The rating reports that Infinera continues to benefit from the growing market for internet content providers and data center interconnection, and increased market share, tight finances and strong customer perception during the period assessed.
In addition to naming Infinera number 1 in the current market, the ranking names Infinera as one of the four global market leaders and describes Infinera as producing "excellent results across the board." The ranking further highlights direct customer feedback, recognizing Infinera as a leading provider in several categories, including:
• Technological Innovation
• Product reliability
• Service and Support
The "IHS 2016 Optical Network Vendor" profiles analyze and rank the world's top 10 optical transport equipment vendors. The only report of its kind, this ranking evaluates the best optical hardware vendors based on criteria that include direct feedback from buyers, vendor market share, current market share, financials, brand recognition, innovation reputation, and other benchmarks. In the report, Infinera emerges as a leading global optical transport equipment vendor.
"As the leader in the 2016 IHS Optical Network rankings, Infinera performed well across all evaluation criteria," commented Heidi Adams, Senior Director of Research at IHS Technology. "Infinera's market leadership, combined with positive customer perceptions of technological innovation, product reliability, and service and support, were key to securing this rating for the third consecutive year."
"The IHS Optical Network Hardware vendor ranking confirms that Infinera's focus on customer satisfaction, quality, and market-leading innovation continues to resonate with network operators worldwide," said Tom Fallon, CEO of Infinera. "It is an honor to receive the highest recognition from IHS for the third consecutive year, based on the success of intelligent transport networks deployed globally and as a result of delivering the most innovative solutions, combined with Infinera's expertise, to our customers."
IHS ranked the best optical hardware vendors into three categories: leader, established, or challenger, based on their overall score.
Equinix selects Infinera Cloud Xpress for data center interconnection in Hong Kong
Infinera announces that Equinix has selected Infinera Cloud Xpress to interconnect its data centers in Hong Kong. Infinera Cloud Xpress offers Equinix a platform with hyperscale density, operational simplicity, and low power consumption.
