Cisco Going Mobile, Acquiring Nokia?

Keruo writes "Sunday Business paper is reporting on its latest issue that Cisco Systems is considering of acquiring some large player in the mobile telephone field. According to a Reuters article the paper also suggests that the company is most likely Nokia. Neither of the companies have yet commented on the rumour." From the article: "Cisco's mainstay networking market was fast changing with the convergence of fixed-line and wireless networks, and Cisco needed a merger to acquire the technology to create intelligent wireless applications, which Finnish-based Nokia could provide."

Comments

Jeez!

[Jukashi]

And all because Mike Wynn has a nokia phone - I think this attempt at silencing him has gotten a little out of hand.

one big company acquiring another?

[Anonymous Coward]

We cannot see how this wouldn't work. Think of the synergies and the long-term return on shareholder equity.

It's a cinch that this deal will produce unflappable results.

Sincerely,

AOL and Time-Warner

Re:When I See It

[mcc]

But what would we call them? Nisco? Cikia? Nokisco? Just don't see a good name.

They should both do a three-way merger with Abbot Laboratories, then we could call the whole thing Nabisco

AOL

[nchip]

LOL AOL,

sincerly,

HP and Compaq
Compaq and DEC

IOS on Nokia

[flipper65]

Well I guess the interface may change a bit, for example adding a name to my address book: Phone# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Phone(config)# alias exec callbob dial phone.device.213.555.1212 Phone(config)# end Phone# callbob? *callbob="dial phone.device.213.555.1212"

A match made in heaven...

[B747SP]

Cisco, a company that used to make great hardware that has now completely lost the plot insofar as hardware goes.

Nokia, a company that used to make great hardware that has now completely lost the plot insofar as hardware goes.

A merger seems like the natural thing to do at this point.