CIENA

Ciena Corporation supplies application-focused communications networking equipment, software, and services to communications service providers, cable operators, governments, and enterprises.

The company offers equipment, software, and services focused on key telco applications, as well as to address applications for enterprise and data services, storage connectivity services, Ethernet converged services, Ethernet private line and virtual private line, data services gateway and frame relay, and ATM corporate services.

It operates in four segments: Broadband Access Group (BBG), Data Networking Group (DNG), Global Network Services (GNS), and Transport and Switching Group (TSG).

BBG segment supplies customers with products that enable them to deliver next generation broadband access applications.

DNG segment delivers platforms for metropolitan network multiservice aggregation.

GNS segment provides consulting services for its products, including deployment services, which consist of network design, product installation, and testing and commissioning Ciena access, data, and optical networks; managed services, including helpdesk, spares and logistics management, engineering dispatch, and hardware and software warranty extensions; and training and documentation services, including product training, service partner certification, and documentation services.

TSG segment supports various products, including CoreStream agility optical transport system, MultiWave Sentry 4000 optical transport system, CoreDirector family of intelligent optical core switches, and MetroDirector K2 multiservice platform. The company sells its communications networking equipment, software, and services through its direct sales efforts, as well as through channel relationships primarily in the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Ciena was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland.