Nortel facts for kids
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| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | 1895 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Defunct | February 2, 2013 |
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| Parent | AT&T / Bell Canada (1895–1956) Bell Canada (1956–1983) BCE Inc. (1983–2000) |
Nortel was a very old technology company that started in Montreal, Canada. It began making phones way back in 1895. Back then, it was called Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company. Nortel grew to be a big name in telecommunications, making things like phone systems and internet equipment.
Sadly, in 2009, Nortel faced big financial problems. The company had to close down, which was a very big event in Canadian business history. Nortel officially stopped operating on February 2, 2013.
Nortel's First 100 Years: A Journey Through Time
Nortel, under its earlier names, made many interesting things over its first century. Here are some key moments in its history:
- 1895 The company was created, starting its long history.
- 1900 The company started making wind-up phonographs, which were early music players.
- 1913 The main office moved to Montreal.
- 1914 The company joined with Imperial Cable.
- 1922 The company started making radios.
- 1928 The company made the first sound system for talking movies.
- 1953 The company started making television sets.
- 1958 They built the world's longest microwave communication system.
- 1969 Engineers started working on digital telephone systems.
- 1972 A new factory opened in Michigan, USA.
- 1975 The first digital phone system was shipped out.
- 1976 The company changed its name to Northern Telecom.
- 1977 The company began selling digital central office telephone systems.
- 1984 The company was the first non-Japanese company to supply equipment to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in Japan.
- 1995 The company started designing a super-fast "terabit switch" for data.
Images for kids
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1950 Logo
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An audio amplifier manufactured by Northern Electric
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Nortel's former head office at 60 Moodie Drive
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Former campus in California
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See also
In Spanish: Nortel para niños
