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- Where Are Nortel's Asset Sales?
- Mark Evans submits: Going back to September when Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) spilled the beans on its plans to sell the metro Ethernet network business, the stage has been set for the company to sell off assets as part of its efforts to become a more viable and focused company. ...
- External links 2009-06-15
- The Politics of Nortel?s Future
- Mark Evans submits: In the wake of Nortel (NTRLQ.PK) auctioning off its CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit to Ericsson ERIC for $1.13-billion, Nortel’s future has become a political hot potato in Canada. Suddenly, federal and provincial politicians have recognized there are thousands of jobs at...
- External links 2009-07-29
- Can a New Nortel Still Emerge?
- Mark Evans submits: Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) has received approval from a Canadian court to extend its protection from creditors under the terms of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to Oct. 30, 2009. In a press release, the company said: by Mark Evans
- External links 2009-08-01
- Nortel: The End Is Not Necessarily Near
- Mark Evans submits: Six weeks ago (June 19 to be exact), Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) issued a press release about the proposed sale of its CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit to Nokia Siemens (NOK/SI). While that was major news, the more significant development was Nortel disclosing that...
- External links 2009-08-04
- Nortel: Enterprise Bids Due by Sept. 4
- Mark Evans submits: For people interested in what’s happening with Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) enterprise business, Ernst & Young has a monitor’s report (#24) that provides some interesting details. According to an affidavit made by Nortel’s chief technology officer, George Riedl, Nortel started shopping the enterprise business in late-2008...
- External links 2009-08-05
- Nortel?s LTE Patents a 'National Treasure'
- Mark Evans submits: You’ve got to hand it to Research in Motion RIMM; it’s making an impassioned and nationalistic pitch for Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) LTE patents. At an emergency parliamentary hearing on Friday looking into Nortel’s plan to sell its CDMA wireless business and its LTE R&D business...
- External links 2009-08-10
- Mike Z. Leaves a Legacy of Failure at Nortel
- Mark Evans submits: After a 29-year career, Mike Zafirovski really wanted to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. So, after being abruptly passed over as Motorola’s MOT head honcho, he took a deal with the devil when he agreed to become Nortel’s CEO in late-2005. At the...
- External links 2009-08-11
- Nortel's Demise: It's Not Just Mike Z.'s Fault
- Mark Evans submits: As much as Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) CEO Mike Zafirovski did an excellent job over the past 3+ years in killing Canada’s flagship high-tech company, it would be a mistake to not shine the spotlight on the board, and the role it failed to play in providing much-needed...
- External links 2009-08-12
- Nortel: Looking for a Few Good Buyers for MEN
- Mark Evans submits: Amid Mike Z.’s decision to abandon ship, the sale of the CDMA business to Ericsson ERIC, and calls for the federal government to block the Ericsson deal, it’s been interesting to see how little attention has been paid to Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) Metro Ethernet Networking business. ...
- External links 2009-08-13
- 4 Ways Nortel's Board Dropped the Ball
- Mark Evans submits: You can look long and hard at what Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) board could have done or should have done, particularly over the past three years while it let CEO Mike Zafirovski drive the company into the ground. (And folks, let’s stop sugar-coating Mike Z.’s performance...
- External links 2009-08-13
- Nortel: Avro Arrow 2.0?
- Mark Evans submits: So, Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) been in bankruptcy protection since January, and it’s been months since it was turned down by the federal government for any kind of financial support. And it’s only now – with Canada’s flagship high-tech company on the verge of being...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Wireless Auction to Proceed ? Without RIM
- Mark Evans submits: The auction process for Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) wireless action will happen on Friday with Research in Motion RIMM sitting on the sidelines – at least for now. The two approved bidders are Nokia Siemens (NOK, SI), which has submitted a $650-million offer, and Matlin Patterson,...
- External links 2009-07-23
- The Strange Dance Between Nortel and RIM
- Mark Evans submits: Just when you thought things couldn’t get more strange at Nortel (NRTLQ.PK), it does. It’s hard to understand what to make of Research in Motion’s RIMM interest in Nortel’s CDMA and LTE assets. RIM thinks it could pay about $1.1-billion, significantly higher than the bids from...
- External links 2009-07-23
- Mike Z.?s Nortel Legacy: A Colossal Failure
- Mark Evans submits: With Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) deciding that the only course of action is a fire-sale of all assets, Mike Zafirovski’s reign as CEO is about to conclude. Without being too harsh, it’s fair to say Mike Z.’s initial - and perhaps last - stab as a CEO was...
- External links 2009-06-22
- Nortel Board Members Express Condolences for Demise of Company
- Mark Evans submits: The Financial Post ran an extensive cover story about Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) decline yesterday, which recapped how Canada’s flagship high-tech company has fallen so dramatically over the past few years. There’s little that’s eye-opening but some quotes from Nortel director John Manley are, frankly stunning. “It is...
- External links 2009-06-29
- Nortel's Enterprise VP: Let's Resurrect Bay Networks Brand
- Mark Evans submits: It looks John McHugh, VP, enterprise data solutions with Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) enterprise business, looks to be getting his ducks lined for a new employer amid rumors the business could soon be sold to Avaya AV for $500-million. In an interesting interview with Network World’s...
- External links 2009-07-02
- A Bid to Save Nortel?
- Mark Evans submits: Is there hope for Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) to continue as a standalone company without going through a fire sale of all its best assets? The Ottawa Citizen reports that MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, a $9-billion private equity investor, may be interested in bidding for Nortel. by...
- External links 2009-07-02
- What Is the Value of Nortel's LTE Patents?
- Mark Evans submits: Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) may be trying to sell its LTE R&D unit to Nokia Siemens ([[NOK]], [[SI]]) but there’s a lot of chatter about what’s not part of the deal: some LTE patents. The talk was triggered by a recent estimate from JP Morgan Chase...
- External links 2009-07-05
- The Nokia/Nortel Deal That Should Have Happened
- Mark Evans submits: With the spotlight on Nokia Siemens’ ([[NOK]], [[SI]]) proposed $650-million bid for Nortel’s (NRTLQ.PK) CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit, it’s interesting to note it was four years ago that Nokia and Nortel nearly entered into a wireless joint venture. If the deal...
- External links 2009-07-06
- The Fight for Nortel
- Mark Evans submits: The restructuring of Nortel (NRTLQ.PK) seemed so easy: Spend a few months trying to figure out if a new Nortel could happen before ultimately deciding to toss in all of its strategic chips by deciding to sell everything. But just when the destruction of Nortel was...
- External links 2009-07-08
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