Nortel was a Canadian multinational telecommunications and technology company known for providing hardware, software, and services to business and governments.
- Founded in 1895 as Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company Limited.
- In 1976, the company was renamed Northern Telecom Limited, (Nortel), operating in over 150 countries.
- Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009.
- In 2011, Nortel's remaining patent portfolio was sold to a consortium of tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, and Sony.
- The company is no longer in operation and its assets have been sold off.
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Nortel was known for providing hardware, software, and services for business and government communication systems.
Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and its remaining assets were sold off in 2011.
The main competitors of Nortel were Cisco Systems, Avaya, and Alcatel-Lucent.
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