Through the combination of innovative ideas and network convergence technologies, LG-Nortel provides the connectivity that eliminates barriers in the exchange of information, helping customers realize users’ full potential. By combining LG’s research and development talent with Nortel’s global marketing capability, we’ve given our enterprise, wireless, optical and wireline products a particular pedigree that makes us a strong, unique player in our industry. SMBs and LMBs can rely on LG-Nortel to support their connectivity needs through a comprehensive portfolio of solutions.

These solutions have helped us achieved success at home and abroad by consolidating our competitive position in traditional markets, while identifying high-potential growth opportunities in newer ones. Our end-to end solutions directly help the business and economy nationwide and abroad, spur people to communicate and collaborate more effectively, and streamline processes to help customers bring innovative multimedia services to market.

Before incorporation
1961 Produces first phone in Korea
1963 Authorized as EMD exchange manufacturer
1973 Develops first key phone in Korea
1989 Surpasses 1 million lines of TDX-1A installation in Korea
1991 Starts commercial service of TDX-10 large-capacity, fully electronic telephone exchange
1995 Develops the World’s First CDMA for Commercial Use
1996 Provides PCS System to LG Telecom
2001 Commercializes asynchronous IMT-2000 system
2002 Demonstrates IMT 2000 service at Korea-Japan World Cup.
2003 Develops world’s first soft switch and next-generation networking solution with Korea Telecom

After incorporatione
2005 Jan. Signs MOU to establish joint venture
Aug. Signs definitive agreement to establish joint venture
Nov. Establishes LG-Nortel, joint Venture