Say goodbye to the CNs and OMEs, and hello to ActivFlex, ActivSpan, and ActivEdge. The new names are more action-packed, but we have to admit, they make it harder to visually group the products at a quick glance.
Here's the rundown.
Table 1: Packet-Optical Switching
| Old Name | New Name |
| 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System | ActivFlex 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System |
| 5410 Reconfigurable Switching System | ActivFlex 5410 Reconfigurable Switching System |
| Source: Ciena | |
Table 2: Packet-Optical Transport
| Old Name | New Name |
| Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 | ActivFlex 6500 Packet-Optical Platform |
| Optical Metro 6110 | ActivFlex 6110 Multiservice Optical Platform |
| Optical Metro 6130 | ActivFlex 6130 Multiservice Optical Platform |
| Optical Metro 6150 | ActivFlex 6150 Multiservice Optical Platform |
| CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform | ActivSpan 4200 Advanced Services Platform |
| Optical Metro 565 | ActivSpan 565 |
| Optical Metro 5100 | ActivSpan 5100 |
| Optical Metro 5200 | ActivSpan 5200 |
| Common Photonic Layer | ActivSpan Common Photonic Layer |
| Source: Ciena | |
Table 3: Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery
| Old Name | New Name |
| CN 3180 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3180 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
| CN 3181 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3181 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
| CN 3190 Multiservice Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3190 Multiservice Delivery Switch |
| CN 3911 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3911 Service Delivery Switch |
| CN 3920 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3920 Service Delivery Switch |
| CN 3940 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3940 Service Delivery Switch |
| CN 3960 Service Delivery Switch | ActivEdge 3960 Service Delivery Switch |
| CN 5140 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5140 Service Aggregation Switch |
| CN 5150 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5150 Service Aggregation Switch |
| CN 5305 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5305 Service Aggregation Switch |
| 5410 Service Aggregation Switch | ActivEdge 5410 Service Aggregation Switch |
| Source: Ciena | |
— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading
Ok Mark,
Since your comments are more vague the more you respond, I'm having to read between the lines.
It appears that you have significant issues with some of these ex-Nortel executives but, due to their abilities at marketing, perhaps you don't have specific problems with these name changes (marketing).
Throw me a bone here about how these ex-Nortel guys were able to help force out a CFO starting a couple of years ago. Are you saying they "evidently" helped force out a Nortel CFO, or are you saying that starting over two years ago they had the influence to force out a Ciena CFO?
You've made several serious accusations and if they are at all true, I'm sure that many at Ciena are not laughing. I'm sorry if my comment led you to think that I thought it funny, but your comments (not relative to the article by the way) sounded like someone with a huge chip on their shoulder. This was my error and it won't happen again.
Bill