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CIENA EXPANDS INTO LATIN AMERICA

Appoints M. Arely Castellón Vice President and General Manager of Latin America Region

Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN) today announced that M. Arely Castellón has been appointed as its new Vice President and General Manager of the Latin America region. Ms. Castellón will oversee Ciena's Latin American sales and marketing operations and will report to Gary Smith, Ciena's senior vice president of worldwide sales.

Castellón brings a wealth of experience to Ciena in the development of new business activities in Latin America serving in numerous management positions over the last twenty years. She has worked for AT&T, MCI, Sprint International (Global One) and Xerox. Most recently, she served as vice president and general manager with Motorola International Network Ventures in Latin America, where she was responsible for driving the transition of basic cellular companies to full service telecom operators.

"With the de-regulation of the Latin American market, we anticipate new business opportunities for optical networking," said Gary Smith. "Arely's experience in the region and her extensive telecommunications background, will help to ensure that Ciena extends its leadership into the Latin American market. We are delighted that she has joined the Ciena team."

"Ciena has proved its leadership and pioneering credentials in the US, Europe and Asia," said Castellón. "Latin America is the next frontier for Ciena, and I welcome the challenge and opportunity to build on Ciena's success around the world in this exciting marketplace."