China's communication equipment manufacturer · Huawei is interested in acquiring Nokia

ByJohn Karakatsanis

Huawei's CEO Richard Yu said that the new ultra-thin smart phone opened in LondonAscend P6I participated in a premier event in Tokyo, and commented that "I am considering" about the possibility of acquiring Nokia.

Huawei open to Nokia deal but says Windows mobile remains weak - FT.com
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/ced47926-d80f-11e2-b4a4-00144feab7de.html


Huawei Nokia acquisition in consideration, says company head - SlashGear
http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-nokia-acquisition-in-consideration-says-company-head-18286906/


Mr. Yu, President of Huawei Business Consumer, asked about the acquisition of Nokia and answered "I am considering" and "If there is only one Huawei and Nokia, there will probably be a synergistic effect." However, "It depends on the will of the Nokia side, we accept widely," added.

Huawei is second only to Ericsson as a communication equipment maker and worldwide sales. We are also handling the mobile phone market · smartphone market, aiming at the position of "three big smartphone manufacturers" alongside Samsung, Apple.

ByRed.es

According to Yu CEO forecast, the smartphone market is expected to be consolidated into 3 to 4 companies. Among them, point out that continuing to make Windows Phone, which has a very low market share and requires a license fee, is "not so good".

Regarding this matter, Nokia has passed a no-comment, but Nokia shares rose more than 4% on the New York Stock Exchange.

In addition, Mr. Bill Plummer, Vice President of Huawei's vice president of negotiations, "I have no plans to acquire Nokia", denying CEO's comment itself.

Huawei says has no plans to buy Nokia | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-nokia-huawei-idUSBRE95H15S20130618