Nortel Joins Industrial Affiliates Program

Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] has become an Industrial Affiliate sponsor of The University of Texas at Austin’s Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG).

“We’re thrilled to have Nortel, one of the industry’s most innovative leaders in wireless broadband technology, on board,” said Ted Rappaport, Ph.D and Director, WNCG. “Nortel’s expertise in advanced wireless broadband technologies – such as MIMO and OFDM, MIMO, and mesh and their experience in deploying wireless networks across the globe -- will support our efforts to pioneer tomorrow's wireless devices, networks, and applications.”

Nortel becomes the 11th major corporation to join the WNCG Industrial Affiliates Program.

About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world’s most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the world’s greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news

About WNCG
The Wireless Networking & Communications Group (WNCG) is a research center within the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin focused on the development of research and educational materials in fundamental areas of wireless networking. WNCG is sponsored by an active group of Industrial Affiliates, including ADC, Dell, Ericsson, Freescale, National Instruments, Nortel, SBC, SigmaTel, Texas Instruments, Time Warner Cable, and the U.S. Department of Defense. More information about WNCG is available at www.wncg.org