Well the anticipation is over and the “tweeter’s” can finally get some sleep. The Nortel stalking horse auction came to a close and Avaya walked away as the winner. Their original bid of $475 million jumped up to $900 million to take the prize, but they can now claim the highest market share of any voice/data equipment provider.

It will take a little while for the dust to fully settle. In the meantime, Nortel customers should be looking to Avaya to learn about solutions which will help preserve their Nortel investment. Avaya does have applications such as Session Manager, which will help in this effort. On another note, Silver Lake Partners, the private equity firm which owns Avaya is also leading in the bidding for Skype.

Combining Avaya, Nortel and now Skype? Sounds intriguing.

Stay tuned to our blog for updates.

Joel Bicknell