Ciena CEO Rejects Dot-Com Bubble Comparisons

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 04 June 2026, 19:25 UTC 1 min read

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Ciena CEO Gary Smith joins Bloomberg Open Interest to discuss why AI networking demand is accelerating and why the AI infrastructure boom is fundamentally different from the dot-com bubble. He also outlines where enterprise AI adoption could unlock the next phase of growth.

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