Nokia and Siemens Agreed 1.2 Billion Purchase MOTO Network Business

om equipment maker Nokia Siemens NetworksHowever, to receive CDMA network of China
announced on Monday, agreed to pay 1.2 billionTelecom, the right, including Motorola, Nortel, including
acquisition of Motorola's networks business in thethe old CDMA network using Huawei and ZTE's
United States Department of the majority stake to theequipment replacement, Motorola's current network is
important North American and Japanese marketsrunning out. For example, previous CDMA network
were stronger foothold.construction in Beijing completed mostly by Motorola,
In a joint statement the companies said they expectedbut in China's telecommunications network to the
the deal transaction will be completed before the endtendering of C, C network construction in Beijing will be
of 2010.Huawei's commitment to the task.
Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia Siemens said in aFor China Unicom's WCDMA networks, Motorola,
statement, I think the increase in Motorola's networksHuawei join together last year, China Unicom's CDMA
business will significantly enhance our global presence,3G network and the successful tender. At that time,
strengthening our in the United States, Japan and otherMotorola is involved in China Unicom WCDMA
priority areas of the scale and enhance our leadershipequipment tender, but with Huawei equipment, together
position in the global wireless market .form a "Department of Huawei," In the end, "Huawei's
Nokia and Nokia Siemens is a joint venture betweensystem," said Nance, won 30.6% of the market.
Siemens received. The company said it expects theThis time, Nokia Siemens Networks will be 12 billion
deal will strengthen it, including China Mobile, Sprintcash acquisition of Motorola's wireless network
Nextel and Vodafone and other carriers, includinginfrastructure sector most of the assets, including the
many of the occasion of the relationship.2G and 3G standard of the business and personnel, if
Because of this deal, Nokia Siemens is expected tosuccessful deal, Motorola is expected in China's three
become Japan's largest foreign market, wirelessmajor carriers in the network and maintenance will be
equipment manufacturers, U.S. foreign third-partytransferred Runuo Xi.
wireless equipment vendors, and will consolidate itsNokia - Siemens Networks CEO Lajifusu Currie says,
global infrastructure market in the second position.believes that the acquisition could help Nokia - Siemens
Sweden's Ericsson is the world's largest networkNetworks to expand Zai United States, Japan and
equipment maker, ahead of Nokia Siemens, Alcatel inother key business markets, and significantly enhance
Paris - Lucent and China's Huawei. The company saidthe Qi Zhao Ling Yu in the status of the global
when the deal is completed, approximately 7,500communications network.
employees are expected from Motorola's wirelessTo income, after completion of the acquisition Nokia -
network infrastructure operations transferred to NokiaSiemens Networks will become the third largest
Siemens Networks.wireless network infrastructure market, infrastructure
According to this week announced the deal, Nokiaproviders and the Japanese Zuida the foreign wireless
Siemens will take over the majority of Motorola'snetwork provider.
network equipment assets, such as GSM and CDMAIt is learned that Motorola will retain the iDEN mobile
services. Meanwhile, Motorola will retain the applicationbusiness, to retain most of its wireless network
is not widely iDEN technology and many other assets,infrastructure, business-related patents and other
such as network infrastructure-related patents.specific assets.