Nortel is a Canadian company. They are based out of Toronto Ontario Canada.

Nortel is Canadian!!!

Funny, I could swear I am in Canada when I drive past Nortel HQ on my way to work?

Quote:

"Since its 1895 founding as Northern Electric and Manufacturing, supplying telecommunications equipment for Canada's fledgling telephone system , Nortel has grown to become a global leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, power global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical information. 
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http://www.nortel.com/corporate/corptime/

Nortel the CANADIAN telecom equipment maker?

Alvarion works with WiMAX not LTE.

Here's a quote from their site:

"TEL AVIV, Israel, June 11, 2008 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), will host a conference call today at 8:30 am EDT to discuss the strategic WiMAX™ agreement announced today by Alvarion and Nortel Networks and answer questions from the investment community. See separate joint release: “Nortel and Alvarion Combine Strengths in a Strategic WiMAX™ Agreement”. "