Comments on: Nortel Quote of the Week http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/ All the News about Nortel Networks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: max191 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-26839 max191 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:30:36 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/#comment-26839 Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks a load! <br>regards<br><a rel="dofollow" href="http://www.charcoalgrillsite.com" rel="nofollow">charcoal grill</a> Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks a load!
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]]> By: shortterm http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4704 shortterm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:45:26 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/#comment-4704 come back when you get some more 'nortel' experience. come back when you get some more 'nortel' experience.

]]> By: Nortel new hire http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4706 Nortel new hire Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:33:41 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/#comment-4706 Shortterm, I believe your interpretation of the ottawa campus is incorrect. Even though the rest of Canada (Belleville and Calgary) will become NT's specialty sites, Carling campus in Ottawa will remain a full service R&D centre: <br><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=150156&table_number=1&page_number=&site=" rel="nofollow">http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id...</a><br><br>Currently as far as I know, the Belleville location does R&D for Enterprise Solutions only, and I know the calgary location has a lot of RF and wireless related research. Shortterm, I believe your interpretation of the ottawa campus is incorrect. Even though the rest of Canada (Belleville and Calgary) will become NT's specialty sites, Carling campus in Ottawa will remain a full service R&D centre:
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id…

Currently as far as I know, the Belleville location does R&D for Enterprise Solutions only, and I know the calgary location has a lot of RF and wireless related research.

]]> By: shortterm http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4705 shortterm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/#comment-4705 so the walmart of telecom now wants to focus. good. however need to see commitment on this long term. usually these strategies change very quickly as we have seen in the past. products getting canned. getting out of access and then trying to rush in. hope the shrinkage will be focused and profitable.<br><br>only issue with partners. too many of them as well which should shrink too so that key profitable partnerships are kept, nourished and harvested. presently even the partnerships are so many to stick their fingers into everything.<br><br>pretty much bad news 2-5 year term for Canada. narrow focus translates to very niche specialized skills. sense a move out of the crown jewel Ottawa campus to a smaller site. so the walmart of telecom now wants to focus. good. however need to see commitment on this long term. usually these strategies change very quickly as we have seen in the past. products getting canned. getting out of access and then trying to rush in. hope the shrinkage will be focused and profitable.

only issue with partners. too many of them as well which should shrink too so that key profitable partnerships are kept, nourished and harvested. presently even the partnerships are so many to stick their fingers into everything.

pretty much bad news 2-5 year term for Canada. narrow focus translates to very niche specialized skills. sense a move out of the crown jewel Ottawa campus to a smaller site.

]]> By: Onlooker http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Onlooker Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:15:50 +0000 http://www.allaboutnortel.com/2008/04/03/nortel-quote-of-the-week/#comment-4707 Why it took the company so long to embrace this reality is puzzling <br>--<br>Give it a rest. There is no puzzle here. 4 CEOs in 8 years itself is a strategic issue. You can blame the board for this. This time it looks like they are finally headed in the right long term direction. Remember good companies don't make 2 year plans but 5, 10 and even 20 year plans. Why it took the company so long to embrace this reality is puzzling
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Give it a rest. There is no puzzle here. 4 CEOs in 8 years itself is a strategic issue. You can blame the board for this. This time it looks like they are finally headed in the right long term direction. Remember good companies don't make 2 year plans but 5, 10 and even 20 year plans.

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