Huawei says "open" the acquisition of Nokia before deny ... - ZDNet

Business: p CEO of the consumer division giant Chinese public is willing to negotiate with the world number two, citing interesting synergies between the two groups. Before being roundly contradicted.

rumors of a takeover Nokia by one of its competitors are not new. The group lost a lot of feathers in recent years has become a prey more accessible.

It has often mentioned the name of Microsoft as a potential buyer, especially because of its close ties with the Finnish around Windows Phone. But the world number two mobile seems to attract interest from other groups.

Huawei has announced its interest. In an interview with Financial Times, Richard Yu, CEO of the Consumer Division of the Chinese giant says: “We are considering this type of acquisitions The combination of the two companies could create synergies But everything depends on the will.. Nokia. We are open to discussions. “

Huawei: World number six mobile

I must say that Huawei continues to gain weight in the terminal market. Between its mobile white label sold by many operators and upmarket in smartphones (sold under its own brand), the group became the world’s sixth seller (in total) and number 4 for smartphones (first quarter 2012).

purchase of a brand as well known as Nokia would allow him to increase his fame rather quickly as the group seeks to establish its name in the minds of consumers.

Still, if Nokia has been weakened by its ignition delay in smartphones, the situation slowly began to improve in this field and it is a huge chunk to swallow. In the first quarter, sales of Lumia jumped 27% over three months to 5.6 million units against 4.4 million between October and December.

But over the period, the net loss was 272 million euros (70% lower than the first quarter of 2012), while sales collapsed by 20% year on year to 5.852 billion of euros.

In addition, Windows Phone remains globally still low, that does not fail to specify Richard Yu at U.S. daily …

Yes but now it seems that Richard Yu has gone a little fast. Faced with the buzz generated by these statements, Bill Plummer Vice President of External Affairs reframes his collaborator via a statement to Reuters: “Huawei has no plans to buy Nokia”

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confirmed in the wake Bloomberg Scott Sykes, another spokesman for Huawei denied: “We have made very few acquisitions in the history of Huawei, and they were also very small acquisitions.”

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