LG - Nortel

Joint Venture

LG-Nortel Co. Ltd., a joint venture of LG Electronics Inc. (Korea) and Nortel Networks Corporation (Canada) was established on November 3, 2005 to specialize in developing and marketing telecommunications equipment and network solutions. With Nortel's heritage of building world-class networks and LG's innovation in communication devices, LG-Nortel is well positioned to deliver on its vision of 'providing the best communication products to enrich the human experience' and is poised to deliver differentiated value to customers by providing products which enable them to freely communicate anytime and anywhere.

Since the announcement in January 2006 of a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) concerning the joint venture, Nortel and LGE have already successfully collaborated to win significant contracts in South Korea. LG and Nortel have been selected to deploy HSDPA/WCDMA networks for KTF and SKT, paving the way for the joint venture to become a major 3G supplier in one of the most advanced telecommunications markets in the world.

The company's sales and marketing departments are located in the GS Tower building in Kangnam-gu, Seoul and its R&D center is in Anyang, Geonggi province. The total number of company employees is approximately 1,400.

For more information on LG-Nortel, visit www.LG-NORTEL.com*

Latest news

July 1, 2009: Leading Norwegian VoIP Provider Offers LG-Nortel Multimedia Terminal

June 29, 2009: Norway's Agder Broadband Powers High-Speed Services with LG-Nortel

June 18, 2009: LG-Nortel ipLDK-60 IP-Enabled Key System Simplifies Business Communications

May 27, 2009: Nortel to Seek Buyer for Stake in LG-Nortel Joint Venture

April 9, 2009: LG-Nortel Introduces a New Complete Line of Desktop IP Phones Responding to Big and Small Business Communications Challenges

October 14, 2008: LG-Nortel Multimediaphone Brings Interactivity to Korea Telecom Customers

October 16, 2007: LG-Nortel Launches Innovative Unified Communications Devices Optimized for Use with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

October 2, 2007: LG-Nortel Launches New Reseller Campaign Targeting SMB Market in Brazil

June 7, 2007: KT, LG-Nortel and Nortel Combine Expertise at Mobile WiMAX Service Conformance Verification Center

May 14, 2007: LG-Nortel Eases Path to Unified Communications with Innovative UC Devices Optimized for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007

March 28, 2007: LG-Nortel Innovations Power SK Telecom Next-Generation Wireless Services

March 15, 2007: LG-Nortel Showcases Innovative Mobile Videophone Remote Monitoring at CeBIT 2007

August 2006: LG-Nortel Launches Smart Communications System for Small & Medium Businesses

July 2006: KTF Launches Nationwide Ultra-High Speed Wireless Network with LG-Nortel

June 2006: LG-Nortel and Microsoft announce the joint marketing and development of a business enabled IP desktop phone built on Microsoft's unified communications platform to provide powerful communications for medium-to-large enterprises and government departments

October 2005: SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile communication provider, selected LGE and Nortel to provide UMTS / HSDPA wireless broadband technology throughout South Korea. The SK Telecom win marked a significant milestone in the lead-up to the establishment of the LG-Nortel joint venture.

September 2005: KTF selected LGE and Nortel as primary vendors for its new ultra high-speed broadband wireless communication service spanning Korea's major metropolitan areas including Seoul. This is the first collaborative win for LGE and Nortel since the announcement of plans for the LG-Nortel joint venture in August 2005.

August 2005: LGE and Nortel signed a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture for telecommunications networking solutions.

January 2005: LGE and Nortel signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a JV to provide world-class telecommunications equipment and networking solutions for the Korean and global markets.