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Ciena CEO Rejects Dot-Com Bubble Comparisons

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Ciena CEO Gary Smith said AI networking demand is accelerating and argued the AI infrastructure buildout is fundamentally different from the dot-com bubble. He also pointed to enterprise AI adoption as the next phase of growth, implying a positive demand backdrop for networking and infrastructure suppliers. The piece is largely qualitative and should have limited immediate price impact, but it reinforces a constructive medium-term outlook for the sector.

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Ciena CEO Gary Smith said AI networking demand is accelerating and argued the AI infrastructure buildout is fundamentally different from the dot-com bubble. He also pointed to enterprise AI adoption as the next phase of growth, implying a positive demand backdrop for networking and infrastructure suppliers. The piece is largely qualitative and should have limited immediate price impact, but it reinforces a constructive medium-term outlook for the sector.

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