Nortel Networks leads global optical transport market, reports Dell'Oro

Feb. 28, 2001
Feb. 28, 2001--Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSE:NT.) has strengthened its position in the high-performance Optical Internet, capturing 48.1 percent of the overall global market for optical transport equipment in the fourth quarter of 2000.

Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSE:NT.) has strengthened its position in the high-performance Optical Internet, capturing 48.1 percent of the overall global market for optical transport equipment in the fourth quarter of 2000, according to the latest figures from the Dell'Oro Group, a market research firm.

Dell'Oro ranked Nortel Networks No. 1 "across the board" for the fourth quarter in DWDM-Long Haul (60.4 percent), DWDM-Metro (54.8 percent) and SONET/SDH (41.1 percent) as well as overall. This included a 7.6 percent increase in DWDM-Long Haul and a 4.9 percent increase overall from the third quarter of 2000. For the year, Nortel Networks captured a 42.9 percent share of the overall global optical transport market, an increase of nearly 13 percent over 1999.

Greg Mumford, president, Optical Internet, Nortel Networks attributes Nortel's success to customer focus and continuous development to ensure low cost. "We expect to expand on this with the introduction of new optical and photonic switching, increased network intelligence and 40/80 gigabits per second networks."

Nortel Networks continues to set the pace with optical systems and component technology; a next generation product portfolio; and complete customer fulfillment from service and network planning to deployment, management and support.

Nortel Networks has delivered Optical Internet solutions to more than 750 customers globally - more than any other network provider.

About Nortel Networks:

Nortel Networks is an Internet and communications provider with capabilities spanning Optical, Wireless, Local, Personal Internet and eBusiness. For more information, visit www.nortelnetworks.com.

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