Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that Los Angeles-based Mzima Networks, the world’s leading high-performance network service provider, has implemented Ciena’s CN 5060™ Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform across its North American and European networks. Mzima deployed the CN 5060 to support a new Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure that will enable it to rapidly introduce new, high-bandwidth services, significantly increase service reliability and performance monitoring, and facilitate expansion into new markets.
Mzima delivers optimized Internet connectivity and Ethernet transport via its performance-driven NetAlive™ network architecture. Mzima specializes in high-bandwidth applications by leveraging leading 10-Gigabit Ethernet technologies. A key piece of Ciena’s FlexSelect™ Architecture, the CN 5060 enables Mzima to cost-effectively transition its metro and edge aggregation networks to an optimized IP and Ethernet service delivery infrastructure. The platform is Carrier Ethernet certified by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) for its MEF 9 and MEF 14 certifications.
“As we looked to upgrade our global network to address continued growth and new service opportunities, our first step was to add a dedicated MPLS infrastructure separate from our IP backbone. The Ciena CN 5060 gives us the flexibility to meet customer demands, improve operational efficiency and cost-effectively fulfill our expansion plans,” said Grant Kirkwood, CTO of Mzima. “Ciena’s CN 5060 enables us to achieve these goals by creating a service-driven, anything-over-Ethernet network edge featuring advanced Ethernet interworking and MPLS functionality combined with industry-leading reliability.”
With the deployment of Ciena’s CN 5060, Mzima has implemented a MPLS network with robust operational support, administration, maintenance and provisioning capabilities through Ciena’s ON-Center® Data Edge Manager. The feature-rich and highly-reliable solution also offers more advanced capabilities for performance monitoring, establishing service level agreements and quality of service assurances for Layer 2 services. Additionally, Mzima selected the CN 5060 for its ability to facilitate the introduction of new services and market expansion, with Ciena’s extensive product line providing the opportunity to continually build-upon their network infrastructure through a single, trusted vendor.
“Mzima realized that in order to continue their success they needed a MPLS infrastructure based upon reliable, cost-effective technology with the flexibility and functionality to offer multiple services today and in the future,” said Mike Aquino, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Ciena. “In Ciena, they found a partner committed to solving their immediate needs, and a platform that would allow for future network and market expansion and an increased ability to rapidly bring new, emerging services to customers.”
About the CN 5060 Multiservice Carrier Ethernet Platform
Based on Ciena’s field-proven, carrier-class packet switching technology, the CN 5060 is the first offering in the CN 5000™ Packet Services Series, and key element of Ciena’s FlexSelect Architecture. The platform provides unparalleled reliability with up to six-nines (99.9999 percent) availability to improve customer satisfaction and deliver voice-grade performance in packet networks. The CN 5060 delivers MEF-compliant services, Advanced Ethernet Interworking for Layer 2 services, MPLS functionality and support for TDM-over-packet capabilities, allowing service providers to deliver any service over a performance-grade converged Ethernet infrastructure.
About Ciena
Ciena specializes in network transition. We provide the flexible platforms, intelligent software and professional services to build converged networks for enhanced services and applications. With a growing global presence, Ciena leverages its heritage of practical innovation to deliver maximum performance and economic value in communications networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
About Mzima Networks
Mzima Networks, founded in 2002, is the world’s leading high-performance network service provider. Mzima delivers Internet bandwidth via its proprietary NetAlive network architecture and wide-area backbone network, and specializes in high-bandwidth applications by leveraging native 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies. By building metropolitan optical rings connected to multiple Tier-1 backbone providers coupled with extensive private peering with numerous broadband ISPs and content providers, Mzima Networks offers its customers the fastest, most reliable connectivity currently available. For more information please visit: http://www.mzima.net/
Note to Ciena Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof; and Ciena's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risk factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-Q, which Ciena filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2008. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Ciena's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. Ciena assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
* NetAlive is a trademark of Mzima Networks.
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