How Ciena keeps the internet online, with CEO Gary Smith

4247.733 - 4270.43 Gary Smith

So we've got our first iteration of technology for this coming out at the end of the year. And that's a bet that we placed you know, two or three years ago. And, you know, as you know, in some of these chip designs and stuff, the timing, you know, it takes a while and you've got to kind of guess where the market's going to go, not where it is right now. So there's always an element of risk to it.