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With new ideas, innovative tools, and creative people, we’re evolving BT’s transformation roadmap faster than ever — to deliver new kinds of experiences to end users.

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Digital transformation

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

Intelligent automation software from Blue Planet further enhances speed and reliability of BT’s cloud-based collaboration services for multinational customers

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Product

VNF lifecycle management with BluePlanet NFVO

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) allows network operators to reduce their dependence on single-purpose appliances by taking functions that were previously built into hardware and implementing them in software that runs on industry-standard servers, network, and storage platforms.

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Solutions

Build your automation strategy on a solid inventory foundation

Inventory systems are a critical component of a network provider’s operations. But, more often than not, the information they contain is static, populated when a network device was first commissioned into the network, and not updated since.

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Routing & Switching Solutions

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With nearly 25 years of industry leadership, we support more than 1,300 of the world’s largest, most complex networks.  In addition, our teams provide consultative Go-To-Market support to our Managed Service Provider customers, helping enable sales teams and develop joint demand generation programs.  This partnership approach helps ensure our mutual success.

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John Coyle

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Job Role at Ciena: Leads the BT account for Ciena, Hometown: Recently moved to Castewellan Co. Down after living in Crouch End in London & Wanborough in Wiltshire for 19 years. Hobbies: Football, Mountain Biking but mostly now running after my 4 kids. A great weekend is... watching my daughter play football, walking along the beach in Newcastle and going for a nice meal with my family.

Ian Rathmell

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Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Hometown: Knottingley, West Yorkshire, Hobbies: Bird Watching, Playing Board Games, A great weekend is... a lay in (pre kids that meant until 10am, post kids anything after 7am is good), walk the dog, dinner with friends. Oh and a snooze in there somewhere.

Kenny Muir

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Role at Ciena: Responsible for new business development across the BT account, Hometown: Motherwell, Scotland, but I’ve been living in Wiltshire since 1998, Hobbies:  Coaching football, playing guitar, putting some ‘fun’ miles on my cars, A great weekend is… relaxing at home with the family, walking our Labradors, and reading/learning something new.

Darren Rooney

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Job Role at Ciena: Operations Director, Hometown: Ardglass, Co.Down, Hobbies: Golf, taxi service for my kids, going for walks around the Co.Down coast., A great weekend is... watching my son play for Glentoran FC, taking my daughter horse riding and a family dinner out.

Laura Martin Domenech

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Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Hometown: Sabadell, Barcelona, Hobbies: Reading, running, spending time with friends. A great weekend is... a long run in the morning, a good meal, a siesta in my sofa, meeting friends or just stay home reading or watching a film.

Steve Black

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Job Role at Ciena: Senior Systems Engineer, Hometown: Wallasey, Merseyside, Hobbies: Family time, Golf, Football, Skiing, Running, Cycling, Caravan/Camping, A great weekend is... 18 Holes Early, Bike Ride with the Kids, Pub lunch, Liverpool FC winning the Champions League ( ok this is a specific weekend 26/5/18 to be exact !) A nice glass of wine. Or I could go skiing any day of the week. No time for sleeping.

Sean Oliver

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Job Role at Ciena: Senior Systems Engineer, Hometown: Harrow, Middlesex, Hobbies: Travel, Reading, Swim Dad which means: Swimming Official, Vocal Supporter, Financial Investor, Equipment Manager, Travel Coordinator & Chauffeur. A great weekend is... watching my son Swim, long walks with the dog and a nice Roast Dinner with the family to finish it off.

Alfonso Malaga

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Job Role at Ciena: Senior Systems Engineer, Hometown: Lima, Peru, Hobbies: All things music – going to concerts, playing the guitar/uke, learning the keyboard; and travelling every chance I get, A great weekend is... breakfast with pancakes, a sunny day strolling in Hampstead and having a glass of wine with friends.

Amanda Murray

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Job Role at Ciena: CSM for BT Technology, Hometown: Carlisle, Cumbria, Hobbies: Running, reading, going to gigs, finding new challenges, A great weekend is... being with Family & friends, either a chilled run, good food and relaxing at home with my dogs or non-stop weekend taking part in a running related challenge with good friends, making the most of every minute.

Nellie Zachari

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Role at Ciena: Senior marketing manager for BT and Openreach, Hometown: Athens, Greece. Moved to central London a few years ago—absolutely enjoying the best of both worlds, Hobbies: Skiing, tennis, all things outdoors, and spending time with my amazing nieces and nephews, A great weekend is... hitting the beach or a ski slope and finishing off the day with good wine, dear friends, and great laughs.

Kenny Vance

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Job Role at Ciena: Customer Service Manager for Openreach, Hometown: Lanarkshire, Scotland, Hobbies: Golf, Football, Cycling and Travel, A great weekend is... a round in the morning, Ibrox in the afternoon, dinner with friends in the evening and a Sunday spent relaxing with the family (all pending prior approval from my 10 year old daughter of course!).

Graeme Williams

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Job Role at Ciena: Customer Technical Advocate, Hometown: Deal, Kent, Hobbies: Golf, Football, Cycling and Travel, A great weekend is... Reading, playing guitar, travelling A great weekend is... relaxing with my wife and two Beagles. Catching up with friends and family or taking a stroll along the beach.

Sibyl Miranda

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Job Role at Ciena: Associate systems engineer, Hometown: Lisbon,Portugal / Goa,India, Hobbies: I enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes ,travelling, trekking, teaching dance (salsa) and enthusiastic about music, A great weekend is... Going campaigning with my cousins and mates, spending the Sundays baking with family.

Angela Van Wel

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Job Role at Ciena: Customer Success Advocate, Hometown: Greenisland, Co. Antrim, Hobbies: Cooking, reading, learning Italian, A great weekend is...at home - spending time with family and friends. In Italy a walk on the beach, a stroll around San Lucido town, an aperitivo followed seafood pasta and a great glass of local wine ... with good friends of course.

Patrick Law

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Job Role at Ciena: Junior Project Manager, Hometown: Bangor, Northern Ireland, Co. Down, Hobbies: Golf, Football, Travel, A great weekend is...a Saturday stroll on the beach, an afternoon in front of the TV to watch the sport, followed by dinner and cocktails with family and friends. A round of Golf on Sunday morning and no weekend would be complete without the whole family around the table for a Sunday roast.

Rebecca Forshaw

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Job Role at Ciena: Senior Project Manager for Openreach, Hometown: York, born and bred! Will never move, Hobbies: Gym for regular PTs and classes, A great weekend is...time with friends and family, I have 3 younger sister and we spend most weekends together. I have an 11-year-old daughter and a dog called Lola, my time is consumed taking one for walks whilst the other likes to spend my money!

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