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F5 poaches Ciena exec for CEO in potential refocus

F5 Networks has announced François Locoh-Donou will start as its new CEO, effective April 3, which may indicate a shift in focus from the business.

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• 31 Jan 2017

Europe closer to abolishing roaming fees with more price caps

Europe has taken another step towards abolishing roaming costs for consumers by introducing more price caps on calls, SMS and data usage.

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• 29 Apr 2016

Ericsson and Telstra debut Ciena low-latency optical technology

Networking giant Ericsson and Aussie operator Telstra have unveiled a new optical network that uses Ciena’s WaveLogic 3 technology to raise the bar for non-regenerated optical transmission.

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• 12 May 2015

Ciena in $400m Cyan acquisition to grow virtualization portfolio

Optical network infrastructure specialist Ciena has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cyan Inc, a rival optical provider and software platform specialist. The terms of the agreement see an approximate $400 million value slapped on Cyan.

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• 05 May 2015

Ciena unveils e-commerce style NFV service delivery platform

Network infrastructure vendor Ciena has announced a new NFV software solution aimed at simplifying the network management interface. The solution, called Agility Matrix, is a virtual services software platform which Ciena claims will modernise the acquisition, distribution, consumption and payment of virtualized network functions (VNF).

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• 04 Dec 2014

Ericsson to offer Ciena optical technology

Ericsson has signed a global deal with network specialist Ciena that will see the Swedish vendor integrate Ciena’s technologies into its own offerings, with the two firms collaborating on future technological development.

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• 17 Feb 2014

2014: The year ahead

With 2013 coming to a close, vendors and operators in the telecoms industry are sharing their thoughts and predictions about what 2014 may hold. We look at some of the forecasts being made.

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• 23 Dec 2013

Tata brings 100G from New York to London

Carrier services firm Tata Communications, which is part of the India-based Tata conglomerate, this week upgraded its trans-Atlantic TGN-Atlantic (TGN-A) subsea cable to run 100Gbps between New York and London.

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• 25 Jan 2013

BT selects Ciena as key 21CN vendor

UK incumbent BT has chosen US firm Ciena as a key vendor of equipment for its 21st Century Network (21CN).

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• 05 Dec 2011

MTS Allstream selects Ciena for 100Gbps upgrade

Canadian telco MTS Allstream has deployed optical technology from US firm Ciena in order to upgrade its national optical fibre transmission network to support 100Gbps data transport.

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• 30 Nov 2011

Ciena wins Nortel’s optical and carrier Ethernet units

It looks like carrier network specialist Ciena will emerge as the winner of Nortel’s optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets, following an extended auction that took place over the weekend.

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• 23 Nov 2009

Ciena set to pick up Nortel’s optical and carrier Ethernet business

Carrier network specialist Ciena has forged an agreement with Nortel to acquire the exiting Canadian firm’s optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets for $390m in cash and ten million shares of Ciena common stock estimated to be worth a further $131m.

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• 08 Oct 2009

CEWC Key Theme Viewpoint – Automation in the Packet World

Is control plane technology ready for IP & Ethernet?

Hear how Ciena are opening up new options for operators with their upcoming portfolio of control plane based products including the CN 4200 and the CoreDirector Family and Ethernet and OTN functionality.

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• 17 Aug 2009

The evolution of Carrier Ethernet

Carrier Ethernet is no longer the new kid on the block. Its many virtues, from flexibility and scalability to lower operational costs and greater simplicity and interoperability, are now well understood and widely attractive to carriers and, more importantly, their customers.

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• 30 Jun 2009