Ciena

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Ciena Corporation, also known as Ciena, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1992, it employs approximately 9,080 individuals and reported $4.8 billion in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a provider of enterprise and telecoms software, the company specializes in network strategy, technology, and software. It provides telecommunications networking equipment, optical transport systems, and automation software, designing and marketing high-capacity connectivity solutions that enable service providers, enterprises, and hyperscale cloud operators to scale, manage, and secure modern data-driven infrastructures.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1992

Headcount

9,080

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Enterprise and telecoms software

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

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On October 8, 2026, UK broadband provider Openreach deployed Ciena's optical networking technology to offer wholesale customers flexible tailored options for services requiring large amounts of data, building on a long-standing relationship between the two companies. Earlier that day, Gautam Billa, Ciena’s Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Solutions Engineering for Asia Pacific Japan and India (APJI), stated that the increasing adoption of AI agents could force operators to rethink network capacity. Billa highlighted that the network connecting computing resources is likely to become a bottleneck in India’s AI push, as AI agents drive up data usage beyond traditional assumptions about human data consumption. Previously, on October 7, Ciena was noted for supplying optical networking and routing equipment for high-capacity data center networks, operating within the technology sector to provide networking, optical, and photonics components for communications and data-center infrastructure.

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Ciena offers 8 products in the telecoms tech and enterprise tech industries. Ciena's product portfolio comprises of telecoms network infrastructure, bSS/OSS and enterprise and telecoms software.

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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 nFV / SDN, which represents 46% of Ciena's revenue.

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Oct

14th

2026

15:00

B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

The Future of Networks with Riaki Hoshino

Blog AI inference demands more dynamic connectivity: Here’s the opportunity for service providers As AI adoption drives rapid growth in inference alongside continued training demand, enterprise traffic is becoming more distributed, dynamic, and unpredictable. Ciena’s Paulina Gomez explores how service providers can respond with more agile, on-demand connectivity to turn the evolving needs of AI into a new growth opportunity.

Ciena

Oct

14th

2026

11:21

B2B Tag

Ciena slides 10% amid multi-session losing streak

JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesShares of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), a network technology company focused on optical networking and high-speed connectivity, sank just over 10% on Wednesday, closing at $359.60 after falling $40.80.

Seeking Alpha

Oct

14th

2026

06:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Management Changes

HostingJournalist.com

Ciena has appointed Monika Fahlbusch as executive vice president and chief people officer, effective immediately. Reporting to President and CEO Gary Smith, she will oversee the company’s global People & Culture organization. Fahlbusch joins from Epic Games, where she served as chief people officer.

Hosting Journalist

Oct

14th

2026

04:44

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Space Norway selects Ciena to upgrade legacy Svalbard system and power new Arctic Way subsea cable — SMI DIGITAL

Space Norway has awarded Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) a turnkey contract to modernise its existing Svalbard subsea cable systems and deploy state-of-the-art networking technology on the new Arctic Way system. The project extends the operational lifespan of Space Norway’s subsea infrastructure while expanding secure, high-resilience connectivity to critical new locations across the Arctic.

Ship Management International

Oct

14th

2026

04:23

Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Ciena wins Space Norway contract to modernise Svalbard cable and supply new Arctic Way equipment

Space Norway said it has awarded Ciena a turnkey contract to modernise its existing Svalbard subsea cable systems and provide networking equipment for the new Arctic Way system. Under the turnkey agreement, Ciena is providing design, deployment and technology including the Ciena 6500 optical platform powered by WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) transponders and spectrum sharing capabilities.

Telecompaper

Oct

14th

2026

03:57

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Facility Expansion

Constl hits 1.6 Tbps live channel on Mumbai-Pune route

Constl has completed a 1.6 Tbps channel transmission on its live national long-distance network across the Mumbai-Pune corridor using Ciena technology, which Ciena said makes it the first operator in India to achieve a 1.6 Tbps channel on an NLD network.

DataCentreNews India

Oct

14th

2026

03:50

Financial Results, Procurement and Sales, B2B Tag, Supply Chain and Procurement, Financial Performance

Ciena: AI Demand Is Outrunning Supply

imaginima/iStock via Getty Images Intro Ciena (CIEN) provides optical systems, coherent optical solutions, routing, software, and services that accelerate and scale data transport on carrier and data center networks. We believe Ciena’s product portfolio is in high demand to support growing AI workloads.

Seeking Alpha

Oct

13th

2026

20:29

B2B Tag

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Ciena

Oct

13th

2026

13:47

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

BofA sets massive $10 billion Ciena backlog target

Ciena’s backlog is expected to exceed $10 billion by the end of fiscal 2026 , as cloud customers place orders faster than the company can currently fill them, according to a Bank of America note shared with TheStreet.

The Street

Oct

13th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities

Don't start a network deployment with an outdated map. Here's why.

Knowing the true condition of your fiber before deployment can reduce risk, avoid surprises, and support more confident network decisions. Ciena’s Catherine Preston-Thomas details below. Every network deployment starts with a plan. Routes are documented. Designs are approved.

Ciena

Oct

13th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Space Norway selects Ciena to upgrade its legacy Svalbard system and power new Arctic Way subsea cable

Space Norway has awarded Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) a turnkey contract to modernize its existing Svalbard subsea cable systems and deploy state-of-the-art networking technology on the new Arctic Way system. The project extends the operational lifespan of Space Norway’s subsea infrastructure while expanding secure, high-resilience connectivity to critical new locations across the Arctic.

Ciena

Oct

13th

2026

04:20

Financial Results, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Performance

Ciena's revenue could grow up to 40% as AI demand outstrips supply, says Bank of America

Bank of America expects Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) , the optical networking equipment maker, to deliver revenue growth of 35% to 40% in the calendar year 2026 as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure outstrips available supply. The bank maintains a 'buy' rating on the shares with a $550 price target, supported by rising cloud-provider spending and expanding opportunities to connect data centres.

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Ciena's customers primarily consist of telecoms and restaurants companies. Examples of Ciena's customers include Telefonica, Vodafone and Subway. Ciena has commercial and technical partners like Telus, Samsung Device eXperience and Comcast Corporation. Examples of Ciena's suppliers include Wiz, AVSystem and Spotnana.

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