LINTHICUM, Md., Feb. 2 -- Ciena Corp. and MetroRED Telecomunicacoes, a subsidiary of MetroRED Telecom Group Ltd., have signed an agreement for MetroRED to deploy Ciena's MultiWave CoreStream intelligent optical transport systems for its high-capacity network connecting Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    "Based on our customers' growing requirements and the market's diversity, MetroRED is developing its services to transparently deliver more voice and data than any other Latin American carrier," said Jose Gaudencio Jardim, president of MetroRED Brazil.