Ciena Corporation
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Ciena Corporation is a United States-based global supplier of telecommunications network
ing equipment, software and services that support the delivery and transport of voice, video and data services. Its products are used in telecommunications networks operated by telecommunications service provider
s, cable operators, governments and enterprises. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland
. The company's market capitalisation, as of c. Q4 2009, was ~$1.1 billion
The company’s transport and switching products include the CoreDirector Multiservice Optical Switch, CoreStream Agility Optical Transport System, and the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform. Its packet interworking products comprise the CN 5000 Packet Services Series, and the DN 7000 Series Multiservice Edge Switching and Aggregation Platform, which enable communications service providers to transition their networks to Carrier Ethernet
and IP/MPLS from legacy technologies, such as ATM and Frame Relay. The company’s access products for consumer broadband include the CNX-5 Broadband DSL System and CNX-5Plus Modular Broadband Loop Carrier that allow service providers to transition legacy voice networks to support next-generation services, such as Internet-based (IP) telephony, video services, and DSL, and enable migration to higher bandwidth Ethernet network infrastructures; and for enterprise broadband services comprise the CN 3000 Ethernet Access Series platforms, which enable carriers to extend Ethernet services to various customer sites. It also offers integrated network and service management software, the ON-Center Network & Service Management Suite, which simplifies network management and operation. In addition, the company offers consulting and support services, including network analysis, planning, and design; network optimization and tuning; project management, including staging, site preparation, and installation activities; deployment services, including installation and turn-up, and test services; and maintenance and support services, such as helpdesk and technical assistance and training, spares and logistics management, software updates, engineering dispatch, technical support, and hardware and software warranty extensions.
In March 2010, Ciena completed the acquisition of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) division for $773.8 million after bidding against Nokia Siemens Networks and winning the auction. The company inherited transport and switch products including the Optical Multi-Service Edge 6500 (OME 6500), Optical Metro 5000 (OM 5000), Common Photonic Layer (CPL), Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 (MERS 8600) and Nortel's coherent 40G/100G Adaptive Optical Engine with Dual Polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DP-QPSK) modulation. Ciena has since positioned OME 6500 as the flagship transport solutions for metro, long haul and submarine networks. Company has indicated intention to further evolve OME 6500 into a packet-optical transport systems.
Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
ing equipment, software and services that support the delivery and transport of voice, video and data services. Its products are used in telecommunications networks operated by telecommunications service provider
Service provider
A service provider is an entity that provides services to other entities. Usually, this refers to a business that provides subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include Internet access, Mobile phone operators, and web application hosting...
s, cable operators, governments and enterprises. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland
Linthicum, Maryland
Linthicum is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 7,539 at the 2000 census. It is the approximate location of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport...
. The company's market capitalisation, as of c. Q4 2009, was ~$1.1 billion
The company’s transport and switching products include the CoreDirector Multiservice Optical Switch, CoreStream Agility Optical Transport System, and the CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform. Its packet interworking products comprise the CN 5000 Packet Services Series, and the DN 7000 Series Multiservice Edge Switching and Aggregation Platform, which enable communications service providers to transition their networks to Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet
Carrier Ethernet is a marketing term for extensions to Ethernet to enable telecommunications network providers to provide Ethernet services to customers and to utilize Ethernet technology in their networks....
and IP/MPLS from legacy technologies, such as ATM and Frame Relay. The company’s access products for consumer broadband include the CNX-5 Broadband DSL System and CNX-5Plus Modular Broadband Loop Carrier that allow service providers to transition legacy voice networks to support next-generation services, such as Internet-based (IP) telephony, video services, and DSL, and enable migration to higher bandwidth Ethernet network infrastructures; and for enterprise broadband services comprise the CN 3000 Ethernet Access Series platforms, which enable carriers to extend Ethernet services to various customer sites. It also offers integrated network and service management software, the ON-Center Network & Service Management Suite, which simplifies network management and operation. In addition, the company offers consulting and support services, including network analysis, planning, and design; network optimization and tuning; project management, including staging, site preparation, and installation activities; deployment services, including installation and turn-up, and test services; and maintenance and support services, such as helpdesk and technical assistance and training, spares and logistics management, software updates, engineering dispatch, technical support, and hardware and software warranty extensions.
In March 2010, Ciena completed the acquisition of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) division for $773.8 million after bidding against Nokia Siemens Networks and winning the auction. The company inherited transport and switch products including the Optical Multi-Service Edge 6500 (OME 6500), Optical Metro 5000 (OM 5000), Common Photonic Layer (CPL), Metro Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 (MERS 8600) and Nortel's coherent 40G/100G Adaptive Optical Engine with Dual Polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DP-QPSK) modulation. Ciena has since positioned OME 6500 as the flagship transport solutions for metro, long haul and submarine networks. Company has indicated intention to further evolve OME 6500 into a packet-optical transport systems.