Awards & recognitions
All awards & recognitions
April 2023
Global Sustainability Award
Telecommunications Industry Association
December 2021
2022 Lightwave Innovation Reviews
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September 2023
Best Unique or Innovative Learning & Development program for Branch Out
September 2023
SiriusDecisions
SiriusDecisions awarded Ciena ‘Programs of the Year’ in Channel Sales for its outstanding achievements in engaging with their key audiences, which led to dramatic business results. The winners are selected from a field of leading B2B organizations that have achieved significant and innovative results that were integrated across their revenue-generating functions.
September 2023
CRN’s 2018 Partner Program Guide
For the fourth year in a row, Ciena’s BizConnect Partner Program was awarded a 5-Star rating. The CRN Partner Program Guide is the definitive listing of partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel. To determine the 2018 5-Star ratings, The Channel Company’s research team assessed each vendor’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support and communication.
September 2023
2017 BTR Diamond Technology Reviews
Ciena was recognized with two awards at the 2017 Diamond Technology Reviews for Waveserver Ai and our D-NFV Solution. The Diamond Technology Reviews identifies innovation in technology for the broadband cable industry, and rates each submission on a scale of 1 to 5 Diamonds based on the solution’s uniqueness, innovation, ease of use, efficiency, reliability and contribution to profitability.
September 2023
I2A Silver Awards
This award acknowledges organizations that create better experiences through actionable insights to drive product innovation, customer devotion, employee engagement, and brand excellence. With over 400 submissions this year Ciena was one of 21 companies to receive this honor. Each entry was reviewed three times by a panel of industry experts who gave a composite score based on detail, quality and impact.
September 2023
Global Telecoms Innovation Awards 2016
The Global Telecoms Business Telecoms Innovation & Technology Awards are presented for innovative projects by operators and vendors in the telecoms industry. Aqua Comms and Ciena were recognized for AEConnect, a high-capacity subsea system specifically designed for web-scale providers. Aqua Comms AEConnect is a new trans-Atlantic subsea cable system spanning more than 5,500 km from New York to the West Coast of Ireland to Dublin, London and into Europe.
September 2023
2015 MEF GEN 15’ Excellence Awards
The MEF’s Excellence Awards program recognizes service, application, technology, and professional excellence and innovation in both the global Carrier Ethernet and emerging Third Network community. In 2015, Ciena was honored with the MEF’s Vendor of the Year award that recognizes the company’s contributions to the industry’s shift to on-demand networking. Additionally, Ciena’s Blue Planet was distinguished with the LSO Solution Service Provider of the Year award.Ciena named ‘Vendor of the Year’ and ‘LSO Solution Provider of the Year’The MEF’s Excellence Awards program recognizes service, application, technology, and professional excellence and innovation in both the global Carrier Ethernet and emerging Third Network community. In 2015, Ciena was honored with the MEF’s Vendor of the Year award that recognizes the company’s contributions to the industry’s shift to on-demand networking. Additionally, Ciena’s Blue Planet was distinguished with the LSO Solution Service Provider of the Year award.
September 2023
2015 Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition
The Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition is an industry awards program from the publisher of Smart Grid News. Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave Platform, specifically designed to address the dynamic traffic patterns and scalability associated with smart grids running across metro networks, received top honors in the Smart Grid Managed Services category.
September 2023
Stratecast's 10 innovative companies to watch
Ciena's Blue Planet has won this year’s NetEvents Cloud Innovation Award for the best “NFV Solution for Carriers”. The award was presented today by Michael Howard, Co-Founder & Principal Analyst, Infonetics Research, on behalf of the award’s independent judging panel of leading IT industry gurus and senior figures from the international technology press and industry analyst organizations around the globe.
September 2023
Diamond Technology Reviews 2021
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