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Service Providers Name Ciena Leading Optical Vendor in IHS Markit Leadership Survey
The 2016 Optical Equipment Vendor Leadership Global Service Provider Survey
by IHS
Markit , a world leader in critical information, analytics and
solutions, named Ciena®
(NYSE: CIEN) the overall leader in six of the nine categories of its
annual marketplace survey. Using online, telephone and in-person survey
methods, the 2016 survey quantified the opinions of global service
providers in an effort to answer the question: "What does the customer
think?"
Key Facts:
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Ciena was most cited as a leading supplier in key market categories,
highlighting overall brand strength. The categories included: Optical
Transmission and Switching, Data Center Interconnect (DCI),
Packet-Optical Transport Systems (P-OTS) and Transport
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Control Plane.
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Ciena's continued focus on software solutions, as well as its
acquisition of Cyan, resulted in the company claiming the top spot
in Transport SDN & Control Plane by a wide margin (14 percent
above the next supplier).
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Ciena made large gains in the DCI market, with 68 percent of
respondents selecting the company as a leader. Though Ciena was
also a leader in this category in last year's survey, the
percentage increase in 2016 was large and took Ciena and the
number two supplier in the category ahead of the rest of the group
by a significant margin.
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Survey respondents were also asked to name leaders for several
supplier selection criteria.
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Ciena was named an individual leader in Technology Innovation,
Research and Development (R&D) investment and Solution Breadth.
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Ciena tied for the leading position in the categories of Product
Reliability, Service and Support and Management Sofware.
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Ciena is perceived as having the broadest optical transmission
portfolio, which includes everything from metro, long-haul to
subsea, as well as DCI and SDN.
Executive Comments:
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"While many factors go into purchasing decisions, how a customer
evaluates a solution and its perception of a vendor is a critical
piece of the puzzle. Our annual Optical Equipment Vendor Leadership
Global Service Provider Survey aims to quantify service provider
perceptions of vendor leadership in established and emerging segments
of optical networking, as well as against key purchasing decision
criteria. In this year's study, Ciena stood out as the top overall
optical transmission and switching supplier."
- Heidi Adams,
Senior Research Director, Transport Networks, IHS (News - Alert) Markit
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"It is a great honor to know that service providers perceive Ciena
above all other vendors in the optical market. This recognition comes
from the combination of high levels of customer trust, the strategic
partnerships our team facilitates and how strongly our technology
performs against the competition in the marketplace. In 2017, we will
continue to deliver innovative, differentiated offerings and reinforce
the value of software as a driver of openness and choice."
- Francois
Locoh-Donou, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ciena
About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a network strategy and technology company. We
translate best-in-class technology into value through a high-touch,
consultative business model - with a relentless drive to create
exceptional experiences measured by outcomes. For updates on Ciena,
follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @Ciena,
LinkedIn,
the Ciena
Insights blog, or visit www.ciena.com.
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whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Results based on IHS Markit Inc. Optical Equipment Vendor Leadership
Service Provider Survey: 2 December 2016. Your experiences may
vary. This data is not an endorsement of Ciena and all results are "as
is". Any reliance on the results is at third party's own risk. Visit technology.ihs.com for
more details.
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