Nortel joins Bell to deliver a flawless communications experience for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

Nortel is changing the way people connect by helping Bell create the first ever all-IP network for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. As the Official Converged Network Equipment Supplier, Nortel is providing state-of-the-art communications technology that will enhance the overall communications experience in Vancouver with resiliency, flexibility and reliability.

Beginning on February 12, 2010 and over the next 17 days, Vancouver will become the temporary home for 5,500 Olympic athletes and officials from 80 countries, 25,000 volunteers and 10,000 media representatives. More than one million visitors are expected to participate in addition to three billion television viewers across 160 countries. Twelve days later mark the start of the Paralympics. Each one of these people is counting on a flawless communications experience.

“Nortel is being trusted to supply the network infrastructure for the most important, most visible and most watched sporting event in the world,” says Nortel President and CEO, Mike Zafirovski. It’s a giant undertaking with no margin for error, and he says the company is more than up to the challenge—one that includes seamlessly connecting two Olympic Villages that are three hours apart and a total of 15 Games sites in both Vancouver and Whistler. Nortel is also working closely with Bell, the exclusive telecommunication services provider, to showcase new and innovative technology.

The Games symbolize excellence in performance—be it athletic or engineering. And with the whole world watching, Nortel understands the necessity for security, full redundancy and why a single point of failure is not acceptable. With the help of Nortel’s technology and expertise in partnership with Bell, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games will be equipped with the most technologically advanced network in Olympic and Paralympic history.