Ciena Corporation is a global technology company that specializes in networking solutions, enabling the efficient transfer of data across telecommunications networks
Through its innovative optical and software-based platforms, Ciena helps service providers and enterprises optimize their network performance, enhance reliability, and manage increased bandwidth demand. The company focuses on delivering solutions for areas such as wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), packet networking, and automation, supporting a range of applications from cloud computing to the Internet of Things (IoT). Ciena's products and services empower its customers to improve connectivity and drive digital transformation in the rapidly evolving communications landscape.
At OFC 2025, occurring March 30 to April 3 in San Francisco, Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) will showcase in booth #2443 industry-first coherent optical and IMDD technologies that bring new levels of scalability and flexibility to data center designs.
The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving a major transformation in data center network infrastructure, with global data center experts anticipating a significant increase in interconnect bandwidth needs over the next five years, according to a study commissioned by Ciena (NYSE:CIEN).
Ciena CEO Gary Smith expressed optimism about the company’s growth prospects in the fiscal year 2025, adding that the company witnessed “strong momentum” across segments, with “positive demand dynamics.”
The networking systems and software provider is expected to post earnings per share (EPS) of $0.41 during the quarter, falling from $0.66 that it reported in the year-ago period.
Ciena Corp (NYSE: CIEN) reported Q1 2025 revenue growth of 3.3% to $1.07B, beating analyst estimates. Adjusted EPS also beat expectations, leading to a surge in stock price.
Ciena® Corporation (NYSE: CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended February 1, 2025.
e& UAE, the telecom arm of e&, marked a Middle East and Africa regional first, deploying Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) on its optical network. This advanced technology boosts the network with ultra-high speed 400G client infrastructure connectivity, supporting 10 Gb home services and wholesale and domestic business customer traffic with 100G and 400G requirements. It also elevates the delivery of premium customer experiences over e&'s 5G network and optimizes the optical network infrastructure to strategically support the traffic sensitivity of artificial intelligence (AI) data center hubs.
Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN), the trusted network for AI, is enhancing its network with Ciena’s (NYSE:CIEN) coherent optical innovations. This will strengthen Lumen’s ability to deliver highly tailored, scalable connectivity services to major cloud and data center providers striving to keep pace with the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and associated traffic.