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Ciena® Corporation
(NASDAQ: CIEND*), the network specialist, and Swisscom today announced
Carrier Ethernet certification for Swisscom’s
Carrier Optical Service (COS) and Ciena’s
optical Ethernet platforms – the CN 4200™
FlexSelect™ Advanced
Services Platform and CN 2300™
Managed Optical Services Multiplexer – that
power COS. Both the Swisscom service and Ciena platforms have been
certified to deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant Ethernet
Private Lines based on the group’s MEF9
technical specifications for Ethernet Services at the User Network
Interface (UNI).
The Swiss market leader in Carrier Ethernet services, Swisscom has been
connecting pharmaceutical, banking and other large enterprise customers
with rigorous wide area network performance requirements with its
Ethernet Private Line services for nearly two years on the Ciena
platforms, in addition to offering storage extension and TDM
connectivity services. Carrier Optical Service is a transparent
point-to-point Layer 1 service for high to very high dedicated bandwidth
connecting LAN applications throughout Switzerland. Ciena’s
optical Ethernet platforms are sold to Swisscom and supported through a
partnership with Ericsson.
The MEF’s Carrier Ethernet Certification
Program is designed to accelerate the rollout of Carrier Ethernet
services by reducing the time and cost of equipment testing and
providing end users with consistent, reliable services across service
providers and network equipment. Both Ciena’s
platforms and Swisscom’s service were tested
by Iometrix in accordance with its MEF-approved “Test
Plan for Ethernet Services at the UNI.”
“We’ve seen
tremendous uptake in our Carrier Optical Service from enterprises
looking for flexible bandwidth options backed by strong service level
agreements for mission-critical data center, business continuity and
other wide area network applications,” said
Thomas Aeberhard, Head of Data Services, Swisscom Fixnet Wholesale. “As
customers increasingly move to Ethernet and look for services that are
standards-based, this Carrier Ethernet certification will only broaden
the appeal of our market leading Carrier Optical Service.”
Ciena's CN 4200, the flagship product of its FlexSelect Architecture, is
the first multiservice transport and service aggregation platform
capable of supporting the migration to packet networks using
future-ready technology such as ITU G.709 Optical Transport Network
(OTN) for service transparency, dynamic wavelength routing featuring a
hybrid ROADM solution, software-defined service ports, and remote
service provisioning and management capabilities.
“As a Charter Member of the MEF, this
certification reflects our early focus on developing innovative optical
Ethernet platforms for delivering MEF-certified Carrier Ethernet
services,” said Martin Nuss, vice president
and chief technologist at Ciena. “Swisscom
was the first to deploy CN 4200 and we’ve
worked closely with them to ensure our optical Ethernet platforms create
a flexible network capable of delivering a variety of Carrier Ethernet
and storage extension services with automated provisioning and advanced
service level management.”
Based on the recent MEF testing for Ethernet Private Lines, Ciena’s
CN 4200 and CN 2300 have been certified for both Fast Ethernet (100
Mbps) and Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps). Ciena is committed to supporting
standards-based Carrier Ethernet networking through MEF certification of
multiple products in its portfolio.
*Effective as of 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 22, 2006, Ciena
completed a one-for-seven reverse split of Ciena common stock. Ciena’s
common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market
opened on Monday, September 25, 2006. For a period of approximately 20
days, NASDAQ will append a “D”
to Ciena’s stock symbol in order to inform
the investment community of the reverse stock split.
About The Metro Ethernet Forum
The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is a global industry alliance comprising
of more than 80 organizations including telecommunications service
providers, network equipment/software manufacturers, semiconductors
vendors and testing organizations. The MEF’s
mission is to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class
Ethernet networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet
technical specifications and implementation agreements to promote
interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. For more
information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all current
MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at www.MetroEthernetForum.org.
About Swisscom
With revenue of CHF 4.8 billion for the first half of 2006 and a
workforce of 16,739 full-time employees, the Swisscom Group is
Switzerland's leading telecoms company. Swisscom is present nationwide,
delivering all services and products for mobile, fixed and IP-based
voice and data communications.
Going forward, Swisscom aims to maintain its market leadership in its
core businesses of fixed network and mobile communications, push ahead
with systematic expansion in broadband communications and make further
inroads on the path to the multimedia future. For more information,
visit www.swisscom.com.
About Ciena
Ciena Corporation is the network specialist, focused on expanding the
possibilities for its customers’ networks
while reducing their cost of ownership. The company’s
systems, software and services target and cure specific network pain
points so that telcos, cable operators, governments and enterprises can
best exploit the new applications that are driving their businesses
forward. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
Note to Ciena Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on
current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to
the Company as of the date hereof; and Ciena's actual results could
differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and
uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risk
factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-Q, which Ciena filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2006. Forward-looking
statements include statements regarding Ciena's expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by
forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or
similar words. Ciena assumes no obligation to update the information
included in this press release, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Ciena(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEND*), the network specialist, and
Swisscom today announced Carrier Ethernet certification for Swisscom's
Carrier Optical Service (COS) and Ciena's optical Ethernet platforms -
the CN 4200(TM) FlexSelect(TM) Advanced Services Platform and CN
2300(TM) Managed Optical Services Multiplexer - that power COS. Both
the Swisscom service and Ciena platforms have been certified to
deliver Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant Ethernet Private Lines
based on the group's MEF9 technical specifications for Ethernet
Services at the User Network Interface (UNI).
The Swiss market leader in Carrier Ethernet services, Swisscom has
been connecting pharmaceutical, banking and other large enterprise
customers with rigorous wide area network performance requirements
with its Ethernet Private Line services for nearly two years on the
Ciena platforms, in addition to offering storage extension and TDM
connectivity services. Carrier Optical Service is a transparent
point-to-point Layer 1 service for high to very high dedicated
bandwidth connecting LAN applications throughout Switzerland. Ciena's
optical Ethernet platforms are sold to Swisscom and supported through
a partnership with Ericsson.
The MEF's Carrier Ethernet Certification Program is designed to
accelerate the rollout of Carrier Ethernet services by reducing the
time and cost of equipment testing and providing end users with
consistent, reliable services across service providers and network
equipment. Both Ciena's platforms and Swisscom's service were tested
by Iometrix in accordance with its MEF-approved "Test Plan for
Ethernet Services at the UNI."
"We've seen tremendous uptake in our Carrier Optical Service from
enterprises looking for flexible bandwidth options backed by strong
service level agreements for mission-critical data center, business
continuity and other wide area network applications," said Thomas
Aeberhard, Head of Data Services, Swisscom Fixnet Wholesale. "As
customers increasingly move to Ethernet and look for services that are
standards-based, this Carrier Ethernet certification will only broaden
the appeal of our market leading Carrier Optical Service."
Ciena's CN 4200, the flagship product of its FlexSelect
Architecture, is the first multiservice transport and service
aggregation platform capable of supporting the migration to packet
networks using future-ready technology such as ITU G.709 Optical
Transport Network (OTN) for service transparency, dynamic wavelength
routing featuring a hybrid ROADM solution, software-defined service
ports, and remote service provisioning and management capabilities.
"As a Charter Member of the MEF, this certification reflects our
early focus on developing innovative optical Ethernet platforms for
delivering MEF-certified Carrier Ethernet services," said Martin Nuss,
vice president and chief technologist at Ciena. "Swisscom was the
first to deploy CN 4200 and we've worked closely with them to ensure
our optical Ethernet platforms create a flexible network capable of
delivering a variety of Carrier Ethernet and storage extension
services with automated provisioning and advanced service level
management."
Based on the recent MEF testing for Ethernet Private Lines,
Ciena's CN 4200 and CN 2300 have been certified for both Fast Ethernet
(100 Mbps) and Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps). Ciena is committed to
supporting standards-based Carrier Ethernet networking through MEF
certification of multiple products in its portfolio.
*Effective as of 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 22, 2006,
Ciena completed a one-for-seven reverse split of Ciena common stock.
Ciena's common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis when the
market opened on Monday, September 25, 2006. For a period of
approximately 20 days, NASDAQ will append a "D" to Ciena's stock
symbol in order to inform the investment community of the reverse
stock split.
About The Metro Ethernet Forum
The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) is a global industry alliance
comprising of more than 80 organizations including telecommunications
service providers, network equipment/software manufacturers,
semiconductors vendors and testing organizations. The MEF's mission is
to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier-class Ethernet
networks and services. The MEF develops Carrier Ethernet technical
specifications and implementation agreements to promote
interoperability and deployment of Carrier Ethernet worldwide. For
more information about the Forum, including a complete listing of all
current MEF members, please visit the MEF web site at
www.MetroEthernetForum.org.
About Swisscom
With revenue of CHF 4.8 billion for the first half of 2006 and a
workforce of 16,739 full-time employees, the Swisscom Group is
Switzerland's leading telecoms company. Swisscom is present
nationwide, delivering all services and products for mobile, fixed and
IP-based voice and data communications.
Going forward, Swisscom aims to maintain its market leadership in
its core businesses of fixed network and mobile communications, push
ahead with systematic expansion in broadband communications and make
further inroads on the path to the multimedia future. For more
information, visit www.swisscom.com.
About Ciena
Ciena Corporation is the network specialist, focused on expanding
the possibilities for its customers' networks while reducing their
cost of ownership. The company's systems, software and services target
and cure specific network pain points so that telcos, cable operators,
governments and enterprises can best exploit the new applications that
are driving their businesses forward. For more information, visit
www.ciena.com.
Note to Ciena Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve
risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on information
available to the Company as of the date hereof; and Ciena's actual
results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to
risks and uncertainties associated with its business, which include
the risk factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-Q, which Ciena
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2006.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Ciena's
expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future
and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should,"
"will," and "would" or similar words. Ciena assumes no obligation to
update the information included in this press release, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.