Energy infrastructure modernization promises improved efficiency for producers and consumers. As the nation’s energy needs continue to grow, utilities face pressure to increase production through an aged delivery grid. From 1988 to 1998, U.S. electricity demand increased by 30 percent, while overall…

Sun Prairie Utilities is a locally owned and operated municipal utility offering electric, water and telecom services to more than 13,500 customers throughout Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Last year Sun Prairie's telecom division upgraded its municipal fiber optic network with Ciena's CESD platforms for greater bandwidth capacity, reliability, and traffic management.

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…Rural Utilities Service (RUS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted “RUS Acceptance” to the company’s metro networking solutions. This enables independent telephone and utility companies to obtain low-interest financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service…

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), a leading global provider of innovative network solutions, today announced that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted RUS Acceptance to Ciena’s ONLINE Edge™ multiservice platform and its DN 7000 series…

…telecommunications networks built with loans from the USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and indicates that the platform meets strict requirements for field performance and compliance to standards. Now, independent telephone and utility companies can obtain low-interest financial assistance from the…

…intelligent optical networking systems and software, today announced that Daegu Bank and Busan Bank have jointly developed a back-up banking system utilizing Ciena’s ONLINE Metro™ Multiservice DWDM Transport Platform. Daegu Bank and Busan Bank are among the largest regional banking institutions…

When a reliable, high-bandwidth network between data centers was required, one of the largest banks in the U.S. chose a Ciena private bandwidth solution. The result: exceptional performance, assured service, responsive support for new applications, and complete control-at a cost one third less per month than a SONET-based network services solution.

When a reliable, high-bandwidth network between data centers was required, one of the largest banks in the U.S. chose a Ciena private bandwidth solution. The result: exceptional performance, assured service, responsive support for new applications, and complete control-at a cost one third less per month than a SONET-based network services solution.

…is a mission-critical, multi-step process that is monitored and controlled by a variety of IT applications, so the performance and availability of utility telecommunications networks and services are critical. Based on its network requirements, including support for TDM, Ethernet and storage extension…