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Central Electric Power Cooperative Deploys Infinera’s High-capacity Solution to Refresh Rural Broadband Network

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Central Electric Power Cooperative (CEPC) deployed Infinera’s XTM Series to modernize and significantly increase capacity on its existing rural broadband network to deliver reliable, high-capacity connectivity services across the state of Missouri.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Central Electric Power Cooperative (CEPC) deployed Infinera’s XTM Series to modernize and significantly increase capacity on its existing rural broadband network to deliver reliable, high-capacity connectivity services across the state of Missouri.
  • Delivered in collaboration with Infinera partner BlueAlly, the Infinera solution enables CEPC to enhance its broadband service offerings while creating a more flexible, scalable, and high-performance network infrastructure optimized for current and future needs.
  • CEPC is an electric generation and transmission cooperative in Missouri that spans 22,000 square miles, providing power for eight distribution cooperatives, and operates an extensive rural optical network that supports critical infrastructure telecommunications as well as middle-mile connectivity for rural broadband efforts.
  • “State-of-the-art solutions such as Infinera’s XTM Series, coupled with expert deployment and support services provided by BlueAlly, are a critical part of enabling rural network operators to cost-effectively scale their network and enable new network capabilities.”

EXA Infrastructure Deploys Infinera’s ICE6 Across New Low-latency Trans Adriatic Express

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Monday, March 20, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that EXA Infrastructure (EXA) has deployed Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution on the EXA Trans Adriatic Express (TAE), a submarine cable system linking EXA’s current European footprint to Turkey via Albania and Greece.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that EXA Infrastructure (EXA) has deployed Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution on the EXA Trans Adriatic Express (TAE), a submarine cable system linking EXA’s current European footprint to Turkey via Albania and Greece.
  • TAE is a joint venture formed between EXA and Trans Adriatic Pipeline Ag (TAP), the owner of a critical new gas pipeline connecting the Caspian Sea to southern Italy.
  • Completed in 2020, the pipeline connects Melendugno in southern Italy through Albania and Greece to the Turkish border at Kipoi.
  • This project creates a unique fiber optic network connecting Milan, Tirana, Athens, Sofia, and Istanbul with high-quality, high-performance, and ultra-reliable digital infrastructure.

Hawaiki Achieves Record-breaking Performance on 15,000 km of Uncompensated Subsea Cable with Infinera ICE6

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, a subsidiary of BW Digital, announced today the successful completion of a record-breaking trial on Hawaiki Cable.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, a subsidiary of BW Digital, announced today the successful completion of a record-breaking trial on Hawaiki Cable.
  • Leveraging Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution, the trial achieved real-time subsea spectral efficiency of more than 4.5 bits per second per hertz (b/s/Hz) on an uncompensated cable spanning 15,000 km and connecting Australia and the United States.
  • “As a carrier and vendor-neutral operator, we are consistently looking for the best technology to upgrade our network.
  • “Extending the capital life of important subsea assets for our customers remains a key goal of Infinera,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Infinera.

Australia Japan Cable Trials Infinera’s Advanced Coherent Algorithms for Next-generation Optical Engines

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), announced today Australia Japan Cable (AJC) is the first to trial Infinera’s advanced coherent algorithms for next-generation optical engines.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), announced today Australia Japan Cable (AJC) is the first to trial Infinera’s advanced coherent algorithms for next-generation optical engines.
  • The evolution of advanced signal processing algorithms is critical to continuing to drive down the cost and power per bit of transmission as well as increasing capacity per fiber.
  • The trial was conducted over a 7,289-km segment of the AJC cable system between Paddington, New South Wales, Australia and Tumon Bay, Guam.
  • The AJC cable system was brought into service in 2001 with a design life of greater than 25 years.

Arelion and Infinera Set New Benchmark for 400G ZR+ Deployments in Live Network Field Trial

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Monday, March 6, 2023

This milestone in point-to-point optical networking was achieved by leveraging Infinera’s ICE-X 400G ZR+ intelligent pluggable coherent transceiver across Arelion’s production transmission network on routes between Dallas, Memphis, and Chattanooga.

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  • This milestone in point-to-point optical networking was achieved by leveraging Infinera’s ICE-X 400G ZR+ intelligent pluggable coherent transceiver across Arelion’s production transmission network on routes between Dallas, Memphis, and Chattanooga.
  • In addition to the record-setting performance at 400 Gb/s, the field trial demonstrated the powerful programmability of Infinera’s ICE-X intelligent pluggable coherent solution.
  • These achievements were made possible by leveraging Arelion’s open and disaggregated networking approach over its live network with concurrently deployed wavelengths, including those of third-party solution providers.
  • “We are pleased to once again partner with Infinera,” said Georgios Tologlou, Senior Network Architect at Arelion.

Infinera and Corning Achieve World-record 400G Transmission Across 2,400 Kilometers with Infinera’s ICE-X QSFP-DD Coherent Pluggable

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Monday, March 6, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today a record-breaking achievement of delivering a 400-gigabits-per-second (400G) single-wavelength transmission with Infinera’s ICE-X 400G QSFP-DD intelligent coherent pluggable solution across 2,400 kilometers (km) of Corning’s TXF® optical fiber.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today a record-breaking achievement of delivering a 400-gigabits-per-second (400G) single-wavelength transmission with Infinera’s ICE-X 400G QSFP-DD intelligent coherent pluggable solution across 2,400 kilometers (km) of Corning’s TXF® optical fiber.
  • The success of the 400G transmission demonstration by Infinera and Corning Incorporated highlights the wide range of applications that can be addressed with this cost-effective and power-efficient solution, better enabling network operators to meet growing bandwidth demands.
  • The demonstration featured Infinera’s ICE-X 400G intelligent coherent pluggable solution hosted in UfiSpace’s 400G disaggregated core and edge routers across 2,400 km of Corning’s TXF fiber, an ultra-low-loss, silica-core fiber with large effective area.
  • “This achievement underscores the value of Infinera’s fully vertically integrated and highly programmable line of ICE-X pluggables,” said Robert Maher, Infinera CTO.

Ryan Perera Joins Infinera as Senior Vice President of APAC Sales

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Ryan Perera has joined Infinera as Senior Vice President of APAC Sales.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Ryan Perera has joined Infinera as Senior Vice President of APAC Sales.
  • “Ryan is an experienced and accomplished telecom industry leader with a proven track record of delivering results,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Infinera.
  • Prior to Infinera, he served as Ciena’s Vice President of Asia Content & Subsea Networks and India for more than a decade.
  • Ryan began his career at Optus in Australia, where he played a pivotal role in operations, engineering, and product marketing.

Infinera Launches Its Next-generation 1.2 Tb/s ICE7 Optical Engine and Expansion of Its Industry-leading GX Compact Modular Platform

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) unveiled today the evolution of its industry-leading GX Series Compact Modular Platform solution with new innovations including its next-generation high-performance 1.2 Tb/s optical engine ICE7 and a revolutionary multi-haul optical line system.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) unveiled today the evolution of its industry-leading GX Series Compact Modular Platform solution with new innovations including its next-generation high-performance 1.2 Tb/s optical engine ICE7 and a revolutionary multi-haul optical line system.
  • This latest set of enhancements highlights the power and flexibility of the GX platform, providing network operators with a seamless and future-proof end-to-end networking solution.
  • Building on its history of groundbreaking innovation in high-speed coherent optical networking solutions, Infinera introduces its latest-generation optical engine, the 1.2 Tb/s ICE7.
  • In conjunction with Infinera’s ICE7 1.2 Tb/s optical engine, the GX multi-haul optical line system provides nearly 100 Tb/s on a single fiber pair.

Infinera Unveils Portfolio of High-performance Coherent Optical Subsystems and Coherent Pluggable Optical Engines

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), a pioneer of advanced optical networking solutions, unveiled today a new portfolio of coherent optical subsystems and coherent pluggable optical engines designed to help network operators cost-effectively keep up with the relentless growth in bandwidth demand while streamlining operations and reducing carbon footprint.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), a pioneer of advanced optical networking solutions, unveiled today a new portfolio of coherent optical subsystems and coherent pluggable optical engines designed to help network operators cost-effectively keep up with the relentless growth in bandwidth demand while streamlining operations and reducing carbon footprint.
  • The new solutions include a line of high-performance transmit-receive optical sub-assemblies (TROSAs), innovative programmable digital signal processors (DSPs), and a line of high-performance, intelligent pluggable optical transceivers.
  • All products in the Infinera ICE-X portfolio adhere to the open and collaborative approach to the management of pluggable coherent optical engines defined by the Open XR Forum’s Management Architecture Specifications.
  • Infinera’s latest generation of pluggable optical transceivers and subsystems will be showcased at the OFC Conference in San Diego, California.

Infinera Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Financial Results

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) today released financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) today released financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
  • GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 5.2% compared to (2.4)% in the third quarter of 2022 and (2.5)% in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 38.7% compared to 37.8% in the third quarter of 2022 and 37.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 10.5% compared to 5.2% in the third quarter of 2022 and 4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021.