Sep 16, 2020 / 03:20PM GMT
Simon Matthew Leopold - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division - Research Analyst
Okay, folks. We are about to start our next session here. This is Simon Leopold, Raymond James' data infrastructure analyst here with Ciena. We've got Gary Smith, the CEO as well as from the Investor Relations team, Gregg Lampf and Erin Karney as well as my colleague, Mauricio Munoz. So fireside chat format, as you know. I've prepared some questions in advance that I'll go through and really try to set the stage of talking about some of the macro issues and then drilling down into Ciena to help folks in the audience learn more about the company.
Questions and Answers:
Simon Matthew Leopold - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division - Research AnalystSo Gary, it's got to be tough to have to answer the same questions over and over again, but I promise I've really been listening to your answers. So I wanted to maybe start out taking an advantage of the fact that you are the likely most seasoned CEO in the sector, and I want to see if we can