Nokia (Swiss: NOK1V.SW - news) has struck a 15.6 billion euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel (Paris: FR0000130007 - news) -Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment Giants Orlando Cepeda Jersey , both companies said on Wednesday.
The Finnish telecom giant has agreed to give shareholders in its Franco-American rival 0.55 shares in the new merged company for every one of their own.
The new group "will be uniquely positioned to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are," Nokia's statement said.
It will go by the name Nokia, be based in Finland, and be run by Nokia's current management team, it said.
The group is targeting savings of 900 million euros ($960 million) in costs by the end of 2019 without further job cuts following the restructuring, both companies said Giants Juan Marichal Jersey , adding that the merger should save an additional 200 million euros in financial charges.
Alcatel-Lucent boss Michel Combes, told French TV channel BFM Business that the new group was committed to "increasing R&D activities in France by 25 percent" by hiring 500 additional researchers, bringing the total research and development workforce in the country to 2,500.
"The new group's innovation and research capabilities on a global scale will be spearheaded in France," he said.
The French government said Tuesday it was concerned about jobs disappearing in France if the merger were to go through.
Rumours have swirled since December of a possible deal between the two firms, with France's Les Echos reporting on Monday that executives had been in negotiations since January.
Nokia was the world's biggest mobile phone maker for more than a decade until it was overtaken by South Korea's Samsung in 2012.
Then in 2014 Giants Will Clark Jersey , Nokia sold its mobile phone and tablet division to US software giant Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT - news) , and the company now develops mobile and Internet network infrastructures for operators.
Nokia is now set for a significant boost in market share.
The deal will also help Nokia bolster its mobile infrastructure business against Swedish arch-rival Ericsson (Xetra: ERCA.DE - news) and China's Huawei, profiting from Alcatel's position as a leading supplier of 4G and LTE mobile networks and related services.
I find this dilemma rather common for younger couples, probably mid or late 30s and younger.
Usually one reports, “falling out of love” and is truly disturbed by this shift. Heshe (and this is not merely a female problem!) wants to “recapture” those feelings.
This person has found a “significant other” who has stirred those dormant feelings and this person once again “feels in love.”
They are determined not to “settle” for a less than an ideal relationship, which means Giants Deion Sanders Jersey , of course, feeling the love feelings.
Here are some Key Points for this kind of affair. (The 6 others are outlined in my E-book.)
1. Unfortunately, our culture (movies, songs, romance novels, soap operas Giants Matt Williams Jersey , romance comedies) teaches us that this is how it’s supposed to be. “Falling in love” is the norm – the implication being, that if it doesn’t happen, or if it goes away, something is wrong – with you, your spouse or the marriage. A good relationship must first unlearn a great deal.
2. The person who was driven to find “that loving feeling” (reminds me of a song…) usually experiences a high degree of guilt and conflict. Heshe is often married to a “good” person and the desire to “find that loving feeling” seems selfish (which it is) and immature (which it is). Intuitively (and this person usually has a great deal of intuition and sensitivity) it is known at another level that heshe is not on the right path.
3. This person usually has a need for drama and excitement. Life easily becomes a soap opera. Emotional juice from the fall-out of emotionally intense relationships reigns rather than living life from the core of who one is.
4. There is little understanding, or perhaps healthy models Giants Mel Ott Jersey , of the shifts needed as a relationship matures. For example, “falling out of love” usually happens when the attractors become the distracters. For example: His love for fun and spontaneity, which drew her initially to him, becomes irresponsibility. Her stability and calm, which drew him initially to her, become control.
5. The person “looking for love” is actually looking for the ideal Giants Madison Bumgarner Jersey , someone out there, who will project back to himher that heshe is OK. No, more than OK, close to perfect.
6. This person needs to be adored, or think another adores himher, because there is a lack of inner strength and solid identity. The other becomes my world Giants Brandon Crawford Jersey , because I lack a world. Being “in love” is the panacea for my emptiness.
7. Sexual intercourse does not need to be a part of these relationships. Sexual activity may indeed END the relationship or at least move it to the point where the attractors become, again, the distracters. The idealized images may be held together by long phone calls, gifts, holding, love letters Giants Buster Posey Jersey , e-mails, etc.
8. This type of affair often occurs when there is a “lull” in the marriage relationship. The responsibility of raising children, starting and maintaining a career, paying bills, etc. become the focal point for the couple. Romance becomes a foreign word. People are especially vulnerable for this type of affair after the children are in school andor the oldest child reaches early adolescence. (There are good reasons for this, from a family systems perspective Giants Joe Panik Jersey , but I won’t get into that here.)