Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:05.698 Good day, and welcome to Ciena's fiscal first quarter 2026 financial 00:00:05.698 -- 00:00:10.564 results conference call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. 00:00:10.564 -- 00:00:14.529 Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing the star 00:00:14.529 -- 00:00:19.535 key followed by zero. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to 00:00:19.535 -- 00:00:21.277 ask questions. 00:00:21.277 -- 00:00:26.223 To ask a question, you may press star, then one on a touch-tone phone. 00:00:26.223 -- 00:00:29.815 To withdraw your question, please press star and then two. 00:00:29.815 -- 00:00:35.003 Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference 00:00:35.003 -- 00:00:38.549 over to Greg Lance, Vice President of Investor Relations. 00:00:38.549 -- 00:00:40.913 Please go ahead. 00:00:40.913 -- 00:00:45.760 Thank you, Dave. Good morning, and welcome to Ciena's 2026 00:00:45.760 -- 00:00:50.428 Fiscal First Quarter Conference Call. On the call today is Gary Smith, President and 00:00:50.428 -- 00:00:55.516 CEO, and Mark Graff, CFO. Scott McFeely, Executive Advisor, 00:00:55.516 -- 00:00:57.828 is also with us for Q&A. 00:00:57.828 -- 00:01:01.853 In addition to this call and the press release, we've posted to the investor section 00:01:01.853 -- 00:01:06.258 of our website an accompanying investor presentation that reflects this discussion as 00:01:06.258 -- 00:01:09.542 well as certain highlighted items from the quarter. 00:01:09.542 -- 00:01:13.947 Our comments today speak to our recent performance, our view on current market dynamics 00:01:13.947 -- 00:01:18.492 and drivers of our business, as well as a discussion of our financial outlook. 00:01:18....