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January 23, 2008

Ciena to gain Carrier Ethernet with World Wide Packets announcement

By John Dixon in Assured Forwarding Tag acquisition, AT&T, carrier ethernet, Ciena, Ethernet, Europe, finance, kpn, market, netherlands, packets, space, switch, technology, validation, World Wide Packets

Ciena Networks is acquiring privately-held World Wide Packets for $200mn in cash and $90mn in shares. World Wide Packets will act as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ciena. It brings a…