Business Wire CIENA RECOGNIZED AS LEADER IN DWDM SYSTEMS BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY EDITORS LINTHICUM, MD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JAN. 27, 1999-- RHK STUDY REVEALS CIENA IS LEADER IN OPEN DWDM SYSTEMS WITH 50% MARKET SHARE
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LINTHICUM, MD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1999--
RHK Study Reveals CIENA Is Leader in Open DWDM Systems with 50%
Market Share
CIENA Also Leads in High-Channel-Count Systems
According to technology analyst firm RHK (Ryan Hankin Kent,
Inc.), CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN.O) leads the industry with 50%
North American market share of open dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) systems. These open DWDM systems are used to boost
fiberoptic network capacity. RHK's annual survey and forecast of the
DWDM transmission equipment industry predicts the North American
market for DWDM systems will grow from $1.9 billion in 1998 to $3.2
billion in 2002.
CIENA's open DWDM systems interoperate with IP, ATM and SONET/SDH
equipment and allow IP routers and ATM switches to be connected
directly to the optical layer, simplifying network architecture and
lowering the cost of bandwidth. Analysts and customers alike foresee
the telecommunications infrastructure migrating from existing legacy,
SONET-based systems toward this more efficient, less expensive
simplified network to help address the rapid growth of data/Internet
traffic.
"RHK's survey also shows that CIENA is currently leading the
market in high-channel (greater than 16) systems," said Mat Steinberg,
director of optical networking at RHK. "RHK expects this segment of
the DWDM market to see tremendous growth as carriers migrate toward
open and simplified networks."
Recently, CIENA deployed DWDM systems for both GST
Telecommunications and Enron Communications that not only increase
bandwidth, but also simplify the architecture of both networks. GST is
the first carrier to optically integrate its long-haul network with
portions of its local network using CIENA's MultiWave Sentry and
MultiWave Firefly DWDM systems. CIENA's DirectConnect technology
enables GST to do this integration optically without the use of
SONET/SDH multiplexers or regenerators. Likewise, the deployment of
CIENA's MultiWave Sentry 4000 DWDM equipment in Enron's new Pure
Internet Protocol (IP) backbone network is also a first. The network
contains no SONET, no ATM and no Frame Relay components, just IP over
DWDM.
CIENA was the first to market with high-channel-count systems and
now offers both long-haul and short-haul high-channel-count DWDM
systems. Long-haul systems include the MultiWave Sentry 1600 (16
channels) and the MultiWave Sentry 4000 (40 channels upgradable to 96
channels). Short-haul systems include MultiWave Firefly (24 channels)
and MultiWave Metro (24 channels).
ABOUT CIENA
Based in Linthicum, Maryland, CIENA Corporation is a worldwide
market leader of open architecture, dense wavelength division
multiplexing (DWDM) systems for long-distance and local exchange
carriers. CIENA's DWDM solutions include the MultiWave(R) 1600
long-haul transport system, WaveWatcher(R) network management
software, the MultiWave Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer, the MultiWave
Sentry(tm) enhanced long-distance transport system and the new
MultiWave(R) Firefly and MultiWave Metro(tm) short-haul systems.
Through its Alta subsidiary, based near Atlanta, GA, CIENA provides a
range of engineering, furnishing and installation (EF&I) services for
telecommunications service providers in the areas of transport,
switching and wireless communications.
Additional information about CIENA can be found on its World Wide
Website: ciena.com.
ABOUT RHK
Ryan Hankin Kent, Inc., is a leading market research and
consulting firm specializing in the analysis of advanced technologies
for the public telecommunications network. The company provides
syndicated services and custom consulting to technology vendors,
service providers, and the investment community. RHK's areas of
expertise include: WDM & Optical Networking, SONET/SDH, Loop Access
Systems (NGDLC, xDSL, and FITL), ATM, Core Switching & Routing,
Network Management, Cable Modems, Internet Content, Systems for Voice
over IP, Internet Video, and other emerging technologies. RHK is based
in South San Francisco, California. For complete service offerings,
please contact Mike Mahan at 650-737-9600 x233. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at www.rhk.com
NOTE TO INVESTORS:
Forward-looking statements in this release, 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, and 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 Annual Report on Form
10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
10, 1998
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CONTACT: Press Contacts:
Denny Bilter
CIENA Corporation
800/921-1144
email: dbilter@ciena.com
or
Lee Kurnoff
RHK (Ryan Hankin Kent, Inc.)
650/737-9766
Lee_Kurnoff@rhk.com
or
Investor Contact:
Suzanne DuLong
CIENA Corporation
888/243-6223
email: ir@CIENA.com
KEYWORD: MARYLAND
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
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