Bankrupt Nortel are having a garage sale of epic proportions it seems as Ericsson and Kpasch CarrierCom announce that they have won the bidding for Nortel’s wireless voice and data network assets – GSM and GSM-R. Ericsson are to have the North America-based GSM business whilst Kpasch CarrierCom will take over the GSM Europe and Taiwan business and GSM-R. Ericsson are planning on the acquisition bagging them some big customers such as AT&T and T-Mobile. The deal is expected to close early next year.