Nokia to buy Infinera for $2.3B

Nokia is set to buy optical networking biz Infinera in a $2.3 billion transaction, the companies have confirmed. The Finnish networking giant says it has a definitive agreement to acquire California-based Infinera to increase its scale in optical networking and accelerate its own product roadmap. The sale is expected to close …

[M.V. Lipvig]

Ugh

If there's anyone from Nokia with any sort of power on here, if this sale goes through PLEASE keep the Infinera software management platform and move Nokia's equipment to it rather than the other way around. Infinera kit is a real pleasure to work with, and allows for near total equipment control as well as quick and efficient problem troubleshooting. Nokia platform software, on the other hand, is shit. I'd rather watch porker porn while masturbating with metal shavings than troubleshoot a failed Nokia box.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Ugh

Lol, is there anything about Nokia that makes it seem they would heed your advice? 2.3B seems a lot for a company with 350 million is sales and a net loss.