record levels during 2Q18 and were nearly a quarter of all North American...

Ciena introduced major additions to its Packet Networking portfolio, including new Adaptive IP capabilities, coherent optics, and purpose-built hardware platforms. The new capabilities and platforms address high-growth opportunities like the...

Ciena appointed Jamie Jefferies as Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Most recently, Jefferies led the Ciena team that supported Verizon’s One Network initiative,...

Fujitsu Network Communications announced the first demonstration of flexible 600 Gbps single wavelength optical transmission using its 1FINITY T600 Transport platform. Software-provisioned data rates up to 600 Gbps per wavelength...

At ECOC 2018, Intel announced new 100G silicon photonics transceivers targetted at 5G wireless fronthaul applications. The new transceivers are designed to meet the harsh outdoor conditions of cellular towers...

The Small Form Factor Pluggable Double Density (SFP-DD) Multi Source Agreement (MSA) Group, whose founding members include Alibaba, Broadcom, Cisco, Dell EMC, Finisar, HPE, Huawei, Intel, Juniper, Lumentum, Mellanox, Molex,...

Tele2 Netherlands has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai coherent optical solution to increase the capacity of its network, lower operating costs and support a tremendous increase in mobile video data traffic...

MACOM Technology Solutions introduced an integrated, single-chip transmit and receive solution for short reach 100G optical transceivers, active optical cables (AOCs) and onboard optical engines. The new MALD-37845 device, which...

Ciena agreed to acquire privately-held DonRiver, a global software and services company specializing in federated network and service inventory management solutions within the service provider Operational Support Systems (OSS) environment....

Ciena reported revenue of $818.8 million for its fiscal third quarter 2018,  as compared to $728.7 million for the fiscal third quarter 2017. Ciena's GAAP net income for the fiscal...

Ciena opened a new, larger office in Tokyo, supporting recent growth in the company’s local business and preparing for future expansion of its workforce and customer base. Located in the...

Ciena completed its previously announced acquisition of Packet Design, which focuses on network path optimization technologies. Ciena said the integration of Packet Design’s capabilities enhances its Blue Planet network automation...

Chennai-based Sify Technologies Limited has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical for its backbone. Sify's network reaches more than 1,400 cities and towns in India. Its Data Center Interconnect footprint covers...