...Hi, this is David Rothenstein, Chief Strategy Officer at Ciena. Today, we're pleased to announce that Ciena has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nubis Communications. For purposes of this webinar, I'd like to explain the basis for this acquisition and how and why it's strategic for Ciena in expanding our strategy to address a larger number of opportunities inside the data center driven by AI. Before we begin, I want to remind everyone that our presentation materials and my commentary include forward-looking statements, including regarding the proposed transaction, its anticipated benefits, timing, market opportunities, and future outcomes. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements today. Forward-looking statements should be viewed in the context of the risk factors and other disclosures in our public filings with the SEC as these outline...
