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Bruce McClelland

President and Chief Executive Officer (also Director), Ribbon Communications Inc.

Search every verified Bruce McClelland interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. During Ribbon Communications' fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results conference call on February 17, 2021, Bruce McClelland, the company's CEO, stated that Ribbon expected "growth of roughly 10% in 2021 relative to our performance in 2020 on both the top and bottom lines." He said the "competitive playing field has shifted and is becoming more balanced," adding that "the sentiment towards Chinese equipment providers has turned very negative ensuring significant market share shifts in Europe and multiple Asia-Pacific regions." McClelland also said he believed "the ability of focused specialized providers such as Ribbon is a competitive advantage against larger competitors attempting to compete across." McClelland noted that Ribbon was "doing some exploratory work around MEC" (Multi-access Edge Computing) to leverage software development skills from cloud and edge with networking products from the company's ICI business. He described the company's IP optical roadmap as "pretty robust," including investments in routing protocols, TDM to IP migration, and optical-related investments such as a "VR plus introduction" and new platforms. McClelland concluded by saying Ribbon was "really proud of the accomplishments here in 2020 and even more excited about the outlook here for 21."

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