Comments on: Nortel files for bankruptcy

Telecommunications equipment maker seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the current economic crisis exacerbates the troubled company's problems.

[vamman]

No surprise.

[thelemurking]

Bloody hell... we just put in a new Nortel digital PBX and bought half the building digital Nortel phones.

[Knightro2]

Agreed...no surprise there. At my last shop we converted the entire Nortel system to a Cisco system. Expensive...but probably the best money they ever spent.

[jt77]

The murking: We just did the same BCM400 at one location and BCM200 at the other. Wonder what this will mean for support and upgrades? I think they make quality IP systems.

[gggg sssss]

did this a year ago - still issues.

[robvme]

Chapter 11 isn't the end for this company. Too much interest in making sure that Cisco isn't the only player.

[gdmaclew]

Not the end?
Chapter 11 means that Nortel will be broken up and sold to its competitors all of which are foreign-owned.
A sad ending to a company with a proud legacy.
Nortel is a huge employer here in Ottawa and it's the last thing that this region needs right now.
Yes, they will continue business as usual for now but it will emerge from Chapter 11 a much smaller and weaker company.
Thank you to the Executives that ran it into the ground.

[DrollTroll]

Thanks to the executives? Thanks also to the staff who were playing video games and checking out porn sites when there was work to do.