Open-Source is, Like, Totally Awesome for Nortel

All the cool kids are doing it. Going open-source, that is. Suddenly tech-neutral platforms are all the rage, whether for mobile applications or, as in the case of Nortel Networks (NT), IP telephony.

Nortel is buying Pingtel so it can sell VoIP to SMBs. But there’s skepticism among some industry watchers, mostly targeted at Nortel. How, they wonder, will Nortel support SIP devices better than it’s been doing? Guess we’ll see because, as we all know, there’s no stopping the cool kids.

Sources:

NetworkWorld:The Future of Pingtel?

SeekingAlpha:It’s a Buying Frenzy: Nortel Scoops Up Pingtel

InternetNews:Nortel Brings Unified Communications In-House

CRN:Nortel Makes Open-Source VoIP Play With Pingtel Buy

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