Nortel completed all of its sponsorship equipment provisions for the 2010 Games in May, according to Games organizers. Both Nortel and VANOC say they remain committed to fulfilling the balance of the sponsorship, because it has an economic benefit to both parties. Of course, they would say that until the moment they say something different, the world of business being what it is.

The remaining aspects of the Nortel sponsorship have to do with provision of personnel and their funding to deal with the expertise aspects of working with the equipment, integrating it with other technology sponsors, and maintenance. That, apparently, continues for the nonce.

Even if Nortel is split apart at some future point, and no longer exists under that name by the time the Games start in February, the chunks that go their separate ways are likely to be sold off as useful units, and one or more of them with the appropriate personnel can always be contracted, if necessary, to provide the remaining services. If that happens; VANOC says it has contingency funds to deal with that.