On July 27, 2012, four billion people around the world will stop what they are doing and will tune in to watch the London 2012 Games. Cheering on the national favorites and viewing the best competitive sports contest there is will consume nearly two months of dedicated media coverage that bring the Games to life. Nortel will be responsible for providing the network infrastructure, which is fundamental to the Games and critical to the delivery of its communications services. Nortel will provide this equipment to BT, London 2012's Communications Services Partner.

The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are planned to be the most technologically-advanced Olympics to date, underscored as Games for a Connected World. On July 30, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG) announced Nortel as the Official Network Infrastructure Partner to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, demonstrating recognition of Nortel's rich Olympic heritage, the merits of the company's technology and most importantly, the passion of Nortel to deliver the best 2012 Games possible.

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Biographies

• Lauren Flaherty: Chief Marketing Officer, Nortel
• David Johnson: General Manager, Olympic Programs, Nortel
• Jayne Rees: Business Leader of Government at Nortel in the UK