Nortel Northern Telecom

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy various companies (assets sold off)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nortel
gptkb:Northern_Telecom
gptkbp:defunct 2013
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 2009
gptkbp:founded 1895
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Bell_Canada
gptkbp:headquartersLocation Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nortel Northern Telecom
gptkbp:industry networking
telecommunications
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Frank_Dunn
gptkb:John_Roth
gptkb:Mike_Zafirovski
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:dot-com_bubble_crash
accounting scandal
bankruptcy and liquidation
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Nortel_Alteon_switches
gptkb:Nortel_BayStack_switches
gptkb:Nortel_Contivity_VPN
gptkb:Nortel_Networks_VPN_Router
gptkb:Meridian_phone_systems
gptkb:SL-1_PBX
gptkb:Nortel_Communication_Server
gptkb:Nortel_Business_Communications_Manager
gptkb:Nortel_CallPilot
gptkb:Nortel_Norstar
gptkb:Nortel_Secure_Router
Passport switches
DMS digital switching systems
Optical Metro Ethernet
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees 94000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Bell_Canada_(historically)
gptkbp:product telephone equipment
wireless equipment
data networking equipment
optical networking equipment
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Avaya_(enterprise_solutions)
gptkb:Ericsson_(wireless_business)
gptkb:Genband_(carrier_VoIP_and_application_solutions)
Ciena (optical business)
Various others (patents and assets)
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:NYSE:_NT
gptkb:TSX:_NT
gptkbp:website www.nortel.com (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nortel_Networks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6