Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) continues to lead the global Carrier VoIP market according to Dell’Oro Group, Infonetics Research and Synergy Research. All three leading analyst firms’ recently published reports rank Nortel as the global leader with the largest revenues in the carrier IP market for the third quarter of 2009.

According to Infonetics Research’s report, Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers Market Share, Size, and Forecasts - 3Q09, Nortel kept its global leadership position in the total VoIP market. Infonetics also found that during the third quarter of 2009, Nortel kept its position as the dominant softswitch supplier in North America at 61 percent.

“The Carrier IP market continues to be highly dynamic, as service providers transition their legacy voice networks to VoIP to provide new services and to cut costs,” said Diane Myers, directing analyst, service provider VoIP and IMS for Infonetics Research. “Our recent more

New “Self-Healing” Capabilities Keep Suddenlink Customers Connected During Emergencies

In case of a natural disaster Suddenlink customers in the east can now rest easier knowing that their communications are even more survivable due to recently deployed carrier voice and multimedia solutions provided by Nortel* [OTC: NRTLQ] Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS).

Earlier this year, Suddenlink enhanced its network with Nortel’s Communication Server (CS) 2000 geo-survivable configuration to split switch equipment across two locations. The benefit of this configuration is that if a disaster, such as a hurricane or fire, were to affect one location, the switch equipment at the other location can take over and keep service up without affecting any active calls or reducing the network’s existing capacity. This availability will help to provide greater peace of mind to Suddenlink customers across West Virginia and North Carolina.

“We continue to invest more

Allows Carriers to ‘Turn On’ SIP Devices and Services Quickly and Cost Effectively for Residential and Business Subscribers

Boosting its efforts to help service providers deliver the latest business voice and multimedia IP solutions to end users, Nortel* [OTC: NRTLQ] Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) has expanded its collaboration with Sigma Systems **, a leading provider of advanced IP service fulfillment solutions.

Nortel’s IP Powered Business Solution with the Device Provisioning Manager (DPM) will enable service providers to easily auto-configure and provision business and residential end-user SIP devices and VoIP phone lines. This capability will allow business and residential subscribers to use their IP phones and devices more quickly, because the devices will automatically locate the server, load the latest software and register to the appropriate VoIP call server.

“Nortel’s new capability addresses a complex and time-consuming phase that service providers face more

Nortel CVAS Leads Carrier Softswitch Market with 30.2 Percent Global Share

Nortel* [OTC: NRTLQ] Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) continues to receive recognition from leading analyst firms, Infonetics Research and Dell’Oro Group whose recently published reports rank Nortel as the global leader with the largest revenues in the carrier IP market for the second quarter of 2009.

According to Infonetics Research’s recent report, Service Provider VoIP Equipment and Subscribers Market Share, Size, and Forecasts - 2Q09 , Nortel kept its global leadership position for carrier softswitches with 30.2 percent market share. Furthermore, according to Infonetics, during the second quarter of 2009, Nortel kept its position as the dominant softswitch supplier in both North America and EMEA.

“Our Service Provider VoIP report found that Nortel extended its revenue market share lead in the worldwide carrier VoIP market during the second quarter of 2009,” said Diane more

New Software Gives Carriers More Capacity, Speeds Upgrade Times, Delivers Advanced SIP Applications to Subscribers

Nortel* [OTC: NRTLQ] announced significant product enhancements to its carrier voice and multimedia product offerings that will allow service providers to increase network capacity, upgrade their networks more quickly and also improve the communication experience for residential and business subscribers.

These new enhancements, which are expected to be available in the third quarter of 2009, include the latest software releases of the Nortel’s Communication Server (CS) 2000 softswitch (Rel CVM13) and Nortel’s Adaptive Application Server SIP software engine (Rel A2E 7.0 SP1).

“Nortel is committed to its CVAS R&D and innovation as evident in these new product enhancements that offer more than 100 new end user features and give carriers more flexibility and capacity,” said Samih Elhage, president, Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions, Nortel.

“We’re leveraging our industry leadership more