Comments on: What’s Nortel? http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/ All the News about Nortel Networks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Compton http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Bill Compton Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:52:48 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-775 Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks

]]> By: many http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-776 many Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:39:10 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-776 Spider, You need to have deep pockets to play in all of the areas of networking. No one is suggesting that Nortel be a niche player, but they are a mile wide and an inch deep. Their enterprise business is getting squeezed by Cisco and Avaya on the to end and little players like Asterisk on the low end. They are hemorrhaging customers. The Microsoft partnership is not exclusive and likely won't help anytime soon Core routers business is getting killed by Cisco, Juniper and Tellabs Core switching and optical; Fujitsu, Cisco, Tellabs, Ciena. Wireless........ well, nuff said there. Nextgen Callserver and IMS seems to be a potential strength, but Session Border Controllers are nibbling at their IMS business too. I don't think they can afford to play in all the different areas successfully, and have not for_a_long_time. Spider,

You need to have deep pockets to play in all of the areas of networking. No one is suggesting that Nortel be a niche player, but they are a mile wide and an inch deep. Their enterprise business is getting squeezed by Cisco and Avaya on the to end and little players like Asterisk on the low end. They are hemorrhaging customers. The Microsoft partnership is not exclusive and likely won’t help anytime soon

Core routers business is getting killed by Cisco, Juniper and Tellabs

Core switching and optical; Fujitsu, Cisco, Tellabs, Ciena.

Wireless…….. well, nuff said there.

Nextgen Callserver and IMS seems to be a potential strength, but Session Border Controllers are nibbling at their IMS business too.

I don’t think they can afford to play in all the different areas successfully, and have not for_a_long_time.

]]> By: Spider http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Spider Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:15:14 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-795 Is network communications not specific enough? That entails a broad-base of hardware and software products, delivery systems, services and solutions, as the market dictates. I don't think Nortel or any other company should waste its time painting itself into a niche product corner by narrowly branding itself, especially given the fluidity of the technology market and disruptive technologies that must be exploited quickly to gain market share when they appear. If you don't have a footprint in that technology when it takes off, you will be left at the sidelines. Is network communications not specific enough? That entails a broad-base of hardware and software products, delivery systems, services and solutions, as the market dictates. I don’t think Nortel or any other company should waste its time painting itself into a niche product corner by narrowly branding itself, especially given the fluidity of the technology market and disruptive technologies that must be exploited quickly to gain market share when they appear. If you don’t have a footprint in that technology when it takes off, you will be left at the sidelines.

]]> By: many http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-777 many Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:10:40 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-777 I have mostly made money shorting nortel :) I have to say to the new grad, good luck there fella. I hope nortels vision/strategy can filter down to the people charged with implementing it. I have my doubts though. Watch for signs of the management going their own way, and hidden headcount. I do not detect that there is any vision or direction in the middle upper management and that it is still a bunch of fiefdoms. I have mostly made money shorting nortel :)

I have to say to the new grad, good luck there fella. I hope nortels vision/strategy can filter down to the people charged with implementing it. I have my doubts though. Watch for signs of the management going their own way, and hidden headcount.

I do not detect that there is any vision or direction in the middle upper management and that it is still a bunch of fiefdoms.

]]> By: OneofFormer100K http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-796 OneofFormer100K Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:07:58 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-796 As a Nortel "Alumnae", I watched the company carefully over the last five years especially since I have traded the stock to get back close to my pre-bust kitty. I believe management is headed in the right direction technically. Nortel has always had great technology though...we lacked the marketing mind-share though. It was always safe for the customer to buy Cisco. Cisco has never been carrier-grade and voice/video traffic that is more time-sensitive that is going to change. Nortel has always tried to push five 9 reliability in the network and this will be there calling card in the new ubiquitous internet. Nortel just needs to show some financial stability...which I believe is more perceived because Nortel is not going anywhere like someone previously stated. It will either be purchased by a Private Equity group or merge with a company like Motorola or even Microsoft (most hardware would be sold off and we would probably look at selling the software across several manufacturers like Mr.Softees current model). As a Nortel “Alumnae”, I watched the company carefully over the last five years especially since I have traded the stock to get back close to my pre-bust kitty. I believe management is headed in the right direction technically. Nortel has always had great technology though…we lacked the marketing mind-share though.

It was always safe for the customer to buy Cisco. Cisco has never been carrier-grade and voice/video traffic that is more time-sensitive that is going to change. Nortel has always tried to push five 9 reliability in the network and this will be there calling card in the new ubiquitous internet.

Nortel just needs to show some financial stability…which I believe is more perceived because Nortel is not going anywhere like someone previously stated. It will either be purchased by a Private Equity group or merge with a company like Motorola or even Microsoft (most hardware would be sold off and we would probably look at selling the software across several manufacturers like Mr.Softees current model).

]]> By: Nortel new grad http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Nortel new grad Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:01:53 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-798 posts, you just come off as a total bafoon and expose yourself quickly everytime. Your obsession with disparaging Nortel is really quite sad. posts, you just come off as a total bafoon and expose yourself quickly everytime. Your obsession with disparaging Nortel is really quite sad.

]]> By: Nortel new grad http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Nortel new grad Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:00:27 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-797 I am young and probably naive. With that said, it is looks to me that Nortel will re-emerge in the next five years. We have expertise in the technologies we are focusing on which are the same technologies that will shape the future networks of the world, particularly in emerging markets below the equator. Partnerships are being made with name brand companies like Microsoft and IBM. Whether or not those partnerships will produce results on the bottom line remains to be seen, but I would imagine that the main goal behind dealing with those companies is to rebuild our image more than anything, a marketing ploy if you will. Like I said, I am a newb but my immediate management is quite intelligent and competent with priorities in the right places and if the rest of the majority of the rest of the corporation has similar leadership in place then Nortel will be back. Finally I would venture to say that Nortel has too much history and is too important in it's homeland of Canada for the government there to allow it to just fade away. Much like GM or GE in the US, Nortel will not be allowed to fail. For the one poster on the various boards constantly running Nortel down, your agenda is so transparent it is pathetic. I am sorry you lost your nest egg when Nortel's stock tanked but it's time to let it go and move on. And you really ought to get some help for your drinking problem or whatever it is you are involved in because while you obviously attempt to put a lot of big words and perhaps some thought into your post I am young and probably naive. With that said, it is looks to me that Nortel will re-emerge in the next five years. We have expertise in the technologies we are focusing on which are the same technologies that will shape the future networks of the world, particularly in emerging markets below the equator. Partnerships are being made with name brand companies like Microsoft and IBM. Whether or not those partnerships will produce results on the bottom line remains to be seen, but I would imagine that the main goal behind dealing with those companies is to rebuild our image more than anything, a marketing ploy if you will. Like I said, I am a newb but my immediate management is quite intelligent and competent with priorities in the right places and if the rest of the majority of the rest of the corporation has similar leadership in place then Nortel will be back.

Finally I would venture to say that Nortel has too much history and is too important in it’s homeland of Canada for the government there to allow it to just fade away. Much like GM or GE in the US, Nortel will not be allowed to fail.

For the one poster on the various boards constantly running Nortel down, your agenda is so transparent it is pathetic. I am sorry you lost your nest egg when Nortel’s stock tanked but it’s time to let it go and move on. And you really ought to get some help for your drinking problem or whatever it is you are involved in because while you obviously attempt to put a lot of big words and perhaps some thought into your post

]]> By: John Roese’s Blog » Blog Archive » Why will Nortel win? http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-799 John Roese’s Blog » Blog Archive » Why will Nortel win? Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:04:44 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-799 [...] Mark Evans – and, yes, I do read your blog periodically, Mark – also recently asked “What’s Nortel?” [...] [...] Mark Evans – and, yes, I do read your blog periodically, Mark – also recently asked “What’s Nortel?” [...]

]]> By: Leave a Reply http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Leave a Reply Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:15:16 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-786 Good point anonymous....I don't understand these disgruntled Nortel employees bleating about how bad their job and company is. If you don't like it, leave it. Good point anonymous….I don’t understand these disgruntled Nortel employees bleating about how bad their job and company is.

If you don’t like it, leave it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2007/02/16/whats-nortel/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Anonymous Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:52:59 +0000 http://allaboutnortel.com/?p=465#comment-785 Nortel Inside. Wish that some of the half glass empty doodlers leave and go elsewhere. If you hate it here then get out or if you are competent under incomeptent managers, then get them out. Find 'em a job at Cisco or ALU so they mess things up there. Nortel Inside.

Wish that some of the half glass empty doodlers leave and go elsewhere. If you hate it here then get out or if you are competent under incomeptent managers, then get them out. Find ‘em a job at Cisco or ALU so they mess things up there.

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