Nortel Networks Corp.
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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
Nortel mulls over restructuring plan
News Currently under bankruptcy protection, the networking vendor is working on reorganization strategy. For now, it's "business as usual", says company's Asian execs.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Business models, Business plans, Nortel Networks Corp., IBM Corp., Philippines, Business Process Outsourcing Industry, Europe, BPO, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Nortel plans a restructuring in Asia
News The Asia-Pacific headquarters of the company that filed for bankruptcy protection last week, said the move will "strengthen the business for the long-term".
Tags: Networking technology, Business plans, Acquisitions, Business planning, Nortel Networks Corp., Asia, Philippines, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Bankruptcy
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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
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
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
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 files for bankruptcy
News Telecommunications equipment maker seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the current economic crisis exacerbates the troubled company's problems.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology, Financial, Nortel Networks Corp., Telecommunications, Wireless, Bankruptcy, bankruptcy protection, telecommunications equipment company, payment
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 faces delisting from stock exchange
News Telecommunications equipment maker's stock is in jeopardy of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange as the share price trades below US$1.
Tags: RFID, VoIP, Network infrastructure, Nortel Networks Corp., Alcatel, Telecommunications, Wireless, Stock, Bankruptcy, telecommunications equipment company
