Nortel Networks Corp.
41 Stories
Alcatel-Lucent deepens focus on services
News It eyes an addressable market opportunity of US$12.7 billion from various government stimulus packages; says services growth is No. 1 priority.
Tags: Government, Mobile platforms/communications, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Nortel Networks Corp., Contact Center, Outsourcing, Alcatel, Avaya Inc., Environment
Cisco replaces Nortel in key 2012 Olympics role
News London 2012 organizer reveals it has ended its contract with bankrupt infrastructure supplier "on good terms", and appoints tier 2 sponsor Cisco to helm role instead.
Tags: Network infrastructure, LANs and WANs, Business Strategies & Functions, Service level management, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, wireless technology, network infrastructure
Avaya's Nortel buy could cause trouble for Cisco
News If Avaya succeeds in bid, the new entity would be "a very credible challenger" to Cisco in Australia's enterprise telephony market, according to analyst.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Acquisitions, Competitive advantage, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., IP, Australia, Sales, Optus
Thank God for Pacman
Blogs The recent year-end list released by search behemoth Google seems to validate a trend that has been proven over time--th...
Short stay for 3D Networks CEO Avakian
News 3D Networks has lost its chief executive Nick Avakian less than a year after he came on board.
Tags: Networking, Data Management, Mobile platforms/communications, Hitachi Ltd., Nortel Networks Corp., EMC Corp., 3D, CEO, LinkedIn, communications company
Ericsson to pay US$1.1B for Nortel wireless tech
News Swedish telecom giant beats out Nokia Siemens Networks and a private equity firm, in an auction for the CDMA and LTE wireless tech assets of bankrupt Nortel.
Tags: Data Management, Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Bankruptcy, Canada, asset
Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech
News Deal, under which Nokia Siemens will pay US$650 million, is yet another signal that the end is near for the one-time giant in telecommunications gear.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Financial, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Wireless, Toronto, wireless technology, Canada
Cloud pushing telecoms into bandwidth boost
News Net neutrality constraints and cloud computing are forcing telcos to build more bandwidth into core infrastructure, according to an Ovum analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Bandwidth, Network infrastructure, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Telecommunications, Juniper Networks Inc., Video, Net Neutrality, Cloud computing
Report: Nortel may sell off two key businesses
News Talks on letting go of two units raises the question of whether the telecommunications equipment maker will emerge from bankruptcy protection, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Network infrastructure, Financial, Nortel Networks Corp., Siemens AG, Telecommunications, Reorganization Plan, Wireless, Bankruptcy, Avaya Inc.
Nortel to slash another 3,200 jobs
News Telecommunications equipment maker is laying of more than 10 percent of its workforce worldwide as it tries to survive a bankruptcy restructuring.
Tags: Layoffs, Nortel Networks Corp., Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Bankruptcy, Toronto, bankruptcy protection, Associated Press, 4G, job
Nortel buys DiamondWare for voice tech
News The deal will see Nortel add positional, "3D" voice technology to its communications portfolio.
Tags: Acquisitions, VoIP/IP telephony, Nortel Networks Corp., Security, Mobile, 3D, telephony, virtual world, VoIP, multimedia
Nortel earnings tank with worsening economy
News Telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks announces its biggest quarterly loss in seven years as the company struggles to survive the economic downturn.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Sales, phone, Earnings, CTO
Nortel slashes outlook, looks for asset buyers
News Telecommunications equipment maker warns that its business is slowing down due to the weak economy. It also says it is looking to sell off its metro Ethernet equipment business.
Tags: Legal, Networking, Nortel Networks Corp., phone, Metro Ethernet, revenue, asset, blog, telephone company, analyst
Nortel shares sink after lackluster earnings
News Telecom equipment maker posts a wider loss on restructuring costs and warns it faces challenges ahead amid concerns about the economy.
Tags: Networking, Earning reports/forecasts, Nortel Networks Corp., Alcatel, Telecommunications, telecommunications equipment company, Environment, Earnings, chairman, financial
Nortel to provide London 2012 network infrastructure
News The communications equipment firm will supply BT with the infrastructure it will need for WANs, LANs, call centers and fixed-line telephony at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Networking technology, VoIP/IP telephony, Networking, Nortel Networks Corp., telephony, Vancouver, network, Olympic Games, call-center
