…building has been converted entirely to manufacturing use, with 50,500 square feet to be dedicated to state of the art opto-electronic module assembly and test. Ciena also announced the signing of a lease for an additional 57,000 square feet of manufacturing space in the Linthicum area, which will be…

…with the majority of those revenues derived from Sprint. Patrick Nettles, President and CEO of Ciena, commented: "We’re very pleased our manufacturing operation was able to keep pace with larger volume delivery commitments to our customers. On-time delivery is a top priority for our customers and…

…Nissho will establish a MultiWaveTM 1600 demonstration facility at the Nissho Ariake Visual Studio near the Tokyo "Big Site" convention center. Ciena Corporation develops, manufactures and markets high-capacity fiber optic transmission systems for public networks. These systems unlock fiber bandwidth,…

…announced that it has achieved International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001 certification of its quality systems for the design, development, manufacturing, installation and servicing of its dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system products. Certification was confirmed after completion of…

…Business 50/50 winner for online business excellence. Web Business 50/50 awards are presented annually by CIO magazine to 50 Internet sites and 50 intranet and extranet sites that go beyond customary Web practices. "Ciena?s customer service mantra is ?people by name, products by serial number.? In a collaborative…

…enable deployment of survivable networks and increases capacity for new services. It also provides rapid incremental expansion and eliminates repeater sites and regenerators, thereby delaying expensive fiber builds and reducing equipment costs. "Specifically, a single Ciena optical amplifier can replace…

…/FE Near End/Far End NEG Negative Terminal NEID Network Element Identification NEIR Network Element Information Request NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NFS Networked File System NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier NG-L1 Next Generation Layer 1 NGNA Next Generation Network Architecture…

…while remaining channels proceed through in an "express" format. This eliminates the need to terminate the entire optical layer at any intermediate site where access to a fraction of the total payload is needed. Cascadable with the same system performance as a standard optical line amplifier, the MultiWaveTM…

…initiative are AT&T, Bellcore, Ciena, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard Company, Qwest, Sprint and WorldCom. The OIF will provide a venue for equipment manufacturers, users and service providers to work together to identify and resolve issues and develop key specifications to ensure the interoperability of optical…