Ciena CEO Gary Smith is trying not to sound excited.
The company's business is growing fast and it is keeping a balance between selling to web-scale Internet firms and traditional telcos. Ciena's hiring like crazy, lowballing its financial guidance and doing everything it can to seem calm while it's on track to have one of the most profitable runs in its history.
In this podcast, Smith discusses web-scale business demand, Blue Planet software growth, stock market reactions to the company's forecasts, as well as competitive concerns about Cisco and Huawei.
Enjoy this 15-minute chat with Ciena's chief and find out what he's doing to keep the momentum going (hint: he's not buying a boat).
NTT's CTO Ettienne Reinecke joins the podcast to shine a light on the most disruptive tech trends he sees for enterprises in the coming year. Many of them are closely linked to a surge in computing capacity and tech development at the network's edge.
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Google-backed startup boots up OTT-delivered video service for restaurants, retail shops and other businesses that can complement (or possibly replace) TV services from cable and satellite TV providers.
Allen Broome says initiatives are underway to extend the Agile model and form a tighter integration bond with customers that, in turn, will accelerate the development and debut of new features and capabilities.
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