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Ottawa Gives A-O-K to Ericsson Deal
Like AAN has been saying all along, the Canadian government has given its approval to Ericsson’s $1.3 billion purchase of Nortel’s CDMA business and its LTE R&D unit. “There are no grounds to believe this transaction could be injurious to Canada’s national security,” Industry Canada Minister Tony Clement said. “[Ericsson] has the resources and customer [...]
Nortel’s LTE Orphans
From the files of the sad and bizarre comes a strange tale of a small group of R&D employees working for Nortel’s LTE division. Apparently, Nortel kept about 100 of its top LTE R&D people aside for Research in Motion, which had been interested in the LTE R&D business, and would still like to buy [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
RIM: Canada’s New Flagship High-Tech Company
If there’s was any doubt, it is obvious that Research in Motion has replaced Nortel as Canada’s flagship high-tech company. With thousands of employees in Canada, growing industry and political clout, and two of the country’s leading CEOs, RIM has, in the process, become a global success story. RIM’s stature received a further boost this [...]
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