Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent gain on fresh merger talk
The French network equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent and the Finnish telecoms network company Nokia, gained on the back of renewed merger rumours, according to Kauppalehti Online. The Finnish language piece cited a report in Manager Magazine which had reported that the two companies have yet again started merger talks.
The piece had cited unnamed sources and that Nokia is considering manufacturing of wearable technology. Earlier this spring, the two companies were rumoured to be in merger talks, the Finnish piece note. It said that the two companies’ shares rose as a result of merger talks.
Kauppalehti Online