With its competitors stumbling, its largest customers remaining stable and its markets outside of telecom growing, Ciena is enjoying relatively smooth sailing in CEO Smith's 17th year at the helm.

Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief

December 19, 2018

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Podcast: Ciena CEO Gary Smith Plans for More Growth

Ciena CEO Gary Smith is still good at sales.

The optical networking company's chief executive, now in his 17th year at the helm, said the dynamic between carriers and vendors has changed over the years. It's now more of a partnership, and having global reach and loyal customers gives Ciena this "flywheel" that keeps delivering positive financial results. (See Ciena Signals Steady Growth & Smooth Sailing Ahead and Ciena Positioned to Profit From Huawei Backlash – Analyst .)

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About the Author(s)

Phil Harvey

Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

Phil Harvey has been a Light Reading writer and editor for more than 18 years combined. He began his second tour as the site's chief editor in April 2020.

His interest in speed and scale means he often covers optical networking and the foundational technologies powering the modern Internet.

Harvey covered networking, Internet infrastructure and dot-com mania in the late 90s for Silicon Valley magazines like UPSIDE and Red Herring before joining Light Reading (for the first time) in late 2000.

After moving to the Republic of Texas, Harvey spent eight years as a contributing tech writer for D CEO magazine, producing columns about tech advances in everything from supercomputing to cellphone recycling.

Harvey is an avid photographer and camera collector – if you accept that compulsive shopping and "collecting" are the same.

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