78% of business professionals are up for meetings in the metaverse
A study claims 78% of business professionals would participate in more immersive experiences such as the metaverse as opposed to boring old video conferencing.
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Largest submarine cable between Australia and the US launches
Southern Cross Cables says its NEXT submarine network is the most capacious yet to connect Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands, and the US.
Samsung and Ciena announce 5G love-in
You’ve got the transport, I’ve got the RAN, let’s make lots of money (what Samsung said to Ciena, as imagined by Telecoms.com).
Ciena bags 20.5% growth perhaps thanks to Huawei dilemma
Optical networking company Ciena posted positive results for the first quarter of 2019, with total revenues of $778.5 million beating analyst expectations.
Infinera closes on Coriant purchase before share price tumbles 15%
24 hours after completing the acquisition of Coriant, Infinera share price has dropped 15% over comments rival Ciena is on the verge of stealing one of its biggest customers.
Ciena strengthens its software suite with DonRiver acquisition
Optical and IP transport company Ciena acquired software and service company DonRiver to shore up its Blue Planet portfolio.
Ciena is doing well and is only going to get better – Jefferies
Off the back of its quarterly results, investment bank Jefferies is confident business at Ciena is only going to get better.
Microsoft and Facebook lay some serious cable
The laying of the ‘highest-capacity’ transatlantic cable by Microsoft and Facebook has been completed in just over a year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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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