Not really sure where to put this, but here is an interesting article about the two companies. Coincidently or not so coincidently, when one was falling, the other was rising.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
Not that the Nortel wasn't responsible for its failings, but it is interesting that if Canada had provided some more support to Nortel and if Nortel didn't slash R&D funding to cut expenses, Nortel could possibly be a major player in the 5G space.

Did a Chinese hack kill Canada's greatest tech company? - BNN Bloomberg
Nortel was once a world leader in wireless technology. Then came a hack and the rise of Huawei.
Not that the Nortel wasn't responsible for its failings, but it is interesting that if Canada had provided some more support to Nortel and if Nortel didn't slash R&D funding to cut expenses, Nortel could possibly be a major player in the 5G space.