Nortel (News - Alert), a multinational telecom equipment manufacturer, announced Nortel IP phones for Business Communications Manager (BCM), Nortel Communication Server and Meridian Telephone Systems are in high demand.

Jeff Jackson, president and CEO of Telephone Magic, a leading on-line wholesale business phone equipment distributor, attributes the newly expanded and updated selection of Nortel VoIP telephones, key expansion modules, and power supplies as likely reasons for the rising demand.

“We are seeing a lot of companies maintaining and upgrading the IP investment they made in the past ten to twelve years,” Jackson added. “As Nortel was an early leader in this area of business telecom, it is not surprising Nortel IP telephones and accessories remain very popular.”

As an initial leader in IP telephony VoIP telephone systems, Nortel Networks has always enjoyed a dominating market share of the IP field. Nortel BCM, Nortel Communication Servers, and IP-enabled Meridian business phone system platforms surged to the lead in many countries due largely to Nortel’s strong IP portfolio and reliable cutting-edge VoIP switching technology, according to Jackson.

The fact small businesses could simultaneously utilize Nortel Norstar and Nortel IP phones on the BCM 50 expanded on their dominance in the sector, according to Jackson. The BCM series of business IP phone systems feature VoIP capability and an “all in the box” feature set that is activated by purchasing licenses.

Meridian 1 PBX (News - Alert) phones have been adopted by several large businesses in the U.S., Canada and U.K. While some of them continue to operate with IP-enabled Meridian systems, most have long since upgraded to Nortel Communication Server versions. A variety of Nortel IP phones work with each of these individual platforms.

Earlier last year, Nortel announced that Genband is acquiring Nortel’s VoIP business. In a recent video interview, Genband’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Mehmet Balos (News - Alert), told TMCnet that full integration of the two companies should be complete sometime during the first quarter 2011.