Juniper’s move to acquire BTI Systems is certainly a sign that the vendor is finally fulfilling a need to deepen its optical holdings, but Rami Rahim, CEO of Juniper, says it has no plans to create a larger optical business.
Speaking to investors during the fourth quarter 2015 earnings call, Rahim said that the BTI acquisition will give it a better chance to compete for packet-based optical network opportunities — one that it had been pursuing for a number of years through partnerships with other vendors like Coriant and Adva Optical Networking.
