Blue Planet, a privately owned US-based company founded in 2006 and acquired by Ciena, employs approximately 500 people. Its primary business is supplying software for intelligent automation and related professional services within the telecommunications network infrastructure sector. In 2023, the company's revenue was below $100 million.
On June 12, 2025, Blue Planet showcased an Agentic AI framework at DTW25 in Copenhagen, highlighting the importance of operations support systems (OSS) in digital transformation for communication service providers (CSPs). Later, on June 19, 2025, EY announced an alliance with Blue Planet in London to accelerate the value of AI-driven autonomous networking for CSPs, increasing access. Additionally, Blue Planet recently concluded agreements with Telefónica 02 in Germany and Swisscom; a research note details the practical and strategic implications of these deals for the company and the industry. A separate report explores how prioritizing service assurance, rather than relying on outdated technology, can generate new revenue through AI automation and network as a service (NaaS), enhancing customer proactivity, observability, and control for telcos. Blue Planet also offers digital twins for managing complex infrastructure, enabling troubleshooting, planning, risk analysis, and improved customer experiences.
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Blue Planet offers 6 products in the telecoms tech industry. Blue Planet's product portfolio comprises of telecoms network infrastructure and enterprise and telecoms software.
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Blue Planet's revenues were less than $100M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Blue Planet's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is telecoms network orchestration. For full access to Blue Planet's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Blue Planet's customers primarily consist of telecoms services and telecoms companies. Examples of Blue Planet's customers include Telstra, Telefónica and Orange Group. Blue Planet has commercial and technical partners like Equinix, Tech Mahindra and CenturyLink.
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