Ciena

http://www.ciena.com
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Ciena Corporation, a publicly owned company founded in 1992 and headquartered in the US, employs approximately 9080 people. Its primary business involves the design, manufacture, and sale of network hardware, software, and services. These offerings support the transmission, switching, aggregation, and management of various types of communication traffic (video, data, and voice) across communications networks, with a focus on broadband aggregation and home networks. In 2024, the company reported revenues exceeding $1 billion.

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Founded

1992

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9,078

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Enterprise and telecoms software

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Publicly Owned

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A March 2025 Heavy Reading survey of 241 communications service providers indicated strong interest in coherent routing and 800G adoption, with most planning to deploy coherent pluggables in routers and DWDM systems, favoring routers. In a separate development, Ciena, with partner Willcom, achieved a significant increase in fiber capacity in South Africa, exceeding previous trial performance by more than four times. Additionally, Ciena optical equipment supports Segra's construction of a new fiber route in the Carolinas, connecting Charlotte, North Carolina, to the Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station via Florence, South Carolina.

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Ciena offers 9 products in the telecoms tech and media tech industries. Ciena's product portfolio comprises of enterprise and telecoms software, telecoms network infrastructure, 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 35% of Ciena's revenue.

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Jan

26th

2026

06:10

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

AI's Quiet Revolution in 5G: From Interference to Autonomy

As telecom operators pour billions into 5G infrastructure, the quest for tangible returns intensifies. Interference management and spectrum utilization stand out as persistent hurdles in the radio access network, or RAN, complicating efforts to maximize performance.

WebProNews

Jan

23rd

2026

21:59

B2B Tag

Ciena Customer Insights featuring Telesat

Our solutions Ciena is the global leader in high-speed connectivity. Our networking systems, components, automation software, and services revolutionize data transmission and network management.

Ciena

Jan

23rd

2026

10:20

B2B Tag

Telecom is suffering a big exodus of vendors

Barcelona's Fira Gran Via in early March has the feel of Black Friday at a stadium-sized department store. A greyish mass of people shapeshifts like a murmuration of birds on its way to the building's entrance, where it thickens against a line of youthful, red-jacketed gatekeepers.

Urgent Communications

Jan

23rd

2026

07:31

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Delivered an Outstanding 176% Return

Riverwater Partners, an investment management company, released its “Sustainable Value Strategy” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here . The Strategy underperformed the Russell 2500 Index during the fourth quarter as well as for the full year.

Yahoo Finance

Jan

21st

2026

18:30

Capital Investment

Dilation Capital Management LP Makes New $2.86 Million Investment in Ciena Corporation $CIEN

Dilation Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 19,623 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,858,000.

American Banking News

Jan

21st

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

What does DCI really mean today? From scale across to submarine

Once often associated primarily with metro networks, data center interconnect (DCI) spans a wide spectrum of use cases—from campus and backbone to submarine connectivity and now scale-across AI clusters. In this blog, Ciena’s Helen Xenos explores the requirements behind each DCI deployment and how the right technology helps make them work.

Ciena

Jan

21st

2026

07:39

B2B Tag

Nitro 2004 Linear Redriver

Our company As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, we empower our customers, partners, and communities to thrive in the AI era.

Ciena

Jan

21st

2026

03:21

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Why the Middle East is attracting major data centre investment

Data centres in the Middle East remain the subject of much conversation. At Capacity Middle East last year, it was stated that the data centre market in the Middle East was undergoing unprecedented growth and projections indicated that it would double by 2030.

Capacityglobal

Jan

20th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Ciena : ESG Investor Presentation (7b17a2)

Sustainability at Ciena January 2026 NON-PUBLIC USE © Ciena Corporation 2025. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary information. Our deep humanity propels us to not only innovate differently, but also, to do good in the world - driving meaningful social impact in our communities, fostering environmental stewardship, and nurturing an inclusive culture where everyone belongs.

MarketScreener India

Jan

20th

2026

18:30

B2B Tag

Ciena : ESG Investor Presentation (7b17a2)

MarketScreener

Jan

20th

2026

13:00

B2B Tag

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Ciena

Jan

20th

2026

11:23

Capital Investment

Ciena's Valuation, Maximum Margin, and Slowed Growth Concern Investors Despite Additional Revenue Prospects, According to BofA

[Translated] TraderThis super rating is the result of a weighted average of ratings according to the Composite Valuation, 4-month BNA Revisions, and Composite Visibility. We recommend reading the associated descriptions carefully.InvestorThis composite super rating is the result of a weighted average of ratings according to the Composite Fundamentals, Composite Valuation, 1-year BNA Revisions, and Composite Visibility.

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

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