Hyperconnectivity - the state in which the number of devices, nodes, and applications connected to the network far exceeds the number of people using the network - is fast becoming a reality. It's an unstoppable force of change that is demanding action now to rethink the way networks and applications are built.

• About 2.8 billion mobile phones are already in use, with another 1.6 million being added every day. Nearly 67,000 every single hour.
• In Europe, in-use mobile phones already outnumber the population, with penetration at about 103 percent.
• Apple Computer has shipped over 178 million iPod devices and their latest can even connect directly to the network to download songs and check email. More then 15,000 applications are available and iPhone users alone have downloaded over 500 million applications to satisfy their personal and business needs.
• Amazon's digital reader, the Kindle, allows users to download books, newspapers, magazines and even participate in blogs from anywhere at anytime. They've sold over 240,000 devices with anticipated growth to exceed 2 million devices in 2010.
• Futurists are predicting that in 15-20 years, more than one trillion devices, most of them wireless, will be connected to global networks.

The rate at which devices and objects are being connected to the network is ever-increasing. And, clearly, it's not just PCs, PDAs, cell phones, and iPods. It's also cameras, sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, cars, appliances, medical equipment, industrial machinery, and even irrigation equipment on farmlands. It's also not just physical entities being connected. More and more business and consumer applications are connecting to the network as they are enabled with communications capabilities.

Welcome to what is quickly becoming the hyperconnected world - a new era in communications where anything that would benefit from being connected to the network will be connected. See how Nortel can help.

Unified Communications from Nortel is the shortest distance between all your existing applications and devices for a simpler means to collaborate and make decisions. Nortel has developed an end-to-end solution to streamline your business processes by removing uncertainty from your interactions. Your business can remove the barriers between voice, email, conferencing, video and IM and this is how to do it as painlessly as possible. The result is nothing less than a profound improvement in productivity, reduction in stress and alliance of workforce. How can UC help your business? Find out now »

When you need to be there yesterday and you need to leave an impact, you need to use a Service-Powered Telepresence Solution from Nortel. Providing an end-to-end experience, this complete service package from facilities to network management will put you inside the new kind of meeting. Face-to-face communication is now done across time zones, instantly, in real-time, with hi-def life-sized imagery. Plus, the positive impact will not only be left only on your clients, but on the environment as well. What can telepresence do for you? Find out now »

Your optical lines have been laid. Your network has been built around the infrastructure. Now, you need more bandwidth. Where can it come from? The answer is simple: 40G from Nortel. Use your existing network and optical fibers and effectively retool your hardware to make the jump to four times the capacity. You won't need to rip and replace, even when the need for 100G comes to pass. Nortel has pioneered this 40G evolution and they can provide everything your business needs to get it. How do you get there? Find out now »