Cisco chases optical networking dominance with Sedona Systems acquisition Cisco chases optical networking dominance with Sedona Systems acquisition In April, Sedona Systems announced the addition of its NetFusion offering to the Cisco DevNet SolutionsPlus Program. Credit: Cisco Networking vendor Cisco has struck a deal to acquire multilayer network automation and control solution provider Sedonasys Systems, also known as Sedona Systems, for its NetFusion network controller, which it plans to pull into the Cisco Crosswork portfolio. Headquartered in California with a research and development office in Israel, Sedona Systems’ NetFusion software provides service-to-fibre visibility based on real-time data from operating network domains, including 5G, converged IP and optical core, access and aggregation.