CIENA Launches Online Metro Service Aggregator, Designed to Help Carriers Improve Service Margins.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2003 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 LightWorks(TM) Services Product Provides Multi-Service Transport and Add/Drop Capability to Metro Carrier Deployments CIENA(R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CIEN CIEN Ciena Corporation (stock symbol) ), a leading provider of global network solutions, announced today that it is introducing the ONLINE Metro(TM) Service Aggregator (SA), a universal multiplexing multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. and transport platform for metropolitan networks. The ONLINE Metro SA allows carriers to deploy a single, flexible product that will replace and augment SONET/SDH and data services equipment. This new product is expected to result in lower capital and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , as well as providing carriers with the ability to offer services more quickly. The Metro SA is commercially available today in SONET and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy versions. The Metro SA will enable carriers to support multiple data services, such as OC-3/12/48, STM-1/4/16, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and Fibre Channel, all from one platform. Today, carriers deploy separate pieces of equipment for each service, on multiple networks. With the Metro SA, carriers can provide all the services from a common platform over a single network, resulting in significant power, space and equipment-sparing costs. The other key benefit that carriers will appreciate is the capability of the Metro SA to support several important functions all from a single platform. For example, today, carriers are required to use several types of equipment to aggregate and multiplex See multiplexing. TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. , packet and SAN services. The Metro SA replaces each of these legacy boxes with a single module (card). Besides simplifying the network, carriers realize savings in power consumption and space. In addition to the economic advantages of the Metro SA, this product can support both dense and sparse sparse - A sparse matrix (or vector, or array) is one in which most of the elements are zero. If storage space is more important than access speed, it may be preferable to store a sparse matrix as a list of (index, value) pairs or use some kind of hash scheme or associative memory. fiber applications. This unique feature gives carriers greater flexibility in their networks, as well as reducing the amount of equipment. "CIENA's ONLINE Metro SA is an important element in our LightWorks(TM) Services approach to enhancing carrier service profitability," said Dawn Hogh, senior vice president of product line management for CIENA. "We believe the combination of replacing multiple pieces of equipment and enabling a wide variety of services, all at once, make it a compelling economic solution for carriers worldwide." The launch of the Metro SA is the first "edge service delivery" announcement in CIENA's LightWorks Services initiative, announced in May, which focuses on improving service profitability for carriers. As part of the initiative, CIENA is introducing a series of product enhancements and new products focused on network automation, data-centric features on existing platforms and new, edge service delivery products. ABOUT CIENA CIENA Corporation Ciena Corporation NASDAQ: CIEN develops and markets communications network platforms and software, and offers professional services. The Company's broadband access, data and optical networking platforms, software tools, and global network services support worldwide telecom delivers innovative network solutions to the world's largest service providers, increasing the cost-efficiency of current services while enabling the creation of new carrier-class data services built upon the existing network infrastructure. Additional information about CIENA can be found at www.ciena.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS This press release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions of CIENA (the Company) that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release, including but not limited to the cost savings associated with deployment of CIENA's Metro SA, are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, which include the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2003. Forward looking statements include statements regarding the Company'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. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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