Ciena is set to acquire privately-held DonRiver, a US-based telecom software and services company supplying federated network and service inventory management solutions.

DonRiver will bring new capabilities to Ciena’s Blue Planet software and services to enhance the company’s ability to deliver intelligent, closed-loop automation. Ciena’s Blue Planet will provide a unified inventory view of elements across a provider’s network extending beyond network orchestration and control.

The DonRiver team of OSS software, integration and consulting experts will complement and scale the Blue Planet organization to form a specialized services group that is able to manage modernization projects across both IT and network operations.

“The combination of Blue Planet and DonRiver will enhance our ability to deliver closed loop automation of network services and the underlying operational processes across IT/operations and the network,” said Rick Hamilton, senior vice president of Global Software and Services at Ciena.

Ciena aims to help customers realize the benefits of network automation by assisting them move away from fragmented OSS environments to those that accurately reflect the real-time state and utilization of network resources.