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Nokia announces structure, executives after Alcatel merger

2015-10-07 09:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Nokia has announced the leadership and organisational structure it plans to implement subject to the successful closing of its public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent announced in April. After the closing of the acquisition, the networks business will be conducted through four business groups: mobile networks, fixed networks, applications & analytics and IP/optical networks. Alongside these, Nokia Technologies would continue to operate as a separate business group. The mobile networks group would be headed by Samih Elhage, currently Nokia Networks' chief financial and operating officer. The president of the fixed networks group would be Federico Guillen, currently president of fixed networks for Alcatel-Lucent. The applications and analytics group will be led by Bhaskar Gorti, who currently serves a president of IP platforms at Alcatel-Lucent. The IP/Optical Networks division will have as its president Basil Alwan, currently Alcatel-Lucent president of IP routing and transport. Nokia Technologies would continue to be headed by its president, Ramzi Haidamus.

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Nokia presents post-merger leadership team

2015-10-07 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Merged entity's top management will be dominated by current Nokia executives.

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Alcatel's strategic undersea cables unit to be swallowed by Nokia

2015-10-06 23:18:44| Telecom - Topix.net

Alcatel-Lucent said on Tuesday it will not sell its undersea cables unit, meaning the strategic business which underpins the global Internet will be taken by Nokia once it completes its acquisition of the Franco-American group. The Finnish firm said in April the 15.6 billion euro acquisition of network gear maker Alcatel-Lucent as they aim to better compete with market leader Ericsson and low-cost Chinese powerhouse Huawei [HWT.UL].

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