Ciena

Ciena Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryNetworking systems & software
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters
Hanover, Maryland
,
United States
Key people
ProductsNetworking systems and products
RevenueIncrease US$3.63 billion (2022)
Decrease US$223 million (2022)
Decrease US$153 million (2022)
Total assetsIncrease US$5.07 billion (2022)
Total equityDecrease US$2.71 billion (2022)
Number of employees
8,079 (2022)
Websiteciena.com
Footnotes / references
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Ciena Corporation is an American networking systems and software company[4][5][6] based in Hanover, Maryland.[7][8] The company has been described by The Baltimore Sun as the "world's biggest player in optical connectivity".[9] The company reported revenues of $3.63 billion[1] and more than 8,000 employees, as of October 2022.[1] Gary Smith serves as president and chief executive officer (CEO).[3]

Customers include AT&T, Deutsche Telekom,[6] KT Corporation[10] and Verizon Communications.[5][11]

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  2. ^ Bjerken, LeAnn (July 19, 2018). "Ciena Corp. to close its Spokane Valley office this fall". Spokane Journal of Business. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Gary B. Smith". Daily Record. April 2, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Khan, Danish (May 11, 2018). "Ciena to start local manufacturing in India; says India fastest growing market globally". The Economic Times. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Gallagher, Dan (December 13, 2018). "No Optical Illusion at Ciena". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  6. ^ a b La Monica, Paul R. (June 6, 2019). "Huawei wariness is helping an American networking company". CNN Business. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Savitz, Eric J. (June 6, 2019). "Ciena Stock Is Soaring on Strong Earnings and 'Very Good Execution'". Barron's. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ciena Corp Moving HQ to Station Ridge in Hanover". citybizlist Baltimore. citybizlist. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  9. ^ Mirabella, Lorraine (December 13, 2018). "As global demand spurs strong results, Hanover-based Ciena could benefit from China tensions". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Company News; Ciera Shares Leap After Company Wins Korea Contract". The New York Times. September 26, 2000. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Bagnall, James (January 2, 2019). "Bagnall: Ciena's blowout year — built from the ghost of Nortel". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved June 20, 2019.