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Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information Implement Korea's First 100G Network with CienaLINTHICUM, Md. --(Business Wire)-- Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), today announced the deployment of the first 100G network in Korea. KISTI will leverage Ciena's industry-leading coherent optical technology to expand its network capacity to support enhanced collaboration across the nation on science and technology initiatives for the industrial, academic and corporate sectors. Key Facts
Executive Comments "KISTI's aim is to help establish Korea as a leading country in scientific research," said YoungSeo Park, President of KISTI. Dr. HyeakRo Lee, General Manager of KISTI, also mentioned, "Ciena's coherent 100G technolgy supports that mission by enabling us to provide a high-capacity and flexible cyber-infrastructure that scientists and researchers can use to work together on advanced innovation and scientific discovery." "We are thrilled to support KISTI in building the country's first 100G network, which will provide the advanced infrastructure required to enable the citizens of Korea to better collaborate with the global scientific community and fully benefit from leading-edge technology discoveries," said Anthony McLachlan, vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific, Ciena. "Today's announcement not only underscores our continued market leadership in coherent 100G technology, but also extends our long history of collaboration and deployments with institutions worldwide in transforming how research and development is conducted." Technology Leadership
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About Ciena Ciena is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. With focused innovation, Ciena brings together the reliability and capacity of optical networking with the flexibility and economics of Ethernet, unified by a software suite that delivers the industry's leading network automation. We routinely post recent news, financial results and other important announcements and information about Ciena on our website. For more information, visit www.ciena.com. Note to Ciena Investors Forward-looking statements. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof; and Ciena's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risk factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-Q, which Ciena filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2011. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Ciena'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. Ciena 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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