Archive for January, 2006
Next Entries »Another Day, Another Executive Shuffle
Friday, January 13th, 2006You have to think there’s a well-oiled revolving door within Nortel’s executives ranks these days. Today’s appointment is James Demers, who has been hired as VP for the Asean region. He places Mark Stevens, who will become president of North Australia and New Zealand, which appears to be a demotion. Demers has been VP of [...]
A Wireless “Bonanza” in 2006?
Thursday, January 12th, 2006Scotia Capital analyst Gus Papageorgiou expects the wireless equipment market to be strong this year but wonders if Nortel can capitalize on it. Papageorgiou is particularly keen about the launch of HSDPA and EVDO, and the roll out of 3G in China. He believes the wireless equipment market is ripe because carriers are profitable and [...]
New UBS Analyst on NT
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006Nortel will now be covered at UBS Securities by Robert Dennison and Nikos Theodosopoulos. UBS’ thesis on Nortel has not changed. The investment firm believes CEO Mike Z. is taking “aggressive measures to rightsizing” the company’s business model and restructuring operations. “Mike Z” is initially targeting an operating margin in the mid-teens, and we believe [...]
Nortel Hires Another Exec
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006Mike Z.’s makeover of Nortel’s executive suites took an interesting twist today when the company hired Don McKenna as its vice-president of global manufacturing services. Not surprisingly, McKenna is another GE veteran as Zafirovski taps former colleagues to round out his team. McKenna, a 40-year veteran of GE, will help Nortel transform its supply chain. [...]
Does Nortel Want More BSNL Business?
Thursday, January 5th, 2006According to LightReading, India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. is about to solicit bids for a second phase of wireless equipment contracts worth $4-billion. The question is whether Nortel wants to be involved. The company won a $500-million contract in 2003 but it has lost nearly $200-million on the deal so far. There have been recent [...]
BSNL Network Delayed
Wednesday, January 4th, 2006Nortel’s foray into India’s wireless market has been far from pretty. First, its $500-million deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam will generate a loss of nearly $200-million when all is said and done. Now, there is a report that parts of BSNL’s network has been delayed due to problems getting equipment such as base transceiver stations [...]
Merrill So-So on Nortel
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006Merrill Lynch just re-initiated coverage of Nortel but you have to wonder why they bothered. Analyst Tal Liani gives Nortel a “neutral” rating, citing “market share losses, risks related to investor lawsuits and possible significant share dilution” as the company refinances $1.5-billion of debt. That said, Liani thinks Nortel could outperform Lucent (kind of like [...]
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