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CIEN vs DZSI
Side-by-side comparison of Ciena Corporation (CIEN) and DZS Inc. (DZSI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CIEN and DZSI operate in Telecommunications Equipment (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- CIEN is the larger of the two at $66.06B, about 174.9x DZSI ($377.8M).
- CIEN has hit the wire 15 times in the past 4 weeks while DZSI has been quiet.
- CIEN has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 5 for DZSI).
Ciena Corporation
Ciena Corporation provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, routing, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers hardware networking products and solutions that optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network switching, and packet switching. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform; 3000 family of service delivery switches and service aggregation switches, and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and the Ethernet packet configuration for the 5410 Service Aggregation Switch; and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers OneControl unified management system and platform software services, as well as manage, control, and plan software. The company's Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. The company sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to network operators. Ciena Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
DZS Inc.
DZS Inc. provides network access solutions and communications platforms for service provider and enterprise networks in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It offers mobile transport products, including standard Ethernet/IP or multiprotocol label switching interfaces and interoperate to mobile operators that enables them to upgrade their mobile fronthaul/backhaul systems and migrate to 5G and beyond; broadband access products, which consists of switching and routing products to carriers and service providers to connect residential and business customers; and connected premises products, comprising of indoor/outdoor optical network terminal gateways. The company also provides software and services, which consists of software defined networking orchestration solutions, network function virtualization, and professional and technical support services. The company was formerly known as DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to DZS Inc. in August 2020. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Plano, Texas.
Latest CIEN
- Ciena Corporation Announces Pricing of Upsized Convertible Senior Notes
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Ciena Corporation
- Ciena Announces Proposed Offering of Convertible Senior Notes
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Ciena Corporation
- Ciena Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Ciena Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- President, CEO Smith Gary B sold $1,670,597 worth of shares (2,952 units at $565.92) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 269,557 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SD filed by Ciena Corporation
- Biznet Enhances Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity with Ciena
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Cirion Launches Initial Phase of On-Demand NaaS Connectivity in Latin America with Ciena and Carma
Latest DZSI
- DZS Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Bankruptcy or Receivership, Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation, Other Events
- DZS Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- RTA Selects DZS to Bring World-Class Broadband Services to Texas' Bastrop County
- DZS Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- DZS to Present at the Dealflow Events MicroCap Conference 2025
- Director Carbone Barbara converted options into 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 117,065 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kim Joon Kyung converted options into 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 124,246 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Yoo Choon Yul converted options into 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 25% to 126,925 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bross Matthew W converted options into 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 24% to 127,065 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Jackson Todd converted options into 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 33% to 100,000 units (SEC Form 4)