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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Nortel
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy
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2009
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Northern_Electric_and_Manufacturing_Company
1895
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Northern Telecom
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gptkbp:industry
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industrial equipment
information technology
telecommunications
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:Frank_Dunn
gptkb:John_Roth
gptkb:Mike_Zafirovski
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gptkbp:liquidationCompleted
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2013
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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gptkb:Bay_Networks
1998
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Dot-com bubble collapse impact
Massive layoffs in early 2000s
Patent portfolio sold to consortium including Apple, Microsoft, and others
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gptkbp:notablePatentSale
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2011
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gptkbp:notablePatentSaleConsortium
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gptkb:Rockstar_Consortium
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gptkbp:notablePatentSaleMembers
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gptkb:Apple
gptkb:Ericsson
gptkb:Microsoft
gptkb:Sony
gptkb:BlackBerry
gptkb:EMC
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gptkbp:notablePatentSaleValue
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$4.5 billion
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:SL-1_PBX
gptkb:DMS_digital_switching_system
gptkb:Meridian_telephone_systems
Optical networking equipment
Passport data switches
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 90,000 (peak)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Bell_Canada_(historically)
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gptkbp:product
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telephone equipment
data networking equipment
digital switching systems
fiber optic transmission systems
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gptkbp:publiclyTraded
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gptkb:NYSE:_NT
gptkb:TSX:_NT
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gptkbp:renamed
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gptkb:Nortel_Networks
1999
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gptkbp:successor
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various companies (assets sold off)
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gptkbp:website
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www.nortel.com (historical)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nortel
gptkb:Standard_Telephones_and_Cables
gptkb:Nortel_Networks
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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