Nortel Networks | 77,982 followers on LinkedIn. Nortel was a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality. Nortel developed next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, to support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel's technologies were designed to help eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it.