Nortel Enhances Consistent, Secure Mobile Access to Business Applications
Announcement posted by Nortel 25 Mar 2005
Nortels ability to provide true mobility for customers is strengthened by the introduction of a broadened portfolio of wireless local area network (WLAN) products, including capabilities and features developed in concert with Trapeze Networks. The new Nortel WLAN 2300 Series is designed to support delivery of high-quality voice, data and multimedia applications establishing the wireless LAN as the primary means of business communications. Nortels industry-leading total cost of ownership model and unprecedented ease of deployment and management provide the next step toward a fully-integrated wireless and wireline portfolio.
"Professionals expect to connect in a reliable and secure manner regardless of whether they are using a cell phone, a PDA, WLAN, or an IP phone," said Aaron Vance, senior analyst, Synergy Research Group. "Nortel has deep bench strength in wireless, and this new relationship will help customers simplify management and lower overall costs. Moreover, this strategy of embedding wireless capabilities into wireline products is clearly in-line with the direction that the industry is heading."
Our mobility vision is designed to enhance the human experience and help our customers to be more productive and agile, said Malcolm Collins, president, Enterprise Networks, Nortel. With Nortel mobility solutions, customers can deliver secure, converged network services virtually indistinguishable from the capabilities available using a wired infrastructure. Introducing this new portfolio helps us to offer our leading wireless solutions across the full spectrum of customers from service providers and global enterprises to small businesses.
In this rapidly changing space, Nortel will continue to lead the industry by embedding wireless capabilities in our wired products to make true mobility a reality for enterprise customers, Collins said. We will deliver applications and services in the most convenient and efficient manner to help all customers drive productivity and decrease total cost of ownership.
A key element of this vision, the new WLAN portfolio consists of the WLAN 2300 series to address the mobility needs of all customer segments, ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises and service providers. Its scalability allows the mobility solution to grow as customers grow, expanding to encompass new users and applications while protecting the initial investment. The focus is on providing a common experience for users, regardless of the device and whether they access the network by wired or wireless connection.
The new WLAN 2300 series is a flexible WLAN solution that delivers:
Improved Performance, afforded by features and resiliency designed for delivering high-quality voice and multimedia applications over a WLAN.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership, enabled with fewer networking elements to deploy and manage.
Increased deployment flexibility, as the WLAN 2300 series is optimized for mobile use with any device WLAN Handset, Mobile Voice Client, Blackberry* handheld device, handheld PC and its ability to scale from supporting just a few access points to thousands of access points across multiple networks.
Superior management, enabled with advanced operations support and granular monitoring and reporting
tools.
Strong security, with industry-leading security measures designed in each element and the WLAN architecture.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world rely on Nortel for wireless communications for both business and personal use. Nortel was the industry's first supplier of wireless networks operating in all advanced radio technologies and is the only end-to-end provider of all next generation wireless solutions.
Nortel's ability to provide secure and seamless mobility for voice, data and integrated multimedia applications with its WLAN solution for business received the SuperQuest award at both SUPERCOMM 2003 and 2004.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the worlds most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the worlds greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.
Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the outcome of regulatory and criminal investigations and civil litigation actions related to Nortels restatements and the impact any resulting legal judgments, settlements, penalties and expenses could have on Nortels results of operations, financial condition and liquidity; the findings of Nortels independent review and implementation of recommended remedial measures; the outcome of the independent review with respect to revenues for specific identified transactions, which review will have a particular emphasis on the underlying conduct that led to the initial recognition of these revenues; the restatement or revisions of Nortels previously announced or filed financial results and resulting negative publicity; the existence of material weaknesses in Nortels internal controls over financial reporting; the impact of Nortels and NNLs failure to timely file their financial statements and related periodic reports, including breach of its support facility and public debt obligations and Nortels inability to access its shelf registration statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); ongoing SEC reviews, which may result in changes to our public filings; the potential delisting or suspension of Nortels and NNLs publicly traded securities; the impact of management changes, including the termination for cause of Nortels former CEO, CFO and Controller in April 2004; the sufficiency of Nortels restructuring activities, including the work plan announced on August 19, 2004 as updated on September 30, 2004, including the potential for higher actual costs to be incurred in connection with restructuring actions compared to the estimated costs of such actions; cautious or reduced spending by Nortels customers; fluctuations in Nortels operating results and general industry, economic and market conditions and growth rates; fluctuations in Nortels cash flow, level of outstanding debt and current debt ratings; Nortels ability to recruit and retain qualified employees; the use of cash collateral to support Nortels normal course business activities; the dependence on Nortels subsidiaries for funding; the impact of Nortels defined benefit plans and deferred tax assets on results of operations and Nortels cash flow; the adverse resolution of class actions, litigation in the ordinary course of business, intellectual property disputes and similar matters; Nortels dependence on new product development and its ability to predict market demand for particular products; Nortels ability to integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; the impact of rapid technological and market change; the impact of price and product competition; barriers to international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of rationalization and consolidation in the telecommunications industry; changes in regulation of the Internet; the impact of the credit risks of Nortels customers and the impact of customer financing and commitments; stock market volatility generally and as a result of acceleration of the settlement date or early settlement, which is currently not available, of Nortels forward purchase contracts; the impact of Nortels supply and outsourcing contracts that contain delivery and installation provisions, which, if not met, could result in the payment of substantial penalties or liquidated damages; and the future success of Nortels strategic alliances. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Nortel with the SEC. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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*Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks. BlackBerry is a trademark of Research In Motion Limited.
"Professionals expect to connect in a reliable and secure manner regardless of whether they are using a cell phone, a PDA, WLAN, or an IP phone," said Aaron Vance, senior analyst, Synergy Research Group. "Nortel has deep bench strength in wireless, and this new relationship will help customers simplify management and lower overall costs. Moreover, this strategy of embedding wireless capabilities into wireline products is clearly in-line with the direction that the industry is heading."
Our mobility vision is designed to enhance the human experience and help our customers to be more productive and agile, said Malcolm Collins, president, Enterprise Networks, Nortel. With Nortel mobility solutions, customers can deliver secure, converged network services virtually indistinguishable from the capabilities available using a wired infrastructure. Introducing this new portfolio helps us to offer our leading wireless solutions across the full spectrum of customers from service providers and global enterprises to small businesses.
In this rapidly changing space, Nortel will continue to lead the industry by embedding wireless capabilities in our wired products to make true mobility a reality for enterprise customers, Collins said. We will deliver applications and services in the most convenient and efficient manner to help all customers drive productivity and decrease total cost of ownership.
A key element of this vision, the new WLAN portfolio consists of the WLAN 2300 series to address the mobility needs of all customer segments, ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises and service providers. Its scalability allows the mobility solution to grow as customers grow, expanding to encompass new users and applications while protecting the initial investment. The focus is on providing a common experience for users, regardless of the device and whether they access the network by wired or wireless connection.
The new WLAN 2300 series is a flexible WLAN solution that delivers:
Improved Performance, afforded by features and resiliency designed for delivering high-quality voice and multimedia applications over a WLAN.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership, enabled with fewer networking elements to deploy and manage.
Increased deployment flexibility, as the WLAN 2300 series is optimized for mobile use with any device WLAN Handset, Mobile Voice Client, Blackberry* handheld device, handheld PC and its ability to scale from supporting just a few access points to thousands of access points across multiple networks.
Superior management, enabled with advanced operations support and granular monitoring and reporting
tools.
Strong security, with industry-leading security measures designed in each element and the WLAN architecture.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world rely on Nortel for wireless communications for both business and personal use. Nortel was the industry's first supplier of wireless networks operating in all advanced radio technologies and is the only end-to-end provider of all next generation wireless solutions.
Nortel's ability to provide secure and seamless mobility for voice, data and integrated multimedia applications with its WLAN solution for business received the SuperQuest award at both SUPERCOMM 2003 and 2004.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the worlds most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the worlds greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.
Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the outcome of regulatory and criminal investigations and civil litigation actions related to Nortels restatements and the impact any resulting legal judgments, settlements, penalties and expenses could have on Nortels results of operations, financial condition and liquidity; the findings of Nortels independent review and implementation of recommended remedial measures; the outcome of the independent review with respect to revenues for specific identified transactions, which review will have a particular emphasis on the underlying conduct that led to the initial recognition of these revenues; the restatement or revisions of Nortels previously announced or filed financial results and resulting negative publicity; the existence of material weaknesses in Nortels internal controls over financial reporting; the impact of Nortels and NNLs failure to timely file their financial statements and related periodic reports, including breach of its support facility and public debt obligations and Nortels inability to access its shelf registration statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); ongoing SEC reviews, which may result in changes to our public filings; the potential delisting or suspension of Nortels and NNLs publicly traded securities; the impact of management changes, including the termination for cause of Nortels former CEO, CFO and Controller in April 2004; the sufficiency of Nortels restructuring activities, including the work plan announced on August 19, 2004 as updated on September 30, 2004, including the potential for higher actual costs to be incurred in connection with restructuring actions compared to the estimated costs of such actions; cautious or reduced spending by Nortels customers; fluctuations in Nortels operating results and general industry, economic and market conditions and growth rates; fluctuations in Nortels cash flow, level of outstanding debt and current debt ratings; Nortels ability to recruit and retain qualified employees; the use of cash collateral to support Nortels normal course business activities; the dependence on Nortels subsidiaries for funding; the impact of Nortels defined benefit plans and deferred tax assets on results of operations and Nortels cash flow; the adverse resolution of class actions, litigation in the ordinary course of business, intellectual property disputes and similar matters; Nortels dependence on new product development and its ability to predict market demand for particular products; Nortels ability to integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; the impact of rapid technological and market change; the impact of price and product competition; barriers to international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of rationalization and consolidation in the telecommunications industry; changes in regulation of the Internet; the impact of the credit risks of Nortels customers and the impact of customer financing and commitments; stock market volatility generally and as a result of acceleration of the settlement date or early settlement, which is currently not available, of Nortels forward purchase contracts; the impact of Nortels supply and outsourcing contracts that contain delivery and installation provisions, which, if not met, could result in the payment of substantial penalties or liquidated damages; and the future success of Nortels strategic alliances. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Nortel with the SEC. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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*Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks. BlackBerry is a trademark of Research In Motion Limited.