Ciena Announces $1 Billion Stock Buyback Through 2027
Ciena has announced a $1 billion share repurchase program, authorized by its Board of Directors, set to begin in fiscal ...
In Focus: Ciena
Ciena Profile
Ciena develops optical networking, routing, switching, software, and automation technologies used by telecommunications service providers, cloud operators, governments, research networks, and enterprises worldwide.
| Headquarters | Hanover, Maryland |
| CEO | Gary B. Smith |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Primary Focus | Optical Networking, Routing, Automation Software, Network Infrastructure |
| Key Platforms | WaveLogic, Blue Planet, Navigator NCS, Coherent Routing |
Coverage Areas:
Optical Transport • Coherent Optics • WaveLogic • Routing • IP/Optical Convergence • Automation • Blue Planet • Subsea Networks • AI Infrastructure Connectivity
Optical Transport • Coherent Optics • WaveLogic • Routing • IP/Optical Convergence • Automation • Blue Planet • Subsea Networks • AI Infrastructure Connectivity
Converge Digest tracks Ciena’s optical networking innovations, WaveLogic developments, routing portfolio, Blue Planet automation initiatives, AI infrastructure connectivity solutions, subsea networking technologies, earnings, customer deployments, and ecosystem partnerships.
Aqua Comms Lights New Fiber Pair on AEC-1
Aqua Comms has activated a new fiber pair on its AEC-1 subsea network, which connects New York, Dublin, and London. ...
Sipartech Deploys Ciena in European Terrestrial and Subsea Infrastructure
Sipartech, an infrastructure operator based in France, is using Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution to provide wholesale 400GbE services ...
Lightpath Launches 400G Protected with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano
Lightpath deployed the industry’s first 400 Gbps protected optical circuit using advanced pluggable technologies from Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Nano optics. ...
ECOC24: Ciena Intros 1.6 Tb/s Coherent Pluggable
Ciena launched a 1.6 Tbps Coherent-Lite pluggable for hyperscale cloud and data center providers. The new offering leverages Ciena's WaveLogic ...
Telstra Transmits 1.6 Tbps over 700 km with Ciena WL6e
Telstra successfully transmitted 1.6 Tbps over a single optical channel across 700 km using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology. ...
Scotland’s Commsworld Builds EoFTTP using Ciena’s XGS-PON
Scottish ISP Commsworld is introducing a new business-grade Ethernet over Fibre to the Premises (EoFTTP) service, leveraging Ciena’s XGS-PON technology ...
Denmark’s TDC NET Adopts Ciena’s Blue Planet to Streamline Operations
Danish network provider TDC NET is modernizing its Operating Support System (OSS) by deploying Blue Planet Inventory (BPI), an automation ...
Ciena posts Q3 revenue of $942M, down 11.8% YoY
Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) reported its unaudited financial results for the fiscal third quarter of 2024, noting a significant 11.8% ...
Arelion transmits 1.6 Tbps over 470km with Ciena
Arelion, in collaboration with Ciena, conducted the world’s first live 1.6 terabits-per-second (Tbps) wavelength data transmission in a network field ...
StarHub Launches Low Latency Data Centre Connect
StarHub has launched its Low Latency Data Centre Connect service, offering businesses in Singapore and the region ultra-low latency connectivity ...
Lumen Taps Blue Planet for Network Inventory Transformation
Lumen Technologies has selected Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, to drive its network inventory transformation initiative. This partnership will ...
Bhutan Telecom Enhances Network with Ciena’s Coherent Routing
Bhutan Telecom is deploying Ciena’s coherent routing solutions to address increasing traffic demands and improve network performance. With the integration ...
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