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Ciena Corp

A maker of the fiber-optic gear that carries the world's internet traffic, Ciena builds optical networking, routing, and switching systems used by telecom carriers, cloud providers, and enterprises. Its products include the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver, and Blue Planet automation software. Founded in 1992 by engineer David Huber as HydraLite, the company was renamed Ciena in 1994 when its first CEO, Patrick Nettles, coined the new name. It introduced the MultiWave 1600, the world's first commercially available 16-channel DWDM platform, which helped jumpstart the modern fiber-optic era.