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Nortel: Stock's on a Roll, But for How Long?Nortel: Stock's on a Roll, But for How Long?

Nortel could be in for an eventful week.

Eric Krapf

January 12, 2009

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Nortel could be in for an eventful week.

Nortel's stock has been rising steadily Friday and today (from just over 26 cents to well into the 40s as of 1:49 p.m. EST), for reasons I haven't seen any good explanation for. Admittedly, this is still well below the $1 limit the share price would need to reach to keep Nortel from being delisted.Nortel could be in for an eventful week. This article points out that Thursday could be a crucial day for Nortel with regard to the company's potential for going into bankruptcy.

Furthermore, it looks like Nortel may lose one of its most promising suitors for the Metro Ethernet unit, as Forbes.com is reporting that Huawei is running into the same sort of opposition for this potential acquisition as it hit when it tried to acquire 3Com, a deal that was eventually scuttled over national security issues.Nortel could be in for an eventful week.

About the Author

Eric Krapf

Eric Krapf is General Manager and Program Co-Chair for Enterprise Connect, the leading conference/exhibition and online events brand in the enterprise communications industry. He has been Enterprise Connect.s Program Co-Chair for over a decade. He is also publisher of No Jitter, the Enterprise Connect community.s daily news and analysis website.
 

Eric served as editor of No Jitter from its founding in 2007 until taking over as publisher in 2015. From 1996 to 2004, Eric was managing editor of Business Communications Review (BCR) magazine, and from 2004 to 2007, he was the magazine's editor. BCR was a highly respected journal of the business technology and communications industry.
 

Before coming to BCR, he was managing editor and senior editor of America's Network magazine, covering the public telecommunications industry. Prior to working in high-tech journalism, he was a reporter and editor at newspapers in Connecticut and Texas.