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REVENUE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The tables below set forth Ciena’s disaggregated revenue for the respective period (in thousands):

			Year Ended November 2, 2024
			Networking Platforms						Platform Software and Services						Blue Planet Automation Software and Services						Global Services						Total
Product lines:
Optical Networking			$	2,642,563					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	2,642,563
Routing and Switching			399,492						—						—						—						399,492
Platform Software and Services			—						358,062						—						—						358,062
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services			—						—						77,619						—						77,619
Maintenance Support and Training			—						—						—						303,086						303,086
Installation and Deployment			—						—						—						184,358						184,358
Consulting and Network Design			—						—						—						49,775						49,775
Total revenue by product line			$	3,042,055					$	358,062					$	77,619					$	537,219					$	4,014,955
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time			$	3,042,055					$	99,317					$	19,267					$	44,410					$	3,205,049
Products and services transferred over time			—						258,745						58,352						492,809						809,906
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition			$	3,042,055					$	358,062					$	77,619					$	537,219					$	4,014,955

			Year Ended October 28, 2023
			Networking Platforms						Platform Software and Services						Blue Planet Automation Software and Services						Global Services						Total
Product lines:
Optical Networking			$	2,987,245					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	2,987,245
Routing and Switching			506,247						—						—						—						506,247
Platform Software and Services			—						303,873						—						—						303,873
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services			—						—						69,170						—						69,170
Maintenance Support and Training			—						—						—						288,334						288,334
Installation and Deployment			—						—						—						180,951						180,951
Consulting and Network Design			—						—						—						50,729						50,729
Total revenue by product line			$	3,493,492					$	303,873					$	69,170					$	520,014					$	4,386,549
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time			$	3,493,492					$	67,013					$	21,842					$	55,036					$	3,637,383
Products and services transferred over time			—						236,860						47,328						464,978						749,166
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition			$	3,493,492					$	303,873					$	69,170					$	520,014					$	4,386,549

			Year Ended October 29, 2022
			Networking Platforms						Platform Software and Services						Blue Planet Automation Software and Services						Global Services						Total
Product lines:
Optical Networking			$	2,379,931					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	2,379,931
Routing and Switching			398,439						—						—						—						398,439
Platform Software and Services			—						277,191						—						—						277,191
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services			—						—						76,567						—						76,567
Maintenance Support and Training			—						—						—						292,375						292,375
Installation and Deployment			—						—						—						157,443						157,443
Consulting and Network Design			—						—						—						50,715						50,715
Total revenue by product line			$	2,778,370					$	277,191					$	76,567					$	500,533					$	3,632,661
Timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services at a point in time			$	2,778,370					$	85,691					$	25,540					$	44,091					$	2,933,692
Products and services transferred over time			—						191,500						51,027						456,442						698,969
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition			$	2,778,370					$	277,191					$	76,567					$	500,533					$	3,632,661

For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue was as follows (in thousands):

			Year Ended
			November 2, 2024						October 28, 2023						October 29, 2022
Geographic distribution:
Americas			$	2,951,915					$	3,110,347					$	2,636,840
EMEA			648,870						643,142						555,215
APAC			414,170						633,060						440,606
Total revenue by geographic distribution			$	4,014,955					$	4,386,549					$	3,632,661

For the periods below, the only customers that accounted for at least 10% of Ciena’s revenue were as follows (in thousands):

			November 2, 2024						October 28, 2023						October 29, 2022
Cloud Provider			$	532,332					$	561,397					n/a
AT&T			475,261						464,662						$	433,418
Verizon			n/a						n/a						402,787
Total			$	1,007,593					$	1,026,059					$	836,205

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n/a Denotes revenue representing less than 10% of total revenue for the period

Schedule of Contract Balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from contracts with customers (in thousands):

						Balance at November 2, 2024						Balance at October 28, 2023
Accounts receivable, net						$	908,597					$	1,003,876
Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net						$	127,919					$	150,312
Deferred revenue						$	237,619					$	228,460

As of the dates indicated, deferred revenue is comprised of the following (in thousands):

			November 2, 2024						October 28, 2023
Products			$	19,017					$	28,353
Services			218,602						200,107
Total deferred revenue			237,619						228,460
Less current portion			(156,379)						(154,419)
Long-term deferred revenue			$	81,240					$	74,041

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