Ciena Corporation, a global provider of hardware and software services for the delivery of video, data, and voice traffic in communications networks, has announced its Networking Platforms segment's convergence of optical transport, networking, IP routing, and switching services. The company's products include the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5400 Reconfigurable Switching System, and Waveserver Stackable Interconnect System, among others. Its Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment offers multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services. Ciena's Platform Software and Service segment provides OneControl unified management system to support network solutions. Furthermore, the company's Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. Ciena was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.