Avaya bags Nortel enterprise arm for $900m

Sam Trendall
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Comms vendor beats off Siemens in auction, but Verizon remains unhappy at deal

Going, going, gone: Avaya has agreed to pay $900m, plus $15m for a staff retention scheme, to buy Nortel's enterprise unit Avaya has triumphed in the race to acquire Nortel's enterprise business...

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