Nokia has kicked off the integration process to bring rival Alcatel-Lucent to its fold. Will Nokia become a strong alternative to Ericsson, Huawei and Cisco?
Throughout the many years of downsizing and rightsizing operations at Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, rumors circulated regularly that the two firms would merge. These were quickly dismissed as the painful process of merging the former versions of these companies was fresh in the minds of many, and the balance sheets did not look any better for the combined firms.
