Ciena

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Ciena, also known as Ciena Corporation, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1992, it employs approximately 9,080 individuals and reported $4.8B in revenue as of 2025, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in fibre access, providing network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks.

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1992

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Ciena and Quantum Computing Inc. jointly demonstrated 1.6 Tb/s quantum-secure optical networking at OFC 2026 on March 20, integrating quantum key distribution, quantum authentication, and post-quantum cryptography on Ciena’s Waveserver platform. Earlier that day, Ciena and Meta announced a record transmission speed of 800 gigabits per second (Gb/s) over 16,608 kilometers of transpacific fiber optic cable, driven by the increasing demand for data from artificial intelligence and cloud computing. This follows Malaysia-based Time dotCom's (Time) deployment of Ciena’s optical technology across the 9,000 km FASTER cable system, connecting facilities in Japan to the United States and positioning Time as a gateway between international businesses and customers in Asia-Pacific.

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Ciena offers 9 products in the telecoms tech and media tech industries. Ciena's product portfolio comprises of telecoms network infrastructure, enterprise and telecoms software, fibre access and connectivity and distribution services.

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Ciena's revenues were $4.8B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Ciena's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is oNTs, which represents 58% of Ciena's revenue.

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Mar

27th

2026

08:30

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Meta, Lightstorm Boost Bifrost Cable Capacity with Ciena

Ciena Upgrades Subsea Cable Throughput for Meta, Lightstorm By Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly March 25, 2026 After a claimed world record in subsea transmission, delivering 800 Gbps on a single wavelength across the trans-Pacific Bifrost Cable System, optical connectivity provider Ciena’s technology has been used by cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) network infrastructure platform Lightstorm to quadruple client service capacity of its Japan-Guam-Australia (JGA) submarine cable system.

Submarine Telecoms Forum

Mar

26th

2026

17:30

Events, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Ciena Corp Annual Shareholders Meeting Transcript

Mar 26, 2026 / 07:00PM GMT Sheela Kosaraju - Ciena Corp - Acting Chief People Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel Good afternoon. I'm Sheela Kosaraju, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, and Acting Chief People Officer of Ciena Corporation.

GuruFocus

Mar

26th

2026

17:14

Emerging Tech

TIME dotCom Offers 1 Tb/s Data Transmission across the Pacific with Ciena

Ciena’s latest optical technology on FASTER cable system increases Asia-Pacific’s connectivity Upgrade maximizes operational efficiency with minimal impact to facilities KUALA LUMPUR – March 9, 2026 – TIME dotCom Berhad (Time) has deployed Ciena‘s (NYSE: CIEN) latest optical technology across the FASTER cable system.

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Mar

26th

2026

13:00

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Mar

26th

2026

06:52

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Modernizing travel technology for global programs

Ciena is a global leader in optical networking systems and telecommunications infrastructure, providing mission-critical technology to major clients like Vodafone, AT&T, Verizon, and Google. With approximately 2,500 travelers across multiple continents and a ~$28 million travel program, the company needed a modern platform that could support complex global operations, while delivering an exceptional user experience.

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Mar

26th

2026

04:45

Financial Results, Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence

Ciena (CIEN) Valuation Check As Strong Q1 Beat And Raised Outlook Highlight AI Networking Demand

Ciena (CIEN) has drawn fresh attention after reporting Q1 FY2026 revenue and EPS above expectations, alongside a higher full year outlook. This has highlighted how investors may assess its role in AI driven networking demand. The recent Q1 beat and raised outlook come on top of powerful momentum, with a 30 day share price return of 26.93% and a 1 year total shareholder return that is very large, signaling investors are rethinking Ciena’s role in AI driven networking.

Simply Wall Street

Mar

25th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Turning network complexity into measurable business outcomes

Ciena’s Gabriel Girard explains how advisory expertise, engineered processes, and advanced analytics help operators accelerate growth and reduce operational risk. Networks now sit at the center of nearly every growth initiative - from market expansion and acquisitions to service acceleration, network resilience, and capital efficiency.

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Mar

25th

2026

18:30

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI Inference: The Next Stress Test for Data Center Infrastructure

In recent years, AI training has dominated conversations around the global artificial intelligence infrastructure. Massive GPU clusters, data center buildout, and power-hungry models have become shorthand for the scale of the AI era. But AI training is only the warmup act.

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Mar

25th

2026

13:00

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Mar

25th

2026

05:49

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Ciena upgrades subsea cable throughput for Meta, Lightstorm

After a claimed world record in subsea transmission, delivering 800 Gbps on a single wavelength across the trans-Pacific Bifrost Cable System, optical connectivity provider Ciena’s technology has been used by cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) network infrastructure platform Lightstorm to quadruple client service capacity of its Japan-Guam-Australia (JGA) submarine cable system.

Computer Weekly

Mar

24th

2026

23:37

Partnerships and Alliances, Capital Investment

How Ciena Partnership’s Quantum-Secure Networking Demo Could Shape Quantum Computing’s (QUBT) Commercial Trajectory

Advertisement United States / Tech Hardware / NasdaqCM:QUBT How Ciena Partnership’s Quantum-Secure Networking Demo Could Shape Quantum Computing’s (QUBT) Commercial Trajectory March 25, 2026 Earlier in March 2026, Ciena and Quantum Computing Inc. held a joint live demonstration at OFC 2026 showcasing an integrated quantum-secure communications architecture that combines quantum key distribution, quantum and classical authentication, and high-performance AES-256-GCM optical encryption up to 1.6 Tb/s on Ciena’s Waveserver platform.

Simply Wall Street

Mar

24th

2026

18:30

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Agentic AI: Rewriting the rules of compute and networking

AI infrastructure is entering a new phase. As agentic AI demands more orchestration, memory handling, and tool execution from CPUs, networks must evolve from passive interconnects into programmable, high-capacity infrastructure that can support distributed AI workflows.

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Ciena's customers primarily consist of telecoms companies. Examples of Ciena's customers include Vodafone, Telefonica and BT Group. Ciena has commercial and technical partners like Samsung Device eXperience, Telus and Comcast Corporation.

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