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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GlobalNet Deploys Russia’s First 800G Network with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Upgraded network to improve connectivity and provide data center interconnect services HANOVER, Md. – June 23, 2020 – GlobalNet, a leading telecommunications company in Russia, recently upgraded its flexible grid network with Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) coherent optical technology. This upgrade allows GlobalNet to offer unique, high-performance connectivity services to its customers. Key Facts: • GlobalNet offers connectivity services to communication operators and corporate clients in high- bandwidth sectors, including content delivery, media and storage. To support its customer needs, GlobalNet recently deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e), which allows GlobalNet customers to provide reliable, flexible and cost-efficient access to higher-quality bandwidth to interconnect data centers. • Following the upgrade, GlobalNet achieved significant efficiency improvements across its flexible grid network and more than doubled the speed of delivered bandwidth to its customers. GlobalNet achieved industry leading capacity across all links in its network, including 600Gb/s between Moscow and St. Petersburg and 800Gb/s to interconnect data centers in St. Petersburg. • GlobalNet deployed WL5e on Ciena’s Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform, which is optimized for efficient 100GbE/400GbE client services connectivity across any distance, addressing requirements of the most demanding data services and applications. Executive Comments: • “The launch of 800Gb/s will enable us to tap into industry-leading innovations to set new standards for GlobalNet network performance.