This month, we’re celebrating a major milestone at Ciena—25 years of leadership from our CEO, Gary B. Smith. From helping build the internet to shaping the AI era, Gary’s leadership has been defined by constant reinvention. In this conversation, he shares his perspective on what’s next—and what it takes to lead through continuous transformation. Read the full interview below.
Discover Ciena’s new Waveserver E-Series. These compact, hardened platforms extend the Waveserver family to the network edge, empowering you to efficiently support multi-service aggregation and deliver wavelength services using less space, power, and cost than traditional solutions.
What are the expectations and opportunities for content service providers during the AI era? We teamed up with Heavy Reading to find out. In this blog, Sterling Perrin shares insights from a global survey and what they mean for the future of connectivity.
Neoscalers excel at delivering massive GPU clusters and LLM platforms to tackle the toughest AI compute challenges. But what about the networks that connect them to customers? Ciena’s Greg Friesen explains how collaborating with an infrastructure expert can help you maximize market velocity and ensure your compute infrastructure and services scale without bottlenecks.
We are pleased to officially welcome the Nubis Communications team to Ciena! On October 7, Ciena executives David Rothenstein and Scott McFeely met with our newest colleagues as we completed the acquisition of Nubis Communications. This marks an exciting step forward in advancing our leadership in ultra-scalable, high-density, low-power optical and electrical interconnects. We look forward to combining our strengths to accelerate innovation to support artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and deliver even greater value to our customers.
September was Go Do Good Month at Ciena, when our team members worldwide stepped up to give back—volunteering their time, supporting local causes, and positively impacting their communities. Together, our people are making a difference one good thing at a time.
To meet the demands of the data center connectivity market and prepare for the transformative impact of AI, EXA Infrastructure is using Ciena's optical networking solutions to expand its infrastructure in the United States. Learn more in the link below.
We had another really strong quarter across the board. Q3'25 revenue was $1.22 billion, above the top end of our guidance. Check out our Q3'25 Financial report
REDIMadrid launches its End-to-End Quantum Secure Data Transport Project with Ciena, delivering next-generation high-speed security for research and education in Madrid. Click on the link below to learn more.
Happy Pride Month! Throughout the month, our teams came together to celebrate the theme of resilience with meaningful global events where we discussed identity, community, and mental wellness in our personal and professional lives.
