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RIP, Nortel Norstar

By Mark Evans | Published: May 9, 2010
This post originally appeared on Jeff Wiener’s The Telecom Blog. Thanks to Jeff, who heads up Digitcom, for his permission to re-pint it on AAN. Over my 19 years in the Telecom business almost everything has changed, as telecom technology continues to advance at a rapid rate. One of the things that had never changed, [...]
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The Power of the Press Release

By Mark Evans | Published: August 31, 2009
Last week, Jeff Wiener decided to write a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to support the proposed deal between Avaya and Nortel. He wanted to write the DOJ after reading a Wall St. Journal story about how the DOJ had received verbal and written complaints citing competitive concerns if the deal is allowed [...]
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A Letter to the DOJ Supporting the Avaya Deal

By Mark Evans | Published: August 28, 2009
Earlier this week, the Wall St. Journal had a story looking at how the U.S. Department of Justice had received verbal and written complaints about Avaya’s proposed $475-million purchase of Nortel’s enterprise business. Among the issues are that it would be anti-competitive by giving Avaya a big chunk of the enterprise telecom equipment market. The [...]
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A Sad Day for Canada

By Mark Evans | Published: July 20, 2009
With the firesale of Nortel now in full swing in the wake of Avaya’s bid for Nortel’s enterprise business, my friend, Jeff Wiener, has some thoughts at The Telecom Blog about what it means for Canada and its telecom and R&D sectors.
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