Christine Keck
Director, Analyst Relations
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Christine Keck leads global industry analyst relations for Ciena. She sets strategy and direction for the company’s communications with industry analysts from all regions.
Christine has worked in the telecom and tech industries for more than 25 years, enjoying the fast pace and spirit of unending innovation the industry inspires. During her career, Christine has worked for international companies in key communications leadership roles, as well as marketing and communications agencies, developing and executing client comms strategy and vision. She’s also worked for industry trade associations, doing international trade policy and development work on behalf of US telecom and technology companies.
Christine holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in mathematics and German from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., and an MBA in international business from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. She is fluent in both German and French and is based in the greater Washington, DC region.
Insights from Christine Keck
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Ciena’s innovative portfolio drives leadership position: Omdia Scorecard
Omdia’s 2020 Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard highlights Ciena’s continued optical innovation, new portfolio introductions and expansion of Blue Planet capabilities as reasons for the company’s success in this year’s report.
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IHS Markit’s optical vendor survey is out: Ciena dominates
Want to know what service providers really think of optical equipment vendors and their solutions? Here is a peek into IHS Markit’s service provider survey that provides those unique insights, as well as a free download of the excerpts report.
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Ciena’s technology innovation once again lands the company in top spot of IHS Vendor Scorecard
Based on analyst criteria, Ciena once again secured the highest overall score in the 2019 IHS Markit annual Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard report.
Blue Planet Blog
Q&A: Blue Planet’s Andy Youé talks network visualization and automation
Ciena's Christine Keck talks to Andy Youé about Blue Planet and how to best support service provider evolution towards network automation and visualization.
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Ciena leader in latest IHS Markit service provider optical survey
IHS Markit has released its annual optical leadership survey – with the results not only naming Ciena the Top Optical Transmission and Switching Equipment Vendor, but also the leader in key emerging areas like DCI, optical disaggregation and ROADM
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Q&A: Ciena's Jamie Jefferies talks EMEA telecom trends
Ciena's Christine Keck talks to Jamie Jefferies about his return to EMEA to lead Ciena's efforts in the region, and the trends he sees in areas like software automation and 5G.
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Ciena Takes Top Spot in IHS Markit’s Annual Optical Network Hardware Vendor Scorecard Report
Ciena secures the highest combined score overall in 2017 and once again lands securely in the leader category.