Telefónica I+D, the innovation arm of the Telefónica Group formed to strengthen the Group's competitiveness through technological innovation, has successfully completed tests on the performance and reliability of Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] Provider Backbone Bridges and Provider Backbone Transport carrier Ethernet solutions.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that AT&T has received the 2007 North American Market Leadership Award in Carrier Ethernet services, presented by the global-growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

More than 20,000 students and staff at the University of Tsukuba are benefiting from increased speed and access to sophisticated new learning technologies after the university upgraded its campus network with a Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] Ethernet solution providing unprecedented speed.