Ciena
CIEN
has announced that its Waveserver 5 platform, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics, is being deployed by Brazil-based Alloha Fibra group’s subsidiary Mob Telecom (Mob).
The current collaboration addresses the robust demand for bandwidth services like 5G and cloud-based applications.
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Mob will integrate Ciena’s platforms to provide bandwidth connectivity up to 800Gb/s per channel across several data centers and four cable landing stations in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Additionally, Mob will leverage Ciena’s 6500 photonic line technology, which combines photonic restoration with L0 control plane to improve network resilience and service availability, and provide a wide array of unique capabilities.
Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) will provide analytical insights to enhance network performance and consumers’ digital experience.
Ciena’s 6500, WL5e
coherent
optical solution and MCP domain controller are being used by MSA Resources Sdn Bhd (“MSAR”) to build the Digital Super Highway Network.
Ciena’s WL5e programmable 800G transponder platform was deployed by MSAR with the help of CommVerge Solutions. It will attain a data transmission speed of 800Gb/s line rate and a total network capacity of 33.6Tb/s per fiber pair, per company estimates.
Prior to that, Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platforms with WL5e powered by WaveLogic Ai transponders and a 6500 flexible grid ROADM (reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers) line system were being used by Columbia-based telecommunications operator Media Commerce amid increasing bandwidth demand.
CIEN is a leading provider of optical networking equipment, software and services. It is observing positive industry trends, such as an increase in consumer spending and continues to profit from rising network traffic, bandwidth demand and cloud architecture adoption.
However, the company is facing supply chain issues due to the pandemic, which led to a decline in its revenue outlook for fiscal 2022. This is a major concern as it relies heavily on third-party manufacturers for supply operations.
Stiff competition, increasing component costs and logistics expenses are concerns.
In the last
reported quarter
, total revenues rose 13.8% year over year to $949.2 million, owing to strong demand trends.
CIEN currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Shares of the company have declined 15.4% compared with the
industry’s
decrease of 15.6% in the past year.
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