Ciena to Host Web Press Conference to Announce Game-Changing Technology Poised to Accelerate “On-Demand” Networks

Ciena® (NYSE:CIEN) will hold a live web press conference this week to introduce groundbreaking technology that will speed the industry’s adoption of ‘on-demand’ network services and applications. Ciena will also discuss its strategy to drive greater focus and dedication to developing software solutions.

The web conference will take place Wednesday, December 3 at 9:05 a.m. ET and will be hosted by Francois Locoh-Donou, Senior Vice President of Ciena’s Global Products Group.

WEBCAST URL: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=904150&s=1&k=C37C16EB8164FFD7D2FA951AB8E9F5DA

Journalists will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation. The press conference will be available following the event for digital replay in the newsroom section of Ciena’s website.

About Ciena

Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is the network specialist. We collaborate 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. We enable 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. For updates on Ciena news, follow us on Twitter @Ciena or on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/ciena. Investors are encouraged to review the Investors section of our website at www.ciena.com/investors, where we routinely post press releases, SEC filings, recent news, financial results, and other announcements. From time to time we exclusively post material information to this website along with other disclosure channels that we use.