Is Nortel trying to sneak one by us Canadians? How else to explain the company's decision to release its second-quarter results on August 1, the day before a long weekend when many Canadians are paying more attention to whether the weather will be hot and the beer cold. Nevertheless, Nortel will post its results at the crack [...]...

One of the key questions facing Nortel is where/if its next high-growth market will emerge. A year ago, Nortel was bullish on Wi-Max but the recent joint venture with Alvarion made it abundantly clear that the Wi-Max market is not growing as quickly as Nortel would have liked. Hence, the decision to put its R&D [...]...

You may be asking: "Who's Rudolph Kriegler, and why does Nortel need more of him?". Good question. Rudolph Kriegler, one 75 new appointments to the Order of Canada, joined Nortel after escaping Hungary in 1956. He made his mark at Nortel by making important discoveries in silicon and advances in optoelectronics, which led to the development of [...]...

I was going to write something really insightful today but figured it'll wait given it's Canada Day and, as important, the first day of NHL free-agency. Technorati Tags: Canada Day, NHL, puppy...

Nortel has gone hog-wild over being green. First, it made a splash touting how its telecom gear is more energy efficient than Cisco's. Now, it's enthusiastically promoting the benefits of teleworking - the idea you that can work from home to save time and, of course, energy. In theory, teleworking/telecommuting makes a lot of sense. It's a [...]...