Category Archives: Contract Wins

Nortel Wins CDMA Contract

By Mark Evans | Published: November 11, 2008

Lost in the shuffle of the third-quarter results and the restructuring news was Nortel being selected as the key vendor in the evolution of China Telecom’s CDMA network in seven provinces. Nortel will supply the enhanced base station controllers and base stations. “CDMA is at the heart of networks deployed by some of the world’s largest [...]

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China Telecom CDMA Rumors

By Mark Evans | Published: September 22, 2008

There hasn’t been an official announcement yet but speculation about China Telecom’s CDMA first-round tender suggests the following: - Huawei received 30% or the orders, securing contracts for the cities of Guangzhou, Xiamen, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, and Foshan - Alcatel-Lucent secured 20% but failed in Guangdong. - ZTE received around 15% - Motorola took 18% winning contracts in Shenzhen, [...]

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Nortel Wins Another 40G Deal

By Mark Evans | Published: September 8, 2008

Alaska Communications is selected Nortel to provide a 40G optical network that will be part of an undersea fiber-optic cable from Alaska to Oregon. The new network will let ACS deliver services to corporate and residential consumers between Alaska and the lower 48 states. “Like consumers all over the world, ACS customers want to run bandwidth-intensive [...]

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Irony 101?

By Mark Evans | Published: July 8, 2008

Does it strike anyone as ironic or simply puzzling that Deloitte has selected Nortel to provide managed service for its telepresence, video conferencing and multimedia services in as many as 130 locations around the world? For people who followed Nortel’s financial troubles/accounting scandal, Deloitte was right in the middle of the action as Nortel’s long-time auditor. [...]

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Oh, Oh: O2 to De-Nortel

By Mark Evans | Published: April 23, 2008

According to Unstrung.com, Germany’s 02 is poised to say “Auf Wiedersehen” to Nortel. The wireless carrier is going to replace all of its Nortel GSM and UMTS base stations with new equipment from Huawei and Nokia Siemens. Unstrung reports this is Nortel’s second loss in Germany to Huawei following T-Mobile’s decision to use Huawei’s Packet Switched Core [...]

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Nortel-BSNL: Round II

By Mark Evans | Published: March 25, 2008

The last time Nortel did business with India’s BSNL, Nortel lost its shirt….along with more than $260-million. Nevertheless, Nortel is taking another shot at getting a bigger foothold in the oh-so-large but oh-so-competitive Indian telecom equipment market by taking on a $100-million deal to supply BSNL with GSM lines. “India represents an enormous opportunity for Nortel in [...]

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