Nortel Networks Corporation designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. Its Carrier Networks segment offers wireline and wireless networks to supply mobile voice, data, and multimedia communications services to individuals and enterprises using cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, laptops, soft-clients, and other wireless computing and communications devices. This segment also provides circuit- and packet-based voice switching products that provide local, toll, long distance, and gateway capabilities for local and long distance telephone companies, wireless service providers, cable operators, and other service providers. The company�s Enterprise Solutions segment offers enterprise communications solutions for businesses in various industries, including healthcare and financial service providers, retailers, manufacturers, utilities, educational institutions, and government agencies. Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks segment provides carrier ethernet switching, optical networking, and multi-service switching products. Its Global Services segment offers network implementation services, including network integration, planning, installation, optimization, and security services; network support services, such as technical support, hardware maintenance, equipment spares logistics, and on-site engineers; network managed services, including services related to the monitoring and management of customer networks, and providing network managed service options; and network application services, such as applications development, integration, and communications-enabled application solutions. Nortel has strategic alliances with Microsoft Corporation; Dell, Inc.; and IBM, as well as joint-venture with LG Electronics, Inc. and collaboration with IPC Systems, Inc. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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