Ciena in India
With a local presence in India for more than 15 years, we’re a trusted, leading provider for major network builds. We help our customers adapt and respond to ever-changing demands and deliver reliable connectivity with innovative solutions.
15 years of Ciena in India
Hear Ciena leaders talk about network transformation, industry insights and more, as we celebrate 15 years of Ciena in India.
Welcome to Ciena India R&D lab
Ciena supports more than 85 percent of the world’s largest service providers as well as cloud and regional service providers, enterprise networks, financial services, healthcare, utilities, media and entertainment, retail, public sector, and all levels of education.
An introduction to Ciena's R&D Lab in India
Since opening in 2005 and undergoing further expansion in 2018, the Ciena India campus is the company’s second largest location in the world; home to more than 2,600 people, 20 percent of Ciena’s global workforce. Ciena India is the company’s largest R&D facility outside of North America, with a focus on all Ciena’s solutions from converged packet-optical and software to routing and switching.
Find Ciena in these networks in India
Read press releaseAirtel and Ciena to Build One of the World’s Largest Photonic Control Plane Networks for Delivering Ultra-fast Data Over 4G, 5G and FTTH
Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications services provider, is deploying Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) coherent optical and intelligent software platforms to build one of the World’s Largest Photonic Control Plane networks in India.
Read press releaseJio transforms one of the world’s largest self-healing optical networks with Ciena
Jio, in partnership with Ciena, has taken another major step in future-proofing its national transport network with ‘Transport SDN’ capabilities. This lays the foundation for an Adaptive Network that can scale with high efficiency and dynamically adapt to fast-changing capacity requirements and application demands
Read press releaseBSNL and Ciena Join Forces to Prepare for 5G in India
BSNL, in support of the Digital India vision by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi and recent strategic telecom plan from India’s Department of Telecommunications, is working to conduct field trials to roll out 5G by 2020. The network operator is collaborating closely with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and technology partners to showcase a strong 5G ecosystem that enables innovation for new use cases and business models. The 5G trials are expected to take place in any of the preferred Urban Metro Area.
Read press releaseGlobal Cloud Xchange Upgrades Transatlantic Route with Ciena
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has deployed Ciena’s Packet Networking solutions to enable high-capacity Ethernet services on its transatlantic route. Extending from GCX’s Cloud X location, a high-performance enterprise-class node that serves as a strategic point of presence (POP) in London, the route upgrade ensures seamless global connectivity for international carriers, large multinational enterprises and new media customers.
Read press releaseSify Technologies to Deliver 400G-ready Metro Networks Using Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai Technology
Sify Technologies Limited, an acknowledged ICT leader in the Indian Telecom and Data Center centric IT services space with global delivery capabilities, has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions to address rising customer demand and provide greater support for increasing data volumes, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud-based services and Big Data analytics.
Read press releaseLightstorm Telecom Ventures Builds High-Capacity Network with Ciena for India’s OTT Ecosystem
This deployment will transform LTV’s metro and long-distance network to support the delivery of low latency and high-capacity digital services. LTV’s network covers more than 10,000 kilometers and 60 data centers in five cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad, as well as strategic subsea cable landing stations providing high-capacity connectivity to Mumbai and Chennai.
Industry Awards
Ciena Ranked India’s Top Optical Networking & Converged Networks Company of 2019: Voice & Data SurveyIn the Optical Networking and Converged Networks category, the independent research team ranked Ciena the top vendor in percent of market share by revenue, as well as the fastest growing out of the top 3 vendors.
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In the Optical Networking and Converged Networks category, the independent research team ranked Ciena the top vendor in percent of market share by revenue, as well as the fastest growing out of the top 3 vendors.
Survey ranks Ciena as Top Optical Networking company in India for 2017Voice & Data’s 22nd annual India Telecom Industry Survey is out and Ciena is number one in the Optical Networks Segment for 2017.
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Voice & Data’s 22nd annual India Telecom Industry Survey is out and Ciena is number one in the Optical Networks Segment for 2017.
Bharti Airtel honors Ciena with Airtel Value Leader awardCiena was honoured with the Airtel Value Leader award at Airtel Confluence, Bharti Airtel’s annual global partner conference. The event brings partners together from across the globe to reflect on the year’s joint achievements and to discuss building a shared vision for the future.
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Ciena was honoured with the Airtel Value Leader award at Airtel Confluence, Bharti Airtel’s annual global partner conference. The event brings partners together from across the globe to reflect on the year’s joint achievements and to discuss building a shared vision for the future.
Ovum – Leaders in Optical networking since 2015 in IndiaA recent report by Ovum titled “Optical Networks Booming in India” has identified India as the world’s fastest growing optical networking (ON) market in 2017.
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A recent report by Ovum titled “Optical Networks Booming in India” has identified India as the world’s fastest growing optical networking (ON) market in 2017.
