加拿大电讯巨人“北方电讯(Nortel)”日前宣布,该公司以91亿美元的价格买下数据网络大公司“贝网络(Bay Networks)”,这次收购成为继Compaq以96亿美元收购DEC之后的又一惊人事件。 似乎这是个自然过程,各个网络经营者都在考虑新的经营方式——把两个原来不同的商业部门联合在一起,将会发挥比它们简单加和要大得多的效益。有分析家预言:到2000年,通过公共网络的数据流量将超过语音。 北方电讯公司对贝网络公司的收购消息已经传扬很久,所以我们对今天的事实并不感意外。它们的合并给我们提供了更多的机会,使人们可以有完整的设备和技术,用以支持语音和数据的共同传输。同样,一个新的“北方电讯一 The Canadian telecommunications giant “Nortel” announced that it had bought the big data network company “Bay Networks” for $9.1 billion. This acquisition became the second step after Compaq purchased DEC for $9.6 billion. Another amazing event. It seems that this is a natural process. Each network operator is considering a new mode of operation - bringing together two different business sectors will have much greater benefits than simply adding them together. Analysts predict that by the year 2000, data traffic over public networks will exceed voice. The acquisition of Beibei Networks by Northern Telecom has been reported for a long time, so we are not surprised by the facts today. Their merger provides us with more opportunities for people to have complete equipment and technology to support the common transmission of voice and data. Similarly, a new "Northern Telecommunication One