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December

Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena partner to deliver a wavelength switched "always on" inter-capital network for Australia

Ciena Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2020 and Year-End Financial Results

Ciena to Webcast Financial Community Event

Free broadband offered to eligible students to help bridge the digital divide

November

Hawaiki Further Boosts Subsea Network with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5

Etisalat Takes Major Leap Toward an Autonomous Network with Blue Planet

Ciena Announces Reporting Date and Web Broadcast for Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2020 Financial Results

Blue Planet Selected by BT to Enhance End User Digital Experience for Global Customers

NTT Com to Rollout Ciena’s Optical Technology that Enables First 800G for Data Center Interconnect in Japan

Filipino Companies Believe Virtual Collaboration Will Be the Top 5G Use Case

RETN Deploys Ciena 800G to Achieve Industry-Leading Capacity

Ciena to Webcast Financial Community Event

Indigo Submarine Cable Makes Waves with Ciena

Ciena Names Joe Cumello Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications

October

Windstream Selects Ciena for Next-Gen Fiber-to-the-Tower Modernization Effort

SingAREN Builds Higher Speed, More Resilient Network with Ciena

Ciena Partners with Verizon Innovative Learning to Bring Distance Learning Resources to Students

QCN Fibre continues to drive competition in Queensland – connecting to all 22 NBN PoIs with Ciena

Thirty-one percent of businesses in Asia see 5G as critical for digitalization

Converge ICT Improves Internet Connectivity with Ciena

September

Telstra, together with Ericsson and Ciena, increase transport network capacity by 400% per wavelength

Vodafone NZ upgrades international submarine network technology

DISH selects Blue Planet automation software to accelerate 5G services

Telefónica Deutschland Builds Automated Network with Blue Planet

Ciena Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

August

Infonas Takes Network Management to the Cloud with Ciena

NEXTDC Chooses Ciena DCI to Improve Network Scalability

Ciena Announces Reporting Date and Web Broadcast for Fiscal Third Quarter Results

Ciena Appoints New MEA and Regional Subsea Leader

Windstream Selects Ciena for Next-Generation National Converged Optical Network

July

Metro Connect – Managed Wave Solution Now Available at Interxion: A Digital Realty Company

Communications Security Continues to Improve in the 5G Wireless Era

Spark starts roll out of new faster, ‘self healing’ network technology

Sparkle Illuminates Its U.S.-Chile Submarine Cable with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5

Ciena Appoints New Head of Japan to Lead Continued Growth

Vodafone New Zealand Rolls Out 800G Technology with Ciena

Ciena Appoints Hassan Ahmed to Board of Directors

June

Ciena Bolsters SK Telink’s Transpacific Route

68% of British Adults Will Work Remotely More Often After COVID-19

79% of UAE Adults Will Work Remotely More Often After COVID-19

GlobalNet Deploys Russia’s First 800G Network with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5

Hawaiki activates important upgrade to US connectivity with Ciena

Kalaam Telecom Deploys Ciena WaveLogic Coherent Optics to Support Launch of Kalaam Network Optical Transit (KNOT) Cable System

Ciena Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

May

Ciena Selected to Deploy Leading-Edge Packet Network for Telefónica UK

Ciena Announces Reporting Date and Web Broadcast for Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier – First 800G Network in Europe

Telia Carrier Expands U.S. Footprint with Ciena

April

Blue Planet Contributes to ONAP to Accelerate Automation Initiatives

Ciena Appoints Jürgen Hatheier as Chief Technology Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa

TasNetworks Deploys Ciena for Scalable Statewide Network

Ciena Appoints Mary Yang as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

March

Eletronet Builds a Network that Adapts with Blue Planet

Ciena and Arista Complete Interoperability Testing of 400GbE-Optimized Transport Solution

Ciena Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Comcast and Ciena Achieve 600G Milestone Across 1,600-Kilometer Connection

February

Verizon transports 800 Gbps of data across a single wavelength of fiber

Ciena Withdraws from OFC & Capacity Middle East 2020

Southern Cross Achieves 800G with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5

Ciena Unveils 5G Innovations to Fuel the Next Wave of Mobile Connectivity

Ciena Announces Internet Availability of 2020 Annual Meeting Proxy Materials

Ciena Upgrades EIG Submarine Cable System to Connect Businesses in Europe, the Middle East and India

Ciena Announces Reporting Date and Web Broadcast for Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results

Media Advisory: Ciena Withdraws from Mobile World Congress 2020

January

Central Lincoln People’s Utility District Transforms Network with Ciena and SEL

Telxius’ BRUSA Reaches 160 Tbps with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5

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