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Surprise, Nortel’s Still Innovating
Lost in the shuffle of Nortel’s struggles to survive and its sad stumble into bankruptcy protection is the fact there’s still a lot of smart people creating innovative technology – something that has been overshadowed for a long time. A good example is an announcement earlier this week that Nortel has come up with technology [...]
Ericsson Goes on the Offensive
Since Ericsson purchased Nortel’s CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit, it has been taking the Muhammad Ali-like rope-a-dope approach while Research in Motion has been flailing away trying to convince everyone that the deal should be reviewed because it’s not of “national interest”. Lost in the hyperbole, emotion and political lobbying is a few [...]
Get Ready for a LTE Patent Shootout
After buying Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE R&D unit, Ericsson appears to have its sites set on Nortel’s LTE patents – an asset that Research in Motion has been aggressively positioning itself as the logical buyer. Mark Henderson, president of Ericsson Canada, told Bloomberg that: “Any asset that came up for sale that was complementary [...]
RIM’s Relentless Request for Action
If Research in Motion were a dog, it would probably be a pitbull. In continuing its campaign to get the Canadian government to review the sale of Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE R&D unit to Ericsson, RIM is now asking for changes within the Investment Canada Act be that would allow the deal to be [...]
Ottawa Won’t Block CDMA Sale
As I’m expounded on several occasions since Ericsson’s $1.13 billion bid to buy Nortel’s CDMA wireless business and LTE R&D unit received court approval, the deal will not be blocked by the Canadian government. Sure, there’s a lot of politicians talking about protecting national assets, and the government talks about reviewing the deal but the [...]
Nortel’s LTE Orphans