In the last few weeks there has been a large volume of dialog around which technology should define the “core packet transport” of the Internet. Mostly that dialog has been focused on the ongoing debate between the MPLS technology camp and the Carrier Ethernet camp. If you are not familiar [...]
You’ve heard me talk in previous posts about the value of the network shifting - becoming less about the ability to move bits and more about the ability to create a truly personalized, immersive communications experience. In this respect, “context” and “identity” are key areas of opportunity for innovation in [...]
In the past several months, I have been involved in a number of discussions around the world, where governments are trying to push for “next-generation” broadband as a government-sponsored initiative. The reason for this is that in the last decade many countries have used broadband roll-out as a way to [...]
Location: Toronto After a crazy few weeks of travel, including attending a trade conference in Northern Ireland, meeting UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley, and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness – and a host of other activities – I am finally back [...]
Location: Flying to Vancouver First, let me apologize for being absent from blogging for a bit. I’ve had an unusually busy and complex several weeks. Hopefully, you all found the guest blog from Andy Lippman interesting and had a chance to see some of the recent dialog I have had [...]
I’m pleased today to host a guest blog from well-known industry thought leader Dr. Andrew Lippman. Andy, one of the founding directors of the MIT Media Lab, is half-way through a year-long sabbatical with Nortel as our first (but certainly not last) Visiting Fellow. The possibility of Andy doing his [...]
Location: Ottawa, Canada One of the most significant challenges of being in the public eye and communicating to the press is the fact that headlines often fail to capture the true essence of the details, and often even the details are taken out of a broader context. That reality can [...]
Location: Ottawa, Canada First of all, thanks to everyone for the spirited commentary. I appreciate your passion. Although many of the comments were “off-topic” (as Bob pointed out in #26), I think for the most part it was a worthwhile and interesting dialogue. Although realistically I cannot possibly respond to [...]
Location: Ottawa, Canada In recent months, many of you have commented on or asked questions about our marketing efforts, believing perhaps that we were not marketing our technology as aggressively as our competitors, and concerned that we were losing mind share opportunity. Nortel Technical Journal I will ask Lauren Flaherty, [...]
Location: Ottawa, Canada Over the past year, some of the “non-technical” comments from many of you have been focused on what you consider to be the lack of visibility for Nortel in the public arena from a marketing and advertising perspective. My intent was to post a blog today about [...]
Location: Flight from London to Ottawa (returning from Mobile World Congress) After a good few days at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, my single biggest conclusion is “Oh, what a difference a year can make”. I have been in this industry long enough to know that the one thing always [...]
Location: On flight from Las Vegas to Boston In response to some comments late last year and earlier this year about the slow pace of blog entries … for the record, I just want to let you know that I AM trying to pick up the pace a bit - [...]
Since it’s the beginning of a new year, I thought I would go out on a limb and posit some predictions on what we might expect to see in telecom and IT in 2008. As with all predictions, these are at best qualified guesses, but let me try to explain [...]
