Nokia's Defensive StrategyrnIncludes Alcatel-Lucent

摘要

Nokia may buy part or all of rival telecoms equipment vendorrnAlcatel-Lucent in order to bolster its competitiveness and boost itsrnattractiveness to core customers worldwide, it has been reported. ThernFinnish company expects to sell its flagging handsets business tornMicrosoft early in 2014 and BMI would not be surprised if Nokiarnuses the proceeds to acquire one or more businesses that wouldrncomplement its surviving network infrastructure operations. Thernoutright acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent would be tempting to Nokia,rnbut BMI believes both companies' interests would best be served ifrnNokia merely targeted its rival's wireless equipment business instead.