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More Time on the Block for MEN

It appears that Nortel may not be getting as much interest in its metro Ethernet networking business. According to Bloomberg, the company could be looking to extend the deadline to sell MEN to give bidders more time to put together a deal. Right now, the only offer for MEN has come from Ciena, which has [...]
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John Roth’s Legacy

The National Post has been running a series of feature stories exploring the demise of Nortel. It will interesting to read Monday’s instalment, which is focused on ex-CEO John Roth, who decided to depart Nortel in 2001 just before the telecom boom started to meltdown. Note: Here’s the story in the Ottawa Citizen about Roth, [...]
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John Roth’s Legacy

The National Post has been running a series of feature stories exploring the demise of Nortel. It will interesting to read Monday’s instalment, which is focused on ex-CEO John Roth, who decided to depart Nortel in 2001 just before the telecom boom started to meltdown. Roth retired to bucolic Caledon, Ont. with a $130-million (most [...]
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Nortel But….

In case you’ve missed it, the Ottawa Citizen has been running a series of stories about what went wrong with Nortel. It’s has been a compelling read that, in many respects, highlights some of the tragic mistakes and miscalculations made over the past decade.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Nortel But….

In case you’ve missed it, the Ottawa Citizen has been running a series of stories about what went wrong with Nortel. It’s has been a compelling read that, in many respects, highlights some of the tragic mistakes and miscalculations made over the past decade.
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Ciena’s Press Release of Nortel Purchase

Here’s the press release that Ciena apparently released last Friday to discuss its purchase of most of Nortel’s optical and Ethernet assets. The press release was quickly pulled, and replaced with another one that Ciena was in discussions with Nortel.
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