Founded Year
1992Stage
IPO | IPOTotal Raised
$26.02MDate of IPO
2/24/1997Market Cap
7.58BStock Price
49.84About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is network strategy and technology company. The company collaborates with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. Ciena leverages its deep expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software automation to deliver solutions in alignment with its OPn architecture for next-generation networks. The company enables a high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified, virtualized environment.
Ciena Headquarter Location
7035 Ridge Road
Hanover, Maryland, 21076,
United States
410-694-5700
Expert Collections containing Ciena
Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.
Ciena is included in 1 Expert Collection, including The Edge Computing Landscape.
The Edge Computing Landscape
456 items
Edge computing companies facilitate workload deployment in addition to providing data processing and storage at the farthest reaches of the network. These edge computing companies range from data centers at the edge to workload management tools designed to orchestrate edge deploy
Ciena Patents
Ciena has filed 1224 patents.
The 3 most popular patent topics include:
- Network protocols
- Computer networking
- Ethernet
Application Date | Grant Date | Title | Related Topics | Status |
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11/8/2017 | 4/26/2022 | Network performance, Network protocols, Mobile virtual network operators, Computer networking, Network management | Grant |
Application Date | 11/8/2017 |
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Grant Date | 4/26/2022 |
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Related Topics | Network performance, Network protocols, Mobile virtual network operators, Computer networking, Network management |
Status | Grant |
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Apr 12, 2022
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When was Ciena founded?
Ciena was founded in 1992.
Where is Ciena's headquarters?
Ciena's headquarters is located at 7035 Ridge Road, Hanover.
What is Ciena's latest funding round?
Ciena's latest funding round is IPO.
How much did Ciena raise?
Ciena raised a total of $26.02M.
Who are Ciena's competitors?
Competitors of Ciena include Acacia Communications and 1 more.
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