Ciena (CIEN) Works with Vimpelcom to Upgrade Optical Network in Russia

September 4, 2012 9:18 AM EDT
Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) today announced a strategic agreement with the Russian telecoms operator VimpelCom for the upgrade and expansion of its national optical network. Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, powered by WaveLogic™ coherent optical processors, will be deployed in network links extending over approximately 10,700 km. This includes the upgrade of the Moscow - Urals and Urals - Siberia connections and the southern part of the Western Russia network (the ‘Big European Ring’), as well as the construction of a 100G network in the far eastern part of the country.


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