Struggling Nortelhas blamed the
economy for its current woes after posting losses for its first
quarter.
The Canadian telco, which
filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, reported a 37% drop in
revenues to $1.73bn and a net loss of $507m, compared with a $138m
loss for the first quarter last year.
Contributing to the numbers was a $59m restructuring charge and
a lower level of completed contract business.
There was some better news around the supplier's drive to
control costs, with operating expenses dropping by 15% year on
year.
Drilling down to the individual business units, there were
reductions across the board. Enterprise solutions dropped by 41% to
$395m and carrier networks decreased by 32% year on-year to
$737m.
Nortel president and CEO Mike Zafirovski said that it had
expected revenues and margins to be down because of the current
state of the economy.
He hinted that Nortel was continuing to evaluate the direction
of the company as it operated under creditor protection status in
Canada and Chapter 11 in the US.
"Discussions are taking place with various external parties.
However, decisions have not been taken and we continue to evaluate
our restructuring alternatives. To provide maximum flexibility we
are also taking the appropriate steps to complete the move to
standalone businesses," he said.
This story originally appeared on
Microscope.co.uk.