Nokia's $16.6 Billion Acquisition Of Alcatel-Lucent Explained

In addition to positioning it as a top player in the telecom gear market, the deal will help Nokia expand its product portfolio in the domains of optical transmission and Internet Protocol (routers and switches), which are essential components in building a complete network. A comprehensive networking product line (wireless and wireline) along with advanced research capabilities for development of future technologies such as software-defined networking and cloud computing will give Nokia an edge...