Ciena

Ciena Corporation is a telecommunications company based in the United States. The company is listed on the S & P 500. The company's headquarters is located in Linthicum, Maryland.

Ciena Corporation was founded with a focus on optical transmission technology. In the following years, its product range has been expanded and now consists of solutions for access networks, packet switching, data transport and switching, Netzüberwaching and network services.

The company is a technology pioneer, has paved the way for a cost effective internet. Among the innovations: " First OADM » First 16- channel DWDM system » First Metro DWDM System» First 40 - channel DWDM system »First Intelligent Optical Core Switch » First 96 - channel DWDM system » First 10G Metro WDM System» First DWDM long-haul system with 25 GHz channel spacing " first integrated and automated wavelength switch for long-haul DWDM » first provider of programmable optical line cards

Company History

Ciena was established in 1992 in Delaware. In the following years a number of companies were acquired in the industry:

  • AstraCom, 1997
  • Alta Telecom, 1998
  • Terabit, 1998
  • Lightera Networks, 1999
  • Omnia Communications, 1999
  • Cyras Systems, 2001
  • ONI Systems, 2002
  • Smith Wave Networks, 2003
  • Akara Corporation, 2003
  • Internet Photonics, 2004
  • Catena Networks, 2004
  • World Wide Packet, 2008
  • Nortel's Optical and Carrier Ethernet business, 2009
Types of business entity 2007
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