CIENA Corporation

CIENA's global headquarters are in Linthicum, Md. The corporation also has facilities near Atlanta and in Silicon Valley.

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IENA® Corporation, a global leader in intelligent optical networking, enables service providers to create and deliver the next generation of optical networks and services worldwide. By delivering innovative, intelligent optical transport and switching systems, as well as market-leading network and service management software, CIENA is singularly focused on the success of its customers.
        In 1996, CIENA pioneered a new market when it developed and shipped its first intelligent opt ical transport systems, turning fiber into a revenue-generating asset and meeting service providers' exploding need for more bandwidth. Today, CIENA's next-generation intelligent optical networking equipment enables carriers to build robust, scalable optical networks at a lower cost of capital than traditional solutions while drastically simplifying network operations.
        CIENA's product family spans the critical areas of next-generation intelligent optical networking. With the products that form CIENA's LightWorks™ architecture, service providers can build a network that reaches from the core to the access edge.
        In June 2002, CIENA completed its acquisition of ONI Systems Inc., a leader in next-generation metropolitan DWDM optical networking equipment. This acquisition complements and strengthens CIENA's existing product line to form a comprehensive, best-in-breed product portfolio extending from the core to the edge of the converged network. The combined company is in the best position to further drive down the cost of operations for service providers and to execute on CIENA's LightWorks™ initiative, providing an end-to-end intelligent optical architecture that provides operators with scalability, interoperability, provisioning and protection flexibility and reliability.
        Established in 1992, the publicly held, venture-funded CIENA (NASDAQ: CIEN) is based in Linthicum, Maryland. The company has more than 80 customers, including long-distance carriers, competitive and incumbent local exchange carriers, Internet service providers and wholesale carriers. CIENA serves its customers in Europe, Asia and the Americas from locally staffed offices around the globe.