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There is a very stark contrast in corporate agendas at Ciena and Infinera. The latter has been striving to reinvent itself as a fully market-driven entity with a greater focus on actual technological differentiation through integration of functionality further down the food chain, with the relatively short-term goal of an exit (please see: https://lnkd.in/ekE9e9YV). While with its messaging, there is a struggle at the former in marrying near-term marketplace hurdles with its success in becoming the dominant, international force in the optical systems business (please see: https://lnkd.in/eVQh6pge), the seemingly prevailing desire of the powerful executives in Canada is to remain indeterminately as a player in the marketplace, as partially manifested from the effective promotion of some historic revisionism on the vendor’s great achievement. On this last specific point, one can find symbols of the outward allegiance to the “Nortel” origins (please see: https://lnkd.in/edRTNmD7), while the preponderant storyline in the Canadian press appears to be that the engineers in that country were totally responsible for Ciena’s competitive position. The interesting aspect is whether future circumstances might still result in a battle for control of the corporation. A big tussle occurred early in Ciena’s existence in which fortunately, a top-level executive in favor of an aggressive move to an all-optical paradigm was the loser.

#Fyuz23 When it comes to Open RAN - It’s no longer a question of technology, as Mavenir and the wider #ecosystem have overcome that - with live and commercial deployments proving that multi-vendor interoperability is possible and happening today. The driving force today is the undisputed need by MNOs/CSPs for network efficiency and AI driven automation that is what is fuelling investment in Open and Disaggregated Networks. That is why #OpenRAN is the future for RAN. Antonio Correa, Senior RVP Southern Europe, Caribbean & Latin America at Mavenir. Telecom Infra Project Red Hat NTT DOCOMO, INC. VMware Fujitsu TÉRAL RESEARCH

I always believe and say that Technology Organisations should be headed by a Technology Professional of respective field of Engineering. ISRO, BARC, HAL, BSNL, Google, Microsoft, Ericsson, C-DAC etc are a few of the examples of great success stories. This new breed of CEOs& COOs, in TELECOM Sector who were initially supposed to handle Business domain, subsequently took over Technology Function as well and demeaned or be littled Technology Professionals contribution for the Companies. This led to not only the compromise on quality, but suffocation of most of the competent Telecom Professionals. Need to be considered for not causing any more damage to the sector by these new breed of beureocrats. #telecom #telecommunications #telcos

Learn how your needs inspired us to push the limits of science and technology. In this blog by Scott McFeely, Ciena’s SVP of Global Products & Services, we break down how WaveLogic 6 addresses the network requirements of the future that matter most to you: economics, performance, sustainability, and ease of deployment. https://bit.ly/3YnG8rR #800G #CoherentOptical #OpticalNetworking

When it comes your business, you should't just "ride any wave" 🏄🏻♀️— but pick the perfect wavelength supplier 🌊! #wavelength #bandwidth #EXAInfrastructure

Scale made simple!! - Haciendo simple el crecimiento!! 🚀 🚀 . At Nokia.... We......................... - We are driving the evolution of optical networks. - Stay ahead of bandwidth demands - Simplify and optimize architectures - While lowering cost of network operations. That´s scale made simple #opticalnetworking #nokia #simplescale #drivingevolution #optimizearchitectures

Don't miss theCUBE's coverage of the Dell APEX “Future of Multicloud Lands Now” event on Sept. 26. There have already been some big announcements for Dell APEX this year. 🖥 What will come next? A big area of interest this year also involves how Dell Technologies’s APEX portfolio is evolving to address multicloud modernization needs. Plus, how will Dell’s long-term strategy be impacted when it comes to differentiating its APEX products and services? ➡️ Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about those big questions. Click to read more on what to expect at the Dell Apex event. https://lnkd.in/gKxt5dtP #DellApex #theCUBE #multicloud #asaservice Dell Technologies

Discussing the DSP Leaders World Forum session “Why cloud native is essential to delivering the automation, agility and innovation needed to support new services", co-hosted by Arnaud Vamparys, CTIO for Europe at Orange, senior executives from Dell Technologies, Comba Telecom and Futuriom share their thoughts on cloud native and AI. ☞ Watch this Extra Shot: https://lnkd.in/e-ubqaYu ☞ Watch the previous session about cloud native: https://lnkd.in/eWw6QMTY ☞ Watch the next session about optimising energy and power usage within networks: https://lnkd.in/eH4s--ey This Extra Shot episode includes contributions from: ✓ Manish Singh, CTO, Telecom Systems Business, Dell Technologies ✓ Marie, Jing Ma, General Manager, Comba Telecom Network Systems Limited ✓ Scott Raynovich, Founder and Principal Analyst, Futuriom #DSPLWF23 #CloudNative #ServiceInnovation #AI #ExtraShot #EnergyEfficiency #CulturalTransformation

Whereas the wild card at Ciena (please see: https://lnkd.in/dZNckc9D)  has been the Office of the CTO (in fibeReality’s opinion, no other executive at the supplier has garnered more respect from customers than Steve Alexander), we have become aware of signs that Infinera may have its own surprise element. In taking another look at the rather odd form of an news leak involving the latter earlier this year to Reuters (please see: https://lnkd.in/dbFhkwiv) that addressed “exploring options,” it may have been a reflection of competing tensions within the firm, and perhaps an attempt at pacifying a particular party. The inherent difficulty in having an investment firm with a seat on the board of directors is that its priorities will not necessarily be in sync with other members. Possible conflicting urgencies can get exacerbated when the period of the relationship starts to approach five years. According to fibeReality’s intelligence gathering, in recent months, there were apparently several indications that Infinera was on the brink of a spin-off to compensate Oaktree Capital, but changing economic conditions may have dictated a pullback on the plan. The current leadership at Infinera was handed a very messy situation, especially regarding disparate metro assets, that included the Coriant acquisition owned by Oaktree. The latter should have realized the conditions in conducting its due diligence. The matter of the metro was not exactly a new area of concern. In November 2015, fibeReality published, “Infinera Needs Dose of Humility Such as With Metro” (please see: https://lnkd.in/dShij_Sr) that discussed our apprehension over the handling of the Transmode acquisition. We believe that Infinera’s metro business has been significantly strengthened by the present management, ensuring its viability. The extent to which there might be a distraction which can only become magnified, will require a resolution as soon as possible, with the least impact on a future exit strategy (please see: https://lnkd.in/d6HiFRzC).

🚀 Charting New Horizons: A Milestone Moment with WAVE 🌟 As the Founding Architect behind WAVE, witnessing the ripple effect of our initial efforts across the SATCOM industry makes me optimistic about future change. 🌊 It's exciting to see the tangible changes and excitement our work is generating. This is a significant milestone, yet it's just the beginning of our journey. 🛰️ Looking ahead, I'm eager to dive into the extensive work that lies before us with the WAVE consortium. Together, we're not just aiming for change; we're setting out to revolutionize the SATCOM landscape.💡 🌐 #InnovationJourney WAVE Consortium #SATCOMFuture