| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Nicholas Takacs |
Chief Information Technology Officer | Profile |
Ciena Corporation is a global manufacturer of communications network equipment and solutions, with expertise in Packet-Optical Transport, Packet-Optical Switching, Carrier Ethernet, and Network Support Services. Many of the world’s largest carriers and service providers have deployed Ciena solutions in their network; including AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, CenturyLink, Comcast, France Telecom, Korea Telecom, Sprint, Reliance, Southern Cross, Tata Communications, Telecom Argentina, Telmex, Virgin Media and Verizon. Ciena also counts numerous national research and education networks as customers, as well as enterprises in the healthcare, finance, transportation and retail industries for real-time, latency sensitive applications such as disaster recovery/business continuity, SAN/LAN extension, data center consolidation and grid computing. We specialize in helping customers transition to service driven networks that fundamentally change the way they compete. With expertise in optical and Ethernet networking, Ciena combines software-programmable hardware, a common operating system, and unified service and transport management to enable our customers to adapt and scale with any emergent business model.
Established nearly 30 years ago, privately held RAD Data Communications is an award-winning manufacturer of cost-effective access and backhaul solutions for mobile and fixed line carriers, service providers, enterprises, government agencies, transportation systems, and public utilities.
OneCommunity is a nonprofit organization that accelerates the use of information technology in Northeast Ohio in order to drive economic development and improve health care, education, and government services. We are striving to make Northeast Ohio a Smart Region by using technology to connect our community. We believe technology is a key to Northeast Ohio’s return to prosperity. Simply put, no other organization in the region does what OneCommunity does. OneCommunity’s core business is owning and operating one of the world’s most robust fiber-optic, broadband (high-speed Internet) networks. Through that expanding network, more than 1,500 institutions around 24 Northeast Ohio counties – primarily schools, libraries, governments, hospitals, and universities – will eventually be connected to the Internet, and in some cases to each other. These lightning-fast connections, which have produced $35 million in savings for our subscribers, allow for a host of cutting-edge applications, providing a platform for innovation and growth in our region. Other OneCommunity programs address such issues as access to computers and broadband service and building the skills necessary to use them.
ThinkingPhones, an innovator in developing mobile-enabled, analytics-driven business communications, seamlessly unifies voice, text, and conferencing services on a single cloud platform. The company, a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Leader,” three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS “Visionary,” and Frost and Sullivan UCaaS “Company of the Year,” is the only unified communications provider suited to deliver solutions that solve the evolving collaboration challenges inherent in today`s increasingly mobile and social workforce. ThinkingPhones has locations in Boston, New York, Ottawa, London, Amsterdam, Portugal, Paris, Zurich, and Copenhagen.
ACA Connects is an association representing more than 600 small and medium-sized independent communications (cable, phone and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) operators and municipalities) serving 11 million households and businesses in all 50 states. Our members bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed broadband, video, phone and other advanced communications services to smaller and rural communities across America, some of whom have no other means of receiving these vital services. ACA Connects advocates on behalf of its members in Washington, D.C., to ensure they are treated fairly in the marketplace. Through active participation in the legislative and regulatory process, ACA Connects advocates for the interests of our member companies, their customers and the communities they serve to help ensure the future of Main Street America.