Ciena

Provider of networking systems, automation software, components, and related services

placeHanover, Maryland, United States calendar_todayFounded 1992 groups7,241 employees language ciena.com

Registered entities

Web presence

Audience by country — top 5 markets by share of visits.

CountryShare
United States47.1%
Canada22.4%
India11.6%
Argentina2.8%
Luxembourg2%

Innovation

1,723 patent families (1,480 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Mechanical engineering; filing pace steady. Cited 52,236 times.

YearFilings
2015121
2016150
2017201
2018158
2019172
2020174
2021176
2022225
2023236
2024247
2025271
2026106

Social engagement

Social engagement: 300K social following, 10 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.

Investor mix

14 investors on record; 1 has since exited.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital1393%
Bank & private debt17%

Share of voice

Share of voice in United States: 88.1% of web traffic across its competitive set; worldwide: 23.8%.

Hiring activity

Hires continuously

286 roles tracked across 13 of the last 12 months

3 Nov 2026 · Associates, Accounts Payable Employee Expense Audit & Payments · Gurugram

30 Oct 2026 · Compliance Operations & Technology Analyst · Gurugram

22 Oct 2026 · AI Engineer-Cyber Security Transformation (Gurugram) · Gurugram

22 Oct 2026 · AI Engineer-Cyber Security Transformation · Gurugram

21 Sep 2026 · Network Engineer · Bangalore

Based on job postings tracked across public sources.

Recent activity

1 Jul 2026
Event
AI interconnects session with Bilal Riaz
26 Jun 2026
Recognition
22 Jun 2026
Leadership hire
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Coming soon