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Your future
designed
together

Telstra, Ciena, and Blue Planet® have a history of being ahead of the curve, innovating together to provide fast, secure, and resilient network services, including the first successful 800G wavelengths in Australia.

We look forward to building on our shared history, paving the way for innovations we haven’t even dreamed of yet.

Your future, designed together.

Delivering Australia’s fastest,
most resilient and sustainable network

As demand grows and market dynamics change, pressure on your network continues to grow, driving the need to evolve architectures to provide the unparalleled experience your customers expect. We are here to continue working with you and deliver an automated, future-proof and sustainable network for Telstra to help you achieve your T25 goals.

Meet the team

Aman Bhalla

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Job Role at Ciena: Consultant-System Engineering, Hometown: Delhi, India, Hobbies: Running, Kids Soccer Coaching, A great weekend is... Family bike ride, Long run, long BBQ lunches.

Andac Sozeri

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Job Role at Ciena: Consultant, System Engineering, Hometown: Eskisehir, Turkey, Hobbies: Soccer, Basketball, Cycling, A great weekend is... Enjoying outdoors with family, BBQ’ing.

Andrew Roberts

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Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Telstra Domestic, Hometown: Cranbourne, Victoria, Hobbies: Woodworking, Metalworking, A great weekend is... Early morning run or bushwalk, some tinkering in the shed or gardening during the day, dinner party with friends…preferably with a sneaky bottle of wine or two.

David Fasken

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Job Role at Ciena: Solution Leader, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Hobbies: Running, Reading, Hiking, Surfing, Music Festivals, A great weekend is... Break from work, Socialising, Getting away from suburbia.

Dejan Tanaskovski

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Job Role at Ciena: Customer Success Advocate, Hometown: Skopje, Macedonia, Hobbies: Gardening, Exploring Victoria, Holidays with family, A great weekend is... Cooking, Spending time with family, Watching a movie.

Diego Marre

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Job Role at Ciena: Carrier Managed Services (CMS) Lead, APJ, Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Hobbies: Golf, Ski, Motorcycle and Mountain Bike Riding, A great weekend is... Early morning ride to a nice winery in the Hunter Valley for lunch. Spend the afternoon with the family and head out to dinner with friends at night.

Inder Walla

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Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Telstra International, Hometown: Punjab, India, Hobbies: Running, Travel, Team Tennis, A great weekend is... Long walk in the morning, time in garage, dining out.

Joe Cunsolo

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Job Role at Ciena: Telstra Account Director, Blue Planet, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Hobbies: Running, Football, Gardening, Sports, Cooking, Home-schooling, A great weekend is... In a swag, by a river with a camp fire.

Karen Hunkin

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Job Role at Ciena: Marketing Leader, ANZ, Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand, Hobbies: Travel, Going to the Gym, Reading, Wine, Watching Sport, Listening to Music, A great weekend is... Getting on a plane somewhere, catching up with friends, some outdoor time, good food, wine and exploring.

Matthew Hayes

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Job Role at Ciena: General Manager, Telstra, Hometown: Brighton, UK, Hobbies: Mountain biking, Running, Snowboarding, sport watching, Vineyards, A great weekend is... Outside of being a taxi service to our 3 kids, watching live sport (professional or my kids!), long pub lunches and heading to the beach.

Ricardo Adan

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Job Role at Ciena: Blue Planet Solutions Architect, Hometown: Madrid, Spain, Hobbies: Cinema, Photography, Reading, Wine, Cheese and Running, A great weekend is... Taking a hike in the bush and end the day with a glass of wine with some cheese and good company.

Sue Cox

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Job Role at Ciena: Consultant, Services Sales, Hometown: Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Hobbies: Sport, Gardening, Holidays with family, A great weekend is... Community sport, going to the footy (Go Bombers!) and gardening at home.

Troy Giorgio

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Job Role at Ciena: Principal Solution Architect, Hometown: Small country town along the Murray River called Koondrook, Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends (have 2 little girls) and travelling overseas every chance we can get, A great weekend is... Weekend away somewhere along the coast or finding a nice winery for good food and drinks.

Sandeep Agarwal

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Job Role at Ciena: Senior System Engineer, Hometown: Delhi, India, Hobbies: Running, Swimming and Badminton, A great weekend is... Camping with friends and family, bush walks.

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Ciena Australia: +61 2 8870 5300
Support Australia: 1800 849187

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