Sean Buckley, Editor-in-Chief of Broadband Communities, spoke to three Ribbon Communications executives about optical networking trends: Bruce McClelland, CEO; Jonathan Homa, Senior Director, Portfolio Marketing; and David Stokes, Head of IP Solutions and Portfolio Marketing.
Broadband Communities: Can you provide an update on Ribbon’s optical IP portfolio?
Bruce McClelland
Bruce McClelland: Ribbon provides real-time communications software and optical IP network solutions for service providers, enterprise and critical infrastructure sectors. In 2020, Ribbon merged with ECI Telecom Group Ltd, a provider of end-to-end optical IP transport and software-defined networking (SDN) solutions. This strengthened Ribbon’s position in the converged telecom and datacom market, helped it expand into the fast-growing 5G network and broadband markets, and enabled it to leverage its global reach with Tier 1 service providers in all geographic markets. Running ribbon…
